Punks not dad
| PUNKS NOT DAD | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cardiff, Wales |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | Boss Tuneage-XFist |
| Associated acts | Railroad Bill; The Tracy Brothers; |
| Website | www |
| Members | Dan Nichols (Sid Life Crisis) Mike Mole (Johnny Cardigan) Chris Walker (Joe Strimmer) Steve Jones (Adrian Viles) |
Punks Not Dad are a British comedy punk band who formed in Cardiff, Wales in late 2008. The four band members were all in their mid to late 40s when they formed and their songs are written from a middle-aged father's perspective referencing sheds, flat-pack furniture and Man Flu. The music they play is described as "Dad Punk".They are one of the leading bands of the mature musicians "Rock-Til-You-Drop" movement and were heavily featured in an article on the subject in The Times Newspaper during the Summer of 2010. Several of their videos have featured the Welsh TV presenter and actress Lisa Rogers.
The band was formed in 2008 by Sid Life Crisis and Johnny Cardigan. The former is also a member of the skiffle band Railroad Bill and the latter had been one half the comedy duo the Tracy Brothers alongside the novelist and actor Mark Billingham. The Tracy Brothers presented the Children's BBC TV series What's That Noise! and appeared in several of the original BBC Radio 1 series of The Mary Whitehouse Experience. Cardigan and Life Crisis were brothers in law and discovered a shared love of 1977-style British punk rock. They started writing together via email as Cardigan lived in Brighton and Life Crisis in Cardiff. The other members, Joe Strimmer and Adrian Viles joined after the band was offered its first gig. Strimmer is also a member of Railroad Bill.
Punks Not Dad quickly recorded their first album We Are The Dads and were immediately signed by the independent label Boss Tuneage. The songs all deal with aspects of the middle-aged male condition, borrowing riffs from classic punk bands such as The Clash and Sham 69 in an attempt to speak for the same generation thirty years on. The album's title track expands the idea that the original punk generation now feels just as marginalised by young people as they once did by their own parents.
Several songs from the album received radio play including Gaye Adverts Eyes - played by Tom Robinson for BBC 6 Music - and dealing with Life Crisis' teenage crush on the bass player of 70s punk band The Adverts. The album was described as "Genius" by TV Smith the Adverts former lead singer.
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