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SNFU
SNFU was a Canadian hardcore punk band formed in Edmonton in 1981, relocated to Vancouver in 1992, and disbanded in 2018. They released eight albums, two live records, and one compilation amid many lineup changes and several temporary breakups. Eccentric vocalist Ken Chinn (credited as Mr. Chi Pig) led the group, which included twin-brother guitarists Brent and Marc Belke for much of its career. With founding drummer Evan C. Jones and early bassist Jimmy Schmitz, SNFU built an international audience through dynamic melodic hardcore punk as evident on their debut, '' ...And No One Else Wanted to Play'' (1985).''Open Your Mouth and Say...Mr. Chi Pig''Film, Dir: Sean Patrick Shaul, 2010. They grew in popularity following the experimental ''If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish'' (1986) with bassist Dave Bacon and drummer Jon Card, and the aggressive '' Better Than a Stick in the Eye'' (1988) with bassist Curtis Creager and drummer Ted Simm. They disbanded in 1989, however, due to i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Chinn
Kendall Steven Chinn (October 19, 1962 – July 16, 2020), known under the stage name Mr. Chi Pig, was a Canadian punk rock vocalist and artist born in Edmonton and long residing in Vancouver. He fronted the hardcore punk band SNFU from 1981 until their hiatus in 2018. Other, short-lived groups that he led included The Wongs, Little Joe, and Slaveco. Chinn was an energetic vocalist, prolific artist, and sardonic lyricist. He was also an early advocate for queer identity in punk rock. His struggles with addiction and mental health problems were well documented,''Open Your Mouth and Say...Mr. Chi Pig''Film, Dir: Sean Patrick Shaul, 2010. and he died of undisclosed health issues at age 57. Early life and career Born to German and Chinese parents in Edmonton, Chinn was the second youngest of twelve children. His early life entailed traumatic episodes related to his unstable family, including manifestations of what would later be diagnosed as schizophrenia. Despite this, he remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Green And Leafy This Way Comes
''Something Green and Leafy This Way Comes'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band SNFU. The album was released in 1993 on Epitaph Records, the first of three SNFU releases on this label. Chris Walter. ''What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2014 (second edition), pg. 129. Despite being released during the height of the third wave of punk rock by the revival's best-selling independent label and selling modestly well, the album was not commercially successful. Background and recording After breaking up in 1989, SNFU reformed to embark upon the Wrong Way Down Memory Lane reunion tour late in 1991 to support their posthumous compilation album '' The Last of the Big Time Suspenders'' on Cargo Records.''Open Your Mouth and Say...Mr. Chi Pig''Film, Dir: Sean Patrick Shaul, 2010. The band had originally planned to disband again after the tour; but the concerts were successful beyond their expectations, with greater attendance and merchandise sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And No One Else Wanted To Play
''...And No One Else Wanted to Play'' is the first full-length album from Canadian punk band SNFU. The album was engineered by David Ferguson, recorded at Track Record Studios in Hollywood, California, US in December 1984, and released by BYO Records in 1985. The album was well received at the time of its release, hailed in punk circuits as " e of the best Canadian releases in a long time."Pushead. Album review. ''Maximumrocknroll'' issue 23, March 1, 1985. Thereafter it remained an influential hardcore punk record and helped establish the skate punk subgenre. Writing for AllMusic, critic Paul Henderson called the album " must for devoted fans of the genre and a worthy introduction to early-'80s hardcore for the uninitiated." Background and recording SNFU formed in November 1981, but recorded only demo and compilation material in their first three years together. They first became associated with BYO Records in July 1983 when they shared a short Canadian tour with Youth Brig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FYULABA
''FYULABA'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian hardcore punk band SNFU. The album was released in 1996 by Epitaph Records. Its name is an acronym for ''Fuck You Up Like a Bad Accident''. Chris Walter. ''What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2014, pg. 157 The album was the last of three albums released by SNFU on Epitaph. Eight years would pass before the proper followup, ''In the Meantime and In Between Time'', was issued in 2004. Background and recording Throughout 1995 and early 1996, SNFU had toured extensively in support of their fifth studio album, '' The One Voted Most Likely to Succeed''. Members Marc Belke, Brent Belke, and Rob Johnson had also spent time finalizing the '' Redemeer'' album released in 1996 by their side project the Wheat Chiefs. SNFU initially recorded demos for their sixth album in May with roadie and sound man Simon Head. In June 1996, the band returned to Mushroom Studios, the site of the recording of ''The One Voted Most Lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Rees
David Rees (born June 15, 1969 in Seattle, Washington) is an American-Canadian musician and television editor currently based in Montreal, Quebec. Rees played drums in the punk rock band SNFU and the alternative rock band Wheat Chiefs, and served for a time as the touring drum tech for Bad Religion. As an editor, he has worked on the television shows '' The L-Word'', '' The Dead Zone'' and '' Whistler''. Musical career Early years (1983–1990) As a teenager, Rees became involved in the punk rock scene in his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, to which he had relocated from Seattle at age three. He joined the punk band Entirely Distorted, and the group gained notoriety after opening for the popular local skate punk band SNFU in 1985. Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp. 114 Entirely Distorted remained active until 1987, when Rees and several other members formed the new group Broken Smile. Broken Smile recorded an unreleased alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Belke
Brent Belke (born February 1, 1965 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian guitarist and composer. After playing in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs between 1981 and 1998, Belke began a career composing music for film and television. Career SNFU and the Wheat Chiefs (1981–1998) Belke formed Live Sex Shows with his twin brother Marc, also a guitarist, and singer Ken Chinn in 1981 after they met through the skateboarding subculture in Edmonton, Alberta. Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012 The band was short-lived, but the three founded a new group called Society's No Fucking Use (better known by the acronym SNFU) later that year. With a rotating rhythm section, SNFU released four LPs and served as catalysts for the skate punk movement in addition to influencing the punk rock scene at large before disbanding temporarily in 1989. After the group's first breakup, Marc and Brent founded the Wheat Chiefs, whos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Than A Stick In The Eye
''Better Than a Stick in the Eye'' is the third album by Canadian hardcore punk band SNFU. The album was released in 1988 by Cargo Records. It marked a return to a direct and unadorned sound following its comparatively experimental predecessor, ''If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish''. It would also be the group's last studio album for five years, as they disbanded months after the record's release before again reforming in 1991. Background and recording SNFU released their first two albums on the American hardcore punk imprint BYO Records. They first worked with Cargo Records, a Canadian label recently established by their longtime acquaintance Randy Boyd, when Cargo helped distribute their 1986 self-released EP '' She's Not on the Menu''. Impressed with the sales of the EP, Cargo signed SNFU to a two-record deal in 1988. For SNFU, this was a move to a larger label with greater distribution. The group had wanted to work with producer Cecil English – whose recent work wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Belke
Marc Belke (born February 1, 1965 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian musician and former radio personality. He played guitar in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs, and sang lead vocals in the latter. He was later an on-air personality with Rogers based in Victoria, British Columbia. Musical career The youngest of five boys, Belke played in basement bands with his twin brother Brent as a teenager. The brothers formed their first gigging group, Live Sex Shows, in 1981. The band was fronted by singer Ken Chinn, whom they had met through the skateboarding subculture in Edmonton. Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp. 8 The short-lived band quickly broke up, but the three formed a new group called Society's No Fucking Use, which was shortened to SNFU. The new band went on to serve as catalysts for the skate punk movement in addition to influencing the punk rock scene at large. Belke also played drums in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish
''If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish'' is the second full-length album by the Canadian hardcore punk band SNFU. It was recorded in April 1986 at Power Zone Studio in Edmonton, Alberta—although the album's liner notes claim the studio is located in Istanbul, Turkey—and was released on BYO Records in 1986. More diverse than their debut album, ''If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish'' helped solidify SNFU's status in the North American hardcore punk community and influenced the formation of the skate punk subgenre. Background and recording The lineup of SNFU appearing on ''If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish'' formed in June 1985 for touring in support the band's debut album, '' ...And No One Else Wanted to Play''. It was during this period that material from ''If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish'' was first performed live, including early songs like "The Ceiling" and "Mind Like a Door". The group assembled the rest of the material over the next few months before recording in Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Creager
Curtis Creager (born in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States) is an American-Canadian bass guitarist, best known as a former member of the punk rock band SNFU and alternative rock band the Wheat Chiefs. Career Relocated to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from St. Petersburg at age three, Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012. pp. 90 Creager began playing in punk bands while a student in high school. His first gigging group was Freddy Krueger's Right Hand, who were soon renamed Urban Holiday. He also befriended members of the influential skate punk band SNFU, becoming roommates with guitarist Marc Belke and serving as the inspiration for the song "Snapping Turtle" from their 1986 album ''If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish''. He eventually joined SNFU in early 1987, becoming their fourth bassist after the departure of Dave Bacon. The band thereafter recorded their third LP, '' Better Than A Stick In The Eye'', and toured extensively, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Johnson (musician)
Robert Arthur Johnson (born November 20, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, and also known under various pseudonyms, including Freshbread) is a Canadian musician currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He played bass guitar in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and the Wheat Chiefs, in addition to recording his own hip hop and hard rock music in various incarnations. Career After playing in several small-scale local bands like Disco Graveyard and Dimestore Hoods, Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp.135 Johnson joined the Wheat Chiefs in 1992, a new project featuring members of the influential skate punk band SNFU. Later that year, he also joined the reconstituted SNFU, who soon signed to Epitaph Records and toured the world extensively. He served as the group's bassist and harmony vocalist, adding numerous songwriting contributions and a lead vocal performance on "Gaggle of Friends" from the 1996 ''FYULABA'' album. He o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Card
Jon Card (born December 11, 1960) Chris Walter. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012, pp. 59 is a German-Canadian drummer. He has played in the punk rock bands Personality Crisis, SNFU, D.O.A., and The Subhumans. Career Born to a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot in Zweibrücken, Germany, he relocated to Canada at age four, Card grew up in Calgary, Alberta. After playing with the heavy metal band Stonehenge, he formed his first punk band, Plasticide (later renamed Suburban Slag,) in his late teens. In 1981 he joined the Winnipeg-based band Personality Crisis, with whom he played with for three years before their 1984 breakup. He then played in the popular Canadian punk band SNFU for two years, who were at that time based in Edmonton. He appeared on their second LP, ''If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish'', and recorded additional material with the group included on their '' The Last of the Big Time Suspenders'' compilation album. In 1988, he also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
