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band consisting of: * Mike Myers (as Austin Powers, lead vocals, guitar) *

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(as Gillian Shagwell, lead guitar and backing vocals) * Matthew Sweet (as Sid Belvedere, bass and backing vocals) * Stuart Johnson (as Manny Stixman, drums and backing vocals) * Christopher Ward (as Trevor

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, rhythm guitar and backing vocals)

History

Myers formed the band with Sweet and Hoffs following his '' Saturday Night Live'' stint in the early 1990s. The members all adopted 1960s personae and performed under pseudonyms, with Myers creating the character of Austin Powers. Myers' then-wife Robin Ruzan encouraged him to write a film based on the Powers character. He subsequently wrote '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'', which was directed by Hoffs' husband Jay Roach, who would also direct the sequels. The band performed the song "BBC" for the ending credits of the 1997 movie '' Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery''. The band performed "Psychedelic Scene Breaks" for the second installment in the Austin Powers film series, '' Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me''. The song "

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" is performed by the band early in the 2002 sequel '' Goldmember'', which Myers' character Austin Powers also sings in the movie. Both songs appear in their respective movie soundtracks. A promotional music video of the full song "

" was broadcast on music video channels. The band's aesthetics, costumes and instruments were different in each film. Originally appearing with mid-60's

fashions, using Fender and Rickenbacker guitars and

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bass for "BBC". Ming Tea's costumes changed to colorful late-60's motif and matching Musicvox Spaceranger guitars and bass for "Daddy Wasn’t There". The band's drum set remained the same in both films, a rare British made Arbiter set with a custom art band logo Ming Tea bass drum head. After their collaboration in Ming Tea, Sweet and Hoffs continued to work together, recording three albums: ''

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'' in 2006, ''

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'' in 2009, and '' Under the Covers, Vol. 3'' in 2013, which consist of some of the duo's favorite classic rock songs. In this format they have been known by the pseudonyms Sid and Susie. In a reply to a fan's question about Ming Tea in The Bangles Fan Mail page, Susanna Hoffs stated that "We got the name Ming Tea from a very obscure 1960's Italian movie starring

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." The film in question is '' The 10th Victim'', which features the fictional Ming Tea Company.

References

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