Alcohol Funnycar
Alcohol Funnycar was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington.
The band was formed in 1991 by Ben London,[1] an Ohio native, in Seattle.[2] Bassist Tommy "Bonehead" Simpson was a former member of Love Battery and Crisis Party.[3] Joel Trueblood was a former member of The Untamed Youth and went on to play with Neko Case. The band released an EP and two full-lengths in the mid-1990s before disbanding.
Ben London is featured in both Mark Yarm's "Everybody Loves Our Town"[4] and Greg Prato's "Grunge Is Dead".
Members
[edit]- Ben London - vocals, guitar
- Tommy "Bonehead" Simpson - bass
- Buzz Crocker - drums (1991-1993)
- Joel Trueblood - drums (1993-1996)
Discography
[edit]- Burn EP (C/Z Records, 1993)
- Time to Make the Donuts[5] (C/Z Records, 1993) - US CMJ #56 [6]
- Wea$els (C/Z Records (Zoo/BMG), 1995)
- Pretense b/w Drive By 7" (Rathouse Records, 1992)
- All About It b/w Complications 7" (New Rage, 1993)
- Brainscan Soundtrack (Ruffhouse/Columbia 1994)
- Notes From the Underground 1 Compilation (Priority Records, 1995)
- Four on the Floor 7" Compilation (C/Z Records, 1993)
- Power Flush: San Francisco, Seattle & You (Broken Rekkids/Rathouse Records, 1993)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ben London Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Alcohol Funnycar at Allmusic
- ^ Interview, Seattle Times, 1993.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (2011-09-15). "Everybody Loves Our Town: A History of Grunge by Mark Yarm – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ Punknews.org (2002-12-17). "Alcohol Funnycar - Time to Make the Donuts". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1994/CMJ-New-Music-Report-1994-02-14.pdf#search=%22alcohol%20funnycar%22