Bus Station Loonies

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The Bus Station Loonies are a 'cabaret punk' band from Plymouth,UK. They have been described as a cross between Dead Kennedys, Undertones and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. The band formed in 1995 in an attempt to put fun into the anarcho-punk movement. Original Loonies Tony Popkids (drums) and Chris Wheelchair (vocals, keyboards, kazoo; ex-drummer with Oi Polloi, Disorder, Riot/Clone and DIRT, among others) still continue with the band today, having recruited approximately 30 other band members over 10 years. The band was featured in the UK's Channel 4 documentary, Punx Picnic. The Bus Station Loonies were the first band to set the official world record for the most concerts/gigs performed in 12 hours (25 different shows) on 29 Sept 2001 in and around Plymouth, Devon, UK raising money to buy musical equipment for pupils of the Dame Hannah Rogers (special needs) school in Ivybridge, Devon. They band featured in the Guinness Book of World Records until 2006 when the record was beaten.

The band's frontman, Chris Wheelchair, is currently involved in a solo project Harakiri Karaoke.

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  • Dodgy Cider Fix cassette (1995)
  • Squiffy on a Small Amount 7" EP (Campary Records 1996)
  • "Everyday Bullshit" track on A Scream From the Silence vol.4 LP (Loony Tunes 1996)
  • Split cassette with Fungi Gone West (1996)
  • In Cider We Trust split cassette with Combat Shock (1997)
  • "Save Our Cider" and "The Blacksmith's Arms" tracks on Punks, Skins and Herberts vol.1 LP (Helen of Oi! 1997)
  • "Charlie Harper" track on Bare Faced Hypocrisy Sells Records 7"EP/CD (Ruptured Ambitions 1998)
  • "The Sideboard Song" track on The New Wave of Chas'n'Dave CD (Spanking Herman 1998)
  • Ensure Your Needle is Clean and Free from Dust split 7"EP with Anal Beard (Ruptured Ambitions 1998)
  • Mad Frank's Zonal Disco LP/CD (Ruptured Ambitions 1999)
  • "The Last Post" track on It Don't Come Right to Me CD (Beat Bedsit 2000)
  • "Can't Cheat Karma" track on Angry Songs and Bitter Words CD (Ruptured Ambitions 2003)
  • "Hungry, Hungover and Skint" (live tape)
  • "You Won't Find a Bigger Knob" (live tape)
  • Midget Gems CD (to be released 2008)

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