Doughboys (band)

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The Doughboys
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s)	Alternative rock
Years active	1987–1996
Label(s)	A&M Records
Former members
John Kastner Jonathan Cummins Scott McCullough Jon Bond Head Brock Pytel Paul Newman Peter Arsenault Wiz

Doughboys were a Canadian alternative rock band that were active in the late 1980s and early/mid 1990s. The band was renowned for its musical blend of punk and pop-style melodies.

The band, from Montreal, was formed by John Kastner in 1987, following his departure from The Asexuals. The Doughboys released their debut album, Whatever, that year, although the original lineup of musicians shortly disbanded. The band subsequently coalesced around the lineup of Kastner on vocals and guitar, Toronto's Jonathan Cummins on guitar (who replaced original guitarist Scott McCullough), John Asencio (aka Jon Bond Head) on bass and Brock Pytel on drums. They released their second album, Home Again, in 1988.

Pytel left the band in 1990 and moved to India to study meditation. He was replaced by Paul Newman on the band's third album, Happy Accidents. After that album's release and tour, Asencio left, and was replaced by John Deslaurier, who appeared on When Up Turns to Down, a 5-song E.P. that features a humorous cover of the B-52's "Private Idaho". Deslaurier left in 1992, and was replaced by Peter Arsenault. The band subsequently signed to A&M Records, releasing its major label debut, Crush, in 1993. That album's lead single, "Shine", was the band's biggest Top 40 hit, although "Neighbourhood Villain" and "Fix Me" were also notable singles from the album. Crush went gold in Canada.

Their next album, 1996's Turn Me On, was coproduced by Ted Nicely and Daniel Rey, and spawned the singles "I Never Liked You" and "Everything and After". The album continued the band's pop punk style, and Cummins subsequently left the band, citing the band's "lack of edge" and commercial sellout. He was replaced by Wiz, the former singer/guitarist for Mega City Four, for the remainder of the band's tour. Wiz co-wrote two songs each on Turn Me On and Crush, including "Shine". However, following the end of that tour (as the opening act for The Offspring) the band broke up before releasing another album, save for the 2003 re-issue of their first demo La Majuere.

Kastner subsequently formed All Systems Go! with Marc Arnold and Frank Daly of Big Drill Car, while Cummins formed the band Bionic. Arsenault later did a stint in All Systems Go! replacing Frank Daly.

Kastner is married to Nicole deBoer and now lives in Silverlake, California. They have a new daughter, Summer Lee. His first solo album entitled Have You Seen Lucky was released in 2005. He’s also composed a number of film and TV soundtracks, earning accolades for his work on Phil the Alien, Universal Soldier and B.R.A.T.S of the Lost Nebula.