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Stinky Toys were a punk/new wave band formed in Paris, France in 1976. They are notable for their influence on the history of punk music, having directly inspired Malcolm McLaren. In the autumn of 1976 the band took part in the 100 Club Punk Special in London which showcased eight punk bands, most of which were unsigned. After two albums and little success, Stinky Toys sadly split in 1979, but singer Elli Medeiros and guitarist Jacno went on to form the electro-pop act Elli et Jacno which had considerable success in France. Band Members Elli Medeiros : Vocals Jacno (aka...

Originally formed as Raped a late punk band fronted by Sean Purcell, Faebhean Kwest, Paddy Fields and Tony Baggett in 1977, they succeeded in generating a fair amount of negative media attention, by virtue of the offence caused by their name. Both Purcell and Kwest were original exponents of the punk era, partying and working with some of the biggest names in the music industry at the time. Their list of friends and associates reads like a who's who of the 70's - 80's music scene including legends such as Johnny Rotten, David Sylvian, Marc Bolan (who briefly signed on...

My Toys Like Me are: Hypnotic vocals, great hooks, boogey basslines, groove is in the feet, haunting, eccentric, quirky, crazy, beautiful freaks, crazy geeks and power pumping tunes – a perfect blend of electronic alt pop My Toys Like Me were formed by founder members Frances Noon and Lazlo Legezer…. Lazlo, producer and sound contortionist lives, breathes and dreams electronic sounds. His eccentric approach perfectly synthesizes 40 year old technology with current processing power to create not so much a wall of sound as a multi-layered construct of sound, with every harmonic hand crafted to ultimate effect. Frances has a...

Like the five lion-shaped robots that combined to form Voltron, the animated giant sword-wielding superhero, Bedtime for Toys are five distinct musical talents that have come together as a force to be reckoned with. URB Magazine called it "...a celestial hybrid of electro, hip hop, pop and metal", while Rolling Stone Magazine found the band defied easy description and just simply named them one of the "Top 25 Bands on MySpace." No matter what you call them, they are a proverbial 'Dream Team' that creates a paint bomb of musical styles and shocks the status quo in a way maybe...