BMX Bandits (band)
BMX Bandits | |
|---|---|
BMX Bandits in Tokyo, 1991 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie pop |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | 53rd & 3rd, Creation, Elefant Records, Tapete Records, Last Night From Glasgow, Vinyl Japan |
| Members | Duglas T. Stewart Rory Haye |
| Past members | Rachel Allison Norman Blake Jamie Cameron Sushil K. Dade Sean Dickson John Hogarty Gordon Keen Eugene Kelly Gareth Perrie Martin Kirwan Francis MacDonald Joseph McAlinden Willie McArdle Brian McEwan James McEwan Eden McNulty Billy Wood David Scott Gabriel Telerman Jamie Gash Finlay MacDonald Jim McCulloch Paul Kelly Stuart Kidd Chloe Philip Liam Chapman Amanda Nizic Andrew Pattie |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox musical artist with deprecated parameter "associated_acts". It should be removed.
BMX Bandits are a Scottish guitar pop band formed in Bellshill in 1985. Led by songwriter and lead vocalist Duglas T. Stewart, their music is heavily influenced by 1960s pop and European composers such as Serge Gainsbourg, Ennio Morricone and Michel Legrand. They have shared members with numerous other local bands, including Teenage Fanclub and the Soup Dragons. BMX Bandits were a favourite band of Kurt Cobain, who said "If I could be in any other band, it would be BMX Bandits". In 2011, they were the subject of the documentary Serious Drugs: A Film About BMX Bandits.