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'''Popperz''' were an early Chicago punk band, founded in [[1977]], and probably unrecorded. An article in the November, 1977 [[Gabba Gabba Gazette]] describes a concert at Northwestern University in which they "were bombarded by assorted flying objects hurled at the stage." According to the article, they returned the taunts in true punk fashion with shouts of "Northwestern sucks" and by "doing a spit routine on the crowd". According to the article, their original songs included "Street Punk", "Sheep Dip","Farts", "Mutilation Machine","AC/DC", and "Nightmare in Oven #3". | '''Popperz''' were an early Chicago punk band, founded in [[1977]], and probably unrecorded. An article in the November, 1977 [[Gabba Gabba Gazette]] describes a concert at Northwestern University in which they "were bombarded by assorted flying objects hurled at the stage." According to the article, they returned the taunts in true punk fashion with shouts of "Northwestern sucks" and by "doing a spit routine on the crowd". According to the article, their original songs included "Street Punk", "Sheep Dip","Farts", "Mutilation Machine","AC/DC", and "Nightmare in Oven #3". Popperz were from Wilmette and were around at least until [[1978]]. | ||
Personnel listed in the article included the following: | Personnel listed in the article included the following: | ||
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* [[Rock Bottum]] - Drums | * [[Rock Bottum]] - Drums | ||
* [[Tom Atomic]] - Lefty Guitar & Vocals | * [[Tom Atomic]] - Lefty Guitar & Vocals | ||
* [[Chicago Sleaze]] - Righty Guitar & Vocals | * [[Chicago Sleaze]] - Righty Guitar & Vocals | ||
== External Links == | |||
* [http://chicagopunkpix.com/forum/index.php?topic=854.msg3383#msg3383 CPP post discussing Popperz] | |||
[[Category:Bands]] | [[Category:Bands]] | ||
[[Category:1970s]] | [[Category:1970s]] | ||
Revision as of 02:48, 11 August 2007
Popperz were an early Chicago punk band, founded in 1977, and probably unrecorded. An article in the November, 1977 Gabba Gabba Gazette describes a concert at Northwestern University in which they "were bombarded by assorted flying objects hurled at the stage." According to the article, they returned the taunts in true punk fashion with shouts of "Northwestern sucks" and by "doing a spit routine on the crowd". According to the article, their original songs included "Street Punk", "Sheep Dip","Farts", "Mutilation Machine","AC/DC", and "Nightmare in Oven #3". Popperz were from Wilmette and were around at least until 1978.
Personnel listed in the article included the following:
- Pieter Soares - Bass and Vocals
- Ben Dover - Vocals
- Rock Bottum - Drums
- Tom Atomic - Lefty Guitar & Vocals
- Chicago Sleaze - Righty Guitar & Vocals