The Feederz
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Feederz | |
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Origin | Arizona, United States |
Genres | Punk rock, hardcore punk |
Years active | 1978-1987, 2002–2004, 2017–present |
Labels | Anxiety Records, Placebo Records, Flaming Banker, Broken Rekids, Slope Records |
Members | Frank Discussion Clear Bob (Dan Clark) |
Past members | Art Nouveau (John Vivier) Mark Roderick Jayed Scotti Ben Wah Denmark Vese Brant Bolling D.H Peligro |
Website | http://www.feederz.org/ |
The Feederz are a
Lead singer Frank Discussion is also known for his "subvertisements" or "derailments", an adaptation of the situationist tactic of
History
Frank Discussion and Clear Bob (Dan Clark) formed the Feederz in 1977. Art Nouveau (John Vivier) later joined as a drummer. Before performing publicly, the Feederz issued a press release that the local media mistook as a terrorist communique. At their first show, Discussion caused a panic by firing blanks from an
In 1982, Discussion wrote "Bored with School",[1] a diatribe against school and work posing as an announcement from the Arizona Department of Education, and distributed 5,000 copies to local high schools. He fled Arizona to escape arrest for this incident and settled in San Francisco.
Clark later recorded with Eddy Detroit and Victory Acres/Joke Flower.[2]
The Jesus EP was reissued in 1983 by Placebo Records.
In 1984, Discussion reformed Feederz with Mark Roderick (credited as "Mark Edible") and
Feederz reformed in 2002 and released Vandalism: Beautiful as a Rock in a Cop's Face, engineered by Jack Endino. This lineup included Ben Wah on drums and Denmark Vesey on bass, both from Seattle. They toured throughout 2003. Discussion and Wah both relocated to Los Angeles in 2003-2004, and continued the band, playing with bassist Brant Boling, until 2007, when they played their last show at Mondo-Video-A-Go-Go.
In 2017, Feederz once again reformed, with Discussion joined by early members Clark and Peligro. The trio recorded four songs with producer Cris Kirkwood of Meat Puppets, two of which were released by Slope Records on April 15 as the WWHD: What Would Hitler Do? EP.[3][4]
As of December 2023, Feederz began to release material from the 2017 album recordings. They are in the process of recording new material and re-recording some the parts they weren’t satisfied with.
Discography
Studio albums
- Ever Feel Like Killing Your Boss? (1983, Flaming Banker)
- Teachers in Space (1986, Flaming Banker)
- Vandalism: Beautiful As a Rock in a Cop's Face (2002, Broken Rekids)
EPs
- Jesus (1980, Anxiety Records)
- WWHD: What Would Hitler Do? (2017, Slope Records)
Compilation appearances
- "Jesus Entering from the Rear" on Let Them Eat Jellybeans! (1981, Alternative Tentacles)
References
- ^ "bored with school". Feederz.org. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Dan Clark (2)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Reardon, Tom (1 February 2017). "Storied Phoenix Punks The Feederz Unite Just in Time for the Trump Presidency". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Feederz - WWHD: What Would Hitler Do? EP". Sloperecords.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.