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Junk Culture

Published March 11, 2023 by lawsie Leave a Comment

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Junk Culture were formed in 1994 when drummer Jon Aldous pestered bassist Andrew Culture to join him and a guitarist (Graham Flowers) whom he bragged could play ‘three para-chords’ to play some punk. Original singer Simon Ward was found wandering the streets and was convinced to step in and have a go and singing. It was Simon Ward who gave the band their name. In sound early Junk Culture was most 70s influenced punk, as the band progressed their sound diversified into a blend of college rock and ‘Patti Smith type jams’.

Simon Ward left the band in 1995 and Junk Culture had around 22 different singers until Stuart Tyldesley was asked to join the band some time around 1999.

Junk Culture regularly played throughout the UK but were never fully appreciated, least of all by those actually in the band. Graham Flowers departed in 2002 and was replaced for two years by Lee Smith. Lee left the band in 2004 and was replaced for a short UK Tour by Kate Reed, formerly of Violent Playground.

The final Junk Culture gig was at the Steamboat Tavern on 7th April in 2005. The band claims not to have split up, but just to have gotten ‘very lazy’.

Discography

The Ugly Truth About Ipswich

Compilation album

Antigen Records + Corndog Records

November 2011

Ant Music Presents

Promotional four track cd created by London promoters Ant Music and Jet 13 Records to promote Junk Culture’s headline show upstairs at the Garage Saturday 13th Dec 2003

December 2003

Drowned In Sound + CornDog Records Present…

Promotional four track CD given out at a www.DrownedInSound.com gig

November 2003

Grand Theft Ippo III

Compilation album

Corndog Records

January 2003

Who’s on first

Compilation album

Drunk Cheerleader Records

Spring 2002

Pumped up again E.P

2000

Feeler E.P

1998

Stay with you / Things that you do

June 1997

Griffin Sounds E.P

January 1996

Band members

Main lineup

Graham Flowers

Jon Aldous

Stuart Tyldesley

Andrew Culture

Other band members

Kate Reed

Lee Smith

Simon Ward

Related bands

Violent Playground, Yell for Trial, Minority, All else fails, ZEEB?, These Are End Times, The Failure Men, Telefunken

Last Updated on March 11, 2023

Filed Under: Bands & Solo Artists Tagged With: bands & solo artists, Ipswich Wiki, junk culture

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