The Bus Station Loonies

The Bus Station Loonies are a ‘Cabaret Punk’ band from Plymouth, England. They have been described as a cross between Splodgenessabounds and Crass. The band formed in 1995 in an attempt to put fun into the anarcho-punk movement. Original Loonies Tony Popkids (drums) and Chris “Felcher” Wheelchair (real name Chris Willsher b.1971 in Ilford, London) (vocals, keyboards, kazoo; ex-drummer with Oi Polloi, Disorder (band), Riot/Clone and DIRT, among others), sharing a mutual love of such U.S. punk outfits such as The Dickies, still continue with the band today, having recruited approximately 30 other band members over 18 years. During their initial UK tour of April 1996, with contemporary punk bands PMT and The Filth, The Loonies were billed as “a vicious headbutt between Johnny Moped and Jello Biafra”. The band was featured in the UK’s Channel 4 documentary, Punx Picnic. The Bus Station Loonies were the first band to set the official world record for the most concerts/gigs performed in 12 hours (25 different shows) on 29 Sept 2001 in and around Plymouth, Devon, UK raising money to buy musical equipment for pupils of the Dame Hannah Rogers (special needs) school in Ivybridge, Devon. The band featured in the Guinness Book of World Records, until 2006, when the record was beaten. Music journalist Mick Mercer’s 1997 book The Hex Files: The Goth Bible, references The Bus Station Loonies for their 18-minute reggae rendition of The Sisters of Mercy composition, “Temple of Love”. In October 2008, said version (from their debut album) was nominated on a live broadcast on BBC Radio 6 as ‘one of the best cover versions of all-time’ (The Music Week with Julie Cullen and Matt Everitt). The Bus Station Loonies recently completed recording their second full-length album. Entitled Midget Gems, released on their own Ruptured Ambitions record label in Autumn 2010 and features eighth guitarist Angus Old (real name Phil Cawse) and recently recruited ninth guitarist Chris “The Machine” Mildren. The band’s frontman, Chris Wheelie, is currently involved in a solo project Harakiri Karaoke, as well as drumming with several friends’ bands on a stand-in basis (including Eastfield, Anarcho Folko, HIV and The Positives, and his old band, originally formed in 1989, C.D.S.).

01 - Threshers (Fund The Police)

02 - Rude - Part

03 - Taunton Exhibiton

04 - Hops And Barley

01 - Loonies In The Bus Station

02 - Charlie Harper

03 - Playing Silly Buggers

04 - Everyday Bullshit

05 - Taunton Exhibition

06 - Threshers (Fund The Police)

07 - Dick Dastardly

08 - Bus Driver 7103

09 - Save Our Cider

10 - Les Electroniques Du Princetown

11 - Loony Beer

12 - Shitter, Puffier

13 - Where's Captain Kirk?

14 - Bus Driver 7103 (Undrugged Version)

15 - Bloody Drunkards

16 - Last Of My Mohicans

17 - Save Our Cider (Scrumpy Jack Mix)

18 - Kill That Nazi (In My Head)

19 - Hops & Barley

20 - Temple Of Love

21 - 7103 In The Jungle

22 - Zig Jazztardly

23 - Eau De Decoda

24 - Credits To The Nation

25 - Have You Any Idea Who We Are?

01 - Down On The Farm

02 - Fancied By People

03 - Cool Britania Uber Allez

04 - Puppet Life

05 - Sticks And Stones

06 - No Rules

07 - Rip Van Disney

08 - Death By Wedgie

09 - Chasey Lane

10 - Hippy Bollox

11 - Last Post

12 - Pie Fight

13 - The Blacksmiths Arms

14 - Anarchists Make The Best Lover

15 - Up Yours, Suckers...

16 - Text Static

17 - Dutchmen


Stations Of The Bus (2014)

01 - Threshers (Squiffy On A Small Amount EP Version)
02 - Rude Part (Squiffy On A Small Amount EP Version)
03 - Taunton Exhibition (Squiffy On A Small Amount EP Version)
04 - Hops And Barley (Squiffy On A Small Amount EP Version)
05 - Have You Any Idea Who We Are? (Mad Frank's Zonal Disco)
06 - Anarchists Make The Best Lovers (Midget Gems)
07 - Kill That Nazi (In My Head) (Mad Frank's Zonal Disco)
08 - Everyday Bullshit (Acoustic Version)
09 - Fancied By People (Midget Gems)
10 - Last Of My Mohicans (Mad Frank's Zonal Disco)
11 - The Sideboard Song (The New Wave Of Chas And Dave EP)
12 - Sticks And Stones (Midget Gems)
13 - Save Our Cider (Mad Frank's Zonal Disco)
14 - Dutchmen (Tribute To Rudimentary Peni LP)
15 - The Last Post (Split EP With Anal Beard Version)
16 - No Rules (Midget Gems)
17 - Bowling With Bedrock Barney (Previously Unreleased)
18 - Centrefold (Live)
19 - Playing Silly Buggers (Mad Frank's Zonal Disco)
20 - Charlie Harper (Anti-Chumbawamba EP Version)
21 - Death By Wedgie (Midget Gems)
22 - H-Eyes (The Tribute To The Ruts)


The Bus Station Loonies & Combat Shock
Split Demo Tape (1997)

The Bus Station Loonies:
01 - Save Our Cider
02 - Threshers (Fund The Police) (Live)
03 - Bus Driver 7103
04 - Dick Dastardly
05 - Kill That Nazi (Live)
06 - The Blacksmith's Arms
07 - First Rule (No Rule) (Abrasive Wheels) (Live)
08 - Taunton Exhibition (Live)
09 - Loonies In The Bus Station

Combat Shock:
10 - In Cider We Trust
11 - Spiky Tops
12 - Despise Yourself
13 - Rats In My Head
14 - Guilty Party
15 - War Of The Roads
16 - Cease To Exist
17 - Fallen Species
18 - I Love My Liver
19 - Disorderly Conduct


Anal Beard & The Bus Station Loonies
Ensure Your Needle Is Clean And Free Of Dust 7'' (2000)

The Bus Station Loonies:
01 - H-Eyes
02 - The Last Post

Anal Beard:
03 - I, Sexually Weird
04 - Tight Fit Reunion Concert

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