The remaining founder members left the band in early 1982. Martin recruited Dave Fanning (ex-Innocent Bystander) as bass player, along with a revolving line-up of musicians – including John Soares, Kev Apostle, Flump, Chris Low (ex- Political Asylum ) and Olly Bucket (Eat Shit) – to continue the group.
The band were firm favourites of John Peel and recorded four sessions for his BBC Radio 1 show. “Love on the Terraces” also reached number 38 in the 1982 Festive Fifty .
Formed in San Francisco in 1982, Frightwig has produced several songs criticizing patriarchal norms.
The band appears in the 1982 film Urgh! A Music War .
The band was formed by ex-Dawn Patrol members Big Jim Brooks (vocals, guitar), Gary Sandbrook (bass, vocals), and drummer Mick ‘Sticks’ Robinson. They cited UK Subs , Cockney Rejects , Angelic Upstarts and The Clash as major influences. Signing to the Riot City label, their first release was a contribution…
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In 1982, the band released their debut album , We Are…The League . It reached No. 24 in the UK Albums Chart , and spent eleven weeks in the chart. In the same year, the band went to Yugoslavia to record a live album, Live In Yugoslavia . This album…
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“East to the West”, released in 1982, preceded the final Anti-Pasti album and single, both titled “Caution in the Wind”, which featured Will Hoon’s brother Ollie on guitar. A self-titled singles retrospective was issued a year later, but the group split in 1984 following the firing of Roper. There was…
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The band’s first live performance was in summer 1982.
After playing some gigs locally Gary Smith replaced Jeff Gilmore on bass and they recorded their first demo, at Downtown Studios, Newtownards, but when this failed to gain them a record deal, they started their own Casualty Records label and issued their debut 7″, “Dance (Until You Drop)”. The three-song…
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After the Ghost in the Machine Tour concluded in 1982, the group took a sabbatical and each member pursued outside projects.