    cornershop are a british indie rock band best known for their 1998 uk number one single "brimful of asha". the band were formed in 1991 by wolverhampton-born tjinder singh (singer, songwriter, and guitar), his brother avtar singh (bass guitar, vocals), david chambers (drums) and ben ayres (guitar, keyboards, and tamboura), the first three having previously been members of preston-based band general havoc, who released one single (the "fast jaspal ep") in 1991.buckley, peter (2003) the rough guide to rock, rough guides, isbn 978-1-84353-105-0, p.229-230 the band name originated from a stereotype referring to british asians often owning corner shops. their music is a fusion of indian music, britpop, and electronic dance music. ==history== ===formation and early years: 1991â1995=== tjinder singh formed the general havoc whilst a student at lancashire polytechnic in preston, in 1987. he relocated to leicester, where his brother and sister lived, and formed cornershop in 1991 along with his brother avtar, and chambers and ayres, while working as a barman at leicester's magazine pub, also a popular local music venue.cornershop at the leicester bands website the band played their first gig at leicester's o'jays venue. in the early 1990s, when popular singer morrissey was being vilified by the uk music press after accusations of racism, the band were invited to comment and the melody maker ran a story featuring the band burning a picture of the singer outside the offices of emi.beaujon, andrew (1996) "[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3yweaaaambaj&pg=pt16&dq=%22blood+sausage%22+%22huggy+bear%22&hl=en&ei=v67mtii4fsqxhqfjupjkda&sa=x&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0cdaq6aewaa#v=onepage&q=%22blood%20s
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