Art Attacks

The Art Attacks were an English punk band active in the late 70's.
Their songs released as singles were "I am a Dalek"/"Neutron Bomb" and "Punk Rock Stars"/"Rat City". The group was formed by Edwin Pouncey and Steve Spear, two students from the Royal College of Art, London for a one-off gig at the college. They were asked to do a gig at Wimbledon College of Art and this led to the band's short career. They had two tracks on the Live at the Vortex (NEMS) compilation album, ("Frankensteins Heartbeat" and "Animal Bondage") and one on the Streets (Beggars Banquet Records) compilation album, ("Arabs in Arrads"). 
They played at most of the London punk club and pub venues including The Marquee, Nashville and Vortex supporting bands like Generation X, 999, The Motors and The Lurkers. They also played out of town at venues in the south and north east of England. Their tracks have turned up on various punk compilations over the years and were collected and released with a bootleg live recording on the Outrage and Horror album (Overground Records).
==Links to Peel==
Peel played a track from the band via the compilation album, 'Live At The Vortex - Volume One' in December 1977. He would play further material from the band, especially their track, 'I Am A Dalek', which he would often play on his shows, especially after the end of the 70's, when the band had already split up.
==Shows Played==
;1977
*14 December 1977: Frankenstein's Heartbeat (v/a album - Live At The Vortex - Volume One) NEMS
;thumb|220x220px1978
*02 May 1978: I Am A Dalek (7") Albatross
*19 May 1978: I Am A Dalek (7") Albatross
*17 August 1978: I Am A Dalek (single) Albatross
;1979
*22 March 1979: I Am A Dalek (7") Albatross
*23 October 1979: Punk Rock Stars (single – First And Last) Fresh
*28 November 1979: Punk Rock Stars (7" - First And Last) Fresh
;1996
*22 December 1996: 'I Am A Dalek (LP-Outrage And Horror)' (Overground)
;2004
*15 January 2004: I Am A Dalek (LP - Outrage) Overground
*January 2004 (FSK): I'm A Dalek (LP - Outrage & Horror) Overground
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists