Mummies

The Mummies are an American garage punk band formed in San Bruno, California, in 1988. Exhibiting a defiantly raw and lo-fi sound, dubbed "budget rock", the Mummies' rebellious attitude and distinctive performance costumes exerted a major influence on garage punk and garage rock revival acts later in the decade, as well as in the 1990s. Their recorded output was intentionally completed with poor, cheap equipment, including their first and only studio album Never Been Caught, which was released after the group's initial break-up. Since then, the Mummies have engaged in several positively-received reunion concerts and tours, including appearances in Europe and the US sporadically through to recent years.
Formed in late 1988 by Trent Ruane (lead singer, organ, saxophone) and Maz Kattuah (bass guitar), the band's lineup also included Larry Winther (lead guitar), and Russell Quan (drums). The group adopted the moniker the Mummies and immediately became known for their style of dress, clothing themselves in tattered rags like monster mummies. This homemade choice of attire was influential on the local garage punk scene, with newer groups also dressing in similarly gimmicky clothing.
==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have first played the Mummies in February 1991 via their Shitsville single. Further material from the group were played on his shows, including a session they recorded for his programme in 1994.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1994-03-13. First Broadcast: 02 April 1994
*The Fly / The Ballad Of Iron Eyes Cody / Just One More Dance / Babba Diddy Baby / High Heel Sneakers
==Other Shows Played==
;1991
*24 February 1991: A Girl Like You (EP - Shitsville) Regal Select
*03 March 1991: A Girl Like You (7" - Shitsville) Regal Select
*04 March 1991 (Ö3): A Girl Like You (7" - Shitsville) Regal Select (JP: 'Spunky kids from somewhere like San Mateo California, and that's from a 7 inch EP with a title so shocking that I can't say it on the radio. Well, I probably could, but I'm not going to...')
*09 March 1991 (BFBS): 'A Girl Like You (7"-Shitsville)' (Regal Select)
;1992
*13 March 1992: 'Land Of 1000 Dances (double single with Wolfmen - Mummies v. Wolfmen )' (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
*22 March 1992 (BFBS): Land Of 1000 Dances (shared 7" with Wolfmen - The Mummies Vs. The Wolfmen) Sympathy For The Record Industry 
*26 September 1992: Test Drive (LP - Play Their Own Records!) Estrus 
*27 September 1992 (BFBS): Test Drive (LP - Play Their Own Records) Estrus 
;1993
*13 March 1993: '(You Must Fight To Live) On The Planet Of The Apes (7")' (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
*16 April 1993: (You Must Fight To Live) On The Planet Of The Apes (7") Sympathy For The Record Industry
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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