Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Ned's Atomic Dustbin are an English indie rock band formed in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in November 1987. The band took their name from an episode of radio comedy programme The Goon Show. The band are unusual for using two bass-players in their line-up: Alex Griffin plays melody lines high up on one bass, and Matt Cheslin plays the regular bass lines on the other. This gives the band a tense and highly driven sub-hardcore sound featuring distorted effects-laden guitar and energetic drums.
The band was formed at sixth-form college and they recorded their first album while some members were still teenagers. This led to a strong teenaged fanbase with a reputation for enjoying crowd-surfing and moshing at their gigs. The band was also noted (and occasionally ridiculed) for their early image, which consisted of uniformly crimped hair and a predilection for sporting shorts and band or skateboard T-shirts. "The Neds" (as their fans referred to them) were well known for their own distinctive T-shirts, reportedly producing over 86 different designs within three years (1987–1990). In 2009, Jonn Penney stated, "We're still adding designs - old habits die hard".
==Links to Peel==
The band rose attention in the indie music press in 1990 and were also played by John Peel on his radio shows. The group also did a session for Peel, but by the end of 1991, the band's music was rarely played by JP. After Peel's death in 2004, it was later found that he had a copy of their album, God Fodder, in his Record Collection: N.
==Festive Fifty Entries==
;Peel's era
*1990 Festive Fifty: Kill Your Television #26
;Post-Peel
*2022 Festive Fifty (& Obey Robots): Not The Quiet Type #26
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1990-11-13. First Broadcast: 08 December 1990. Repeated: 16 February 1991
*Selfish / Throwing Things / You / What Gives My Son
==Other Shows Played==
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*28 August 1990: 'Kill Your Television (12 inch)' (Chapter 22)
*07 October 1990: 'Until You Find Out (7")' (Chapter 22)
*20 October 1990 (BFBS): 'Until You Find Out (7")' (Chapter 22) (JP: 'Their best yet, I reckon, or perhaps it is just the fact that seeing them live (at the Reading Festival) helped me get past their silly name, which sounds like something from Viz, indeed, may have been something from Viz originally.')
*27 October 1990: Until You Find Out (7") Chapter 22
*29 December 1990: 'Kill Your Television (12 inch)' (Chapter 22) FF #26
;1991
*09 February 1991: 'Happy (7")' (Sony Soho Square)
*23 February 1991 (BFBS): 'Happy (12")' (Sony Soho Square)
*31 March 1991: Selfish (album - God Fodder) Furtive
*31 March 1991: Cutups (album - God Fodder) Furtive
*06 April 1991: Get Better (7") Play It Again Sam
*06 April 1991: Capital Letters (LP - God Fodder) Furtive
*07 April 1991: Your Complex (LP - God Fodder) Furtive
*07 April 1991: Nothing Like (LP - God Fodder) Furtive
*07 April 1991: Until You Find Out (LP - God Fodder) Furtive
*13 April 1991 (BFBS): 'Less Than Useful (CD-God Fodder)' (Columbia/Furtive) (JP: 'Lashings of guitar: just what I like.')
*25 August 1991: Trust (7") Sony Soho Square
*01 September 1991: Trust (7") Sony Soho Square
;2004
*30 November 2004 (Rob Da Bank): Kill Your Television (album - Bite) Chapter 22
== See Also ==
*Record Collection: N
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists