years_active article_title background genre origin name
1990s -- 2005 flannel -lrb- band -rrb-
 group_or_band anarcho-punk brighton , united kingdom flannel
flannel -lrb- band -rrb-

flannel were a 1990s band based in brighton , england .
their style has been described as `` anarcho-narco '' , meaning that they were influenced by anarchist politics and narcotic-using lifestyles .
this should not be taken too literally ; far from being simple advocates of drug culture , their music often contained serious social references and messages .
it attempted to blend unadulterated good fun with more than a little bit of intelligence and conscience .
the band played some conventional venues such as pubs , but were most often to be seen at squat parties , direct action protest sites such as the newbury bypass and reclaim the streets , and summer festivals .
they also committed `` guerilla gigs '' in shopping centres , parks and other `` highly inappropriate '' places .
in the later 1990s , they shared stages with political comedians mark thomas and rob newman .
the tune '' -lrb- let 's all go to a -rrb- ketamin party '' received a surprise airing on the bbc 's 1998 children in need charity show .
during 2005 the band had technically chosen to split up but continued performing because , they announced , they were very happy with the arrangement .
in november 2005 the bass player , bloke , died in an accident in the south of france .
lead singer and guitarist cosmo continues to make and perform music in the flannel vein from his base in cardiff .
