years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin
1994 -- 1998 slampt . , fierce panda , emidisc , warner bros. kenickie
 lauren laverne marie du santiago emmy-kate montrose johnny x group_or_band britpop pop , indie pop , alternative rock , pop punk , power tyne and wear , england , united kingdom
kenickie

kenickie were an english four-piece pop punk band from sunderland .
the band was formed in 1994 and consisted of lead vocalist , guitarist and lyricist lauren laverne , drummer johnny x -lrb- real name pete gofton , lauren 's brother -rrb- , lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist marie du santiago -lrb- b. anne marie nixon -rrb- and bass guitarist emmy-kate montrose -lrb- b. emma jackson -rrb- .
the band 's name comes from their favourite character in the 1970s film `` grease '' .
