website associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
-lsb- http://www.thekingpins.com www.thekingpins.com -rsb- lo and the magnetics 1994 -- 2004 stomp the kingpins
 eric founding member -rrb- ian hodkinson -lrb- founding member -rrb- lorraine boulanger muller -lrb- founding member -rrb- bobby beaton nigel goddard jesse -lrb- radz maithe robert de massis paddy walsh nish herat dave founding jager john jordan dave `` jfk '' adams chris pung member mitch `` king kong '' gírio josh fuhrman johnny trudel -rrb- mike gasselsdorfer daryl meili chris raz dan meier sean scanlan jordan oliver crow russ cooper liam o'neil -lrb- guest -rrb- josh swift katz-rosene -lrb- guest -rrb- andy king -lrb- guest -rrb- gord -lrb- hyland group_or_band ska montréal , québec , canada the of ska '' -rrb- kingpins -lrb- featuring lorraine muller `` the queen
the kingpins

the kingpins featuring lorraine muller - the queen of ska was a ska band from montréal , canada that created stomp records label with fellow montreal ska band the planet smashers .
the last kingpins tour took place in 2004 , after which the members of the band reformed under the name lo and the magnetics founded by muller in order to reflect the drastic line-up changes -lrb- and musical changes -rrb- that had taken place since the band 's inception in 1994 .
during their ten-year reign , the band toured extensively in canada , the u.s. , france , germany , switzerland , belgium , italy , and japan .
they are known for their danceable ska rhythms , and their catchy song-writing abilities in both english and french .
