Shootin' Goon

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Shootin' Goon
Shootin' Goon in performance (2004).jpg
Shootin Goon in 2004 at the Bristol Croft
Background information
OriginWales
Genres Ska punk
Labels Good Clean Fun Records
Moon Ska Europe

Shootin' Goon were a Welsh ska punk outfit of the late 1990s and early 2000s who were signed to the label Moon Ska Europe and later Good Clean Fun Records. [1]

Contents

Shootin' Goon released their debut album Splottside Rocksteady in 2000, with the title inspired by the Splott area of the band's hometown of Cardiff. The band later signed to lead singer Matt's own record label Good Clean Fun Records, and released the Left for Dead EP in 2003. The EP was reviewed by skateboarder Bam Margera for rock magazine Kerrang! , in which he declared "I thought I was at the fucking circus!" prompting the band to sell T-shirts with the quote printed on them.[ citation needed ]

The band broke up in 2004 following a self-organised tour. Following the band's demise Matt became manager of fellow Cardiff band Adequate Seven. The band reformed for a one-off show in support of Adequate Seven on their last gig in Cardiff on 10 December 2006.

Lineup

Original lineup (1998):

Later band members: Some members were needed only once

Discography

References

  1. Maximum Rocknroll. Issue 257. United States, Maximum Rock 'n' Roll, 2004. 5.
  2. "SHOOTIN GOON Splottside Rocksteady CD". ox-fanzine.de (in German). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. "Maximum Rocknroll 246 (2003 Nov)". November 2003. Retrieved 22 August 2024.