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***25 years of kakness! ***
The Cesspit Rebels originally formed as an East Berkshire schoolboy 6-piece punk outfit in spring 1981. They played a one-off gig by gate crashing a Charles n' Di wedding street party before splitting.
A reformed Cesspit Rebels resurfaced in 1982 and, after various line-ups passed through the system, by the end of that year included both original member Graham Grunt and then new-boy Danny Dunghill. (Dunghill was formerly in local fanzine darlings Scabbyarse and the Turds.) By mid '83 though, a bad smell within the band meant that the Cesspits were once again on the scrapheap.
A new chapter in Cesspit Rebels history opened in 1987. By this time local surf-punks the Beach Bums, with Dill Dump on vocals and including Grunt on bass since 1986, had all but wiped out. Grunt and Dunghill decided to reform the Cesspits for a laugh. With Dunghill switching from banging to string scraping, Dump said he'd drum, even though he hadn't really done it before. The rest, as they say, should be consigned to history.
The '87 vintage (Dump, Dunghill and Grunt, also featuring dancer Diamond Dave T at gigs in '90/'91) proved the most successful to date. They appeared on numerous bedroom compilation tapes, and the two Waaah! CDs, were officially voted the 6th worst band in Britain at Jon Fat Beast's No Talent Contest at the Kentish Town Bull and Gate in '87, and even made the last 50 of Song For Europe in 2001 with Rush Goalie - even though it was recorded in 1993.
The Cesspits haven't played together since 1994 because of a diverse geographical distribution. Sadly though, a 25th anniversary tour is planned for later in 2006. Make sure you're not around when they play near you.
Rokskool with the Cesspit Rebels
Learn to play the Cesspit way. You don't need chord books etc, but a mirror might help.
Just turn off the "tunes" in the music player, sit down with your chosen instrument and start up one of our educational videos. Even if you've never played before, within minutes you'll sound better than we do.
Lesson 1
Ed Filbin's Backyard
Ever wondered how to play Ed Filbin? Probably not. Just watch and you'll discover how. The chords you'll need to know are A & E.
Lesson 2
Dealing with Slippy Plectrum
Guitarists, ever been in the middle of a song only to find you're about to lose grip on your plectrum (that's pick if you are in the U.S.)? The Cesspit Rebels show you how to deal with those tricky situations.
We hope you learnt something, even if this is more rock stool than rock school.
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