Stupids

The Stupids are a British Hardcore punk band created by Tom Withers. Formed in Ipswich, England in 1984. The bands "core" lineup featured Tommy Stupid on drums and vocals, Wolfie Retard on bass and vocals, and Marty Tuff on guitar, recorded and released a demo tape in 1984 that they called "Leave Your Ears Behind." The band was picked up by UK label Children Of The Revolution Records, who put out the Violent Nun EP (consisting of tracks from the demo) and the Peruvian Vacation LP in 1985. While preparing for their next LP, the band lost Wolfie on bass and acquired Ed Shred (who would later move to guitar). Retard Picnic came out in 1986, whereby The Stupids were signed by Vinyl Solution.

After the Stupids broke up in 1989, Tommy Stupid went on to drum in That's It, with the Stern brothers (of Youth Brigade), Ed formed Sink and even later on Chocolate, who were more pop-punk and Tommy Stupid reinvented himself as an Drum And Bass artist called Klute.

In 2008 The Stupids reformed for what was supposed to be a one off live show in London. Realising the chemistry they still had as a live band, they went on to extend the live performances and even release a 7" Feel The Suck with 3 new songs. Four of their early releases were also re-issued by Boss Tuneage on limited coloured vinyl.

Links To Peel
The band came from East Anglia, the same region where Peel lived and did three sessions for his show. The group are considered to be the first hardcore punk band to do a Peel session and one of the members, Tommy Stupid, reinvented himself as an Drum And Bass artist called Klute, whose track Time 4 Change was the last track of Peel's BBC Radio One show in 2004 before he died on a working holiday in Peru.

Sessions
All sessions are available on The Complete BBC Peel Sessions (2008, LP/CD, Boss Tuneage) 1. Recorded: 1986-12-09. Broadcast: 12 January 1987 2. Recorded: 1987-05-12. Broadcast: 27 May 1987. Repeated: 30 December 1987 3. Recorded: 1987-10-13. Broadcast: 21 October 1987
 * Layback Session / Jesus, Do What You Have To Do / Root Beer Death / Memory Burns/Slumber Party
 * Life's A Drag / Heard It All Before / Shaded Eyes / Dog Log / Stupid Monday
 * You Die / You'll Never Win / Pasta Boy / You're Little World / You Don't Belong

Other Shows Played
1986
 * 14 October 1986: Slumber Party Massacre (album - Retard Picnic) Children Of The Revolution

1987
 * 25 October 1986 (BFBS) / Peel 043 (BFBS): 'Sleeping Troubles (LP-Retard Picnic)' (Children Of The Revolution)
 * 08 December 1986: Slumber Party Massacre (LP - Retard Picnic) Children Of The Revolution
 * 10 December 1986: Sleeping Troubles (LP - Retard Picnic) Children Of The Revolution
 * 26 May 1987: Vampire (album - Van Stupid) Vinyl Solution
 * 02 June 1987: I Don't Like Nobody (7" - Violent Nun) Children Of The Revolution
 * 17 August 1987: 'I'm So Lazy (7" flexi-disc-Future-Now! Presents:)' (Future-Now!)


 * August 1987 (BBC World Service): Gimme Donuts (Eat EP) Vinyl Solution


 * Late Aug. - Early Sept. 1987 (BBC World Service): Pasta Boy (Eat EP) Vinyl Solution


 * Early December 1987 (BBC World Service): You'll Never Win (LP Jesus Meets The Stupids) Vinyl Solution

1988 1990 1993
 * December (No. 2) 1987 (BBC World Service): Dog Log (LP Jesus Meets The Stupids) Vinyl Solution
 * 04 January 1988: Dog Log (album - Jesus Meets The Stupids) Vinyl Solution
 * 08 January 1988 (BFBS) / Peel 077 (BFBS): 'You Don't Belong (LP-Jesus Meets The Stupids)' (Vinyl Solution)
 * Peel 090 (BFBS): Stupid Monday (12"-The Peel Sessions)' (Strange Fruit)
 * 10 October 1988 / HO John Peel 7 1988: Stupid Monday (12" - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
 * 12 October 1988: Dog Log (LP – Hardcore Holocaust (87-88 Sessions) - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
 * 16 August 1990: 'So Much Fun (LP-Peruvian Vacation)' (Children Of The Revolution)
 * 27 February 1993: 'Heard It All Before (7"-The Peel Sessions)' (Strange Fruit)

1997
 * 14 March 1993 (BFBS): Heard It All Before (7" - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit / Homestead
 * 20 March 1993: Heard It All Before (7" - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit / Homestead
 * 07 April 1993 (John Peel Is Jakki Brambles): Heard It All Before (EP - Peel Session) Strange Fruit
 * 06 January 1997: Life's A Drag (1987-05-12)