China Drum are an English punk rock band from Ovingham in Northumberland, England, active initially from 1989 to 2000, playing under the name The Drum beginning in 1999. The group originally consisted of brothers Bill and Dave McQueen, a guitarist and bassist respectively, and singing drummer Adam Lee. They released three moderately successful full-length albums and toured in support of noted punk and alternative rock groups, including Green Day, Ash, and Supergrass. They reformed in 2013 under the China Drum moniker.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played in 1993 the group's debut single, 'Simple', which was self released by the band. He would then play further material from the group including choosing their video, 'Barrier', as one of the songs on 120 Minutes which he presented an episode in 1995. However, after the 90's, Peel seemed to have lost interest in the group and never played any songs from their 2000 album, 'Diskin'.
Live[]
China Drum - Reading Festival - 25.08.95
Recorded for the Reading Festival. First Broadcast: 25 August 1995
- Barrier
- Simple
- Meaning
- Fall Into Place
- Wuthering Heights
- Down By The River
Recorded for the Reading Festival. First Broadcast: 24 August 1996
- Fall Into Place
- God Bets
- Last Chance
- Wipe Out
- Situation
Other Shows Played[]
- 03 July 1993: ‘Simple (CD Single)’ (Not On label)
- 1994
- 15 October 1994: Great Fire (CD - Great Fire) Fluffy Bunny
- 29 October 1994: ‘Great Fire (CD Single )’ Fluffy Bunny
- 29 October 1994 (BFBS): 'Great Fire (10")' (Fluffy Bunny)
- 16 December 1994: ‘One Way Down (Various Artists 2x7 Inch - Built To Blast )’ Fierce Panda
- 19 December 1994 (BBC World Service): Big (7 inch - Don't Forget The Children EP )’ I-Sore
- 30 December 1994: One Way Down (Various Artists 2x7 inch - Built To Blast) Fierce Panda
- 1995
- 31 March 1995: 'Cloud Nine (Compilation CD-The Best Punk Rock In England, Son)' (Snuffy Smile)
- 07 April 1995: 'Cloud Nine (Compilation LP - The Best Punk Rock In England, Son)' (Snuffy Smile)
- 15 April 1995 (BFBS): 'Cloud 9 (Compilation CD-The Best Punk Rock In England, Son)' (Snuffy Smile)
- 21 April 1995: Wuthering Heights (7 inch – Split with Flying Medallions) Fierce Panda
- 29 April 1995: Wuthering Heights (split single with Flying Medallions - Riot/Wuthering Heights) Fierce Panda
- 06 May 1995 (BFBS): (JP: 'We don't often have, I'm ashamed to say, Kate Bush songs in the course of this programme, and I'm going to play you one now. Happily, it's not sung by Kate Bush.') 'Wuthering Heights (split 7" with Flying Medallions)' (Fierce Panda)
- 08 May 1995 (BBC World Service): Wuthering Heights (shared 7" with Flying Medallions - Riot / Wuthering Heights) Fierce Panda
- 11 August 1995: 'Fall Into Place (10 inch)' (Mantra Recordings)
- 28 August 1995 (BBC World Service): Fall Into Place (10") Mantra Recordings
- 01 September 1995: 'Fall Into Place (10 inch)' (Mantra Recordings)
- 09 September 1995 (BFBS): 'Fall Into Place (CDS)' (Mantra Recordings)
- 22 September 1995: Fall Into Place (10 inch) Mantra Recordings
- 11 November 1995: 'Pictures (CDS)' (Mantra Recordings)
- 18 November 1995 (BFBS): 'Pictures (CDS)' (Mantra Recordings)
- 02 December 1995: Pictures (7") Mantra
- 09 December 1995 (BFBS): 'Pictures (CDS)' (Mantra Recordings)
- 1996
- 13 January 1996: Can't Stop These Things (CD single) Mantra
- 20 January 1996 (BFBS): 'Can't Stop These Things (7")' (Mantra Recordings) (with a brief snatch of the Kate Bush cover on the B-side)
- 02 April 1996: Last Chance (single) Mantra
- 06 April 1996 (BFBS): 'Last Chance (7")' (Mantra Recordings)
- 1997
- 25 September 1997: Somewhere Else
- 1998
- 29 October 1998: Fall Into Place (live performance) (Priority band track as Peel calls it)