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| − | ''Acme'' | + | ''Acme'', standing for 'Aids Carrying Mosquito Epidemic', were a punk band from Raglan and Hamilton. |
| − | [[Poondip]](bass) | + | [[Poondip]] (bass), along with Justin Black (guitar), developed the concept of ''Acme'' in Raglan, where they recorded songs on a tape deck. Australian-born Poondip grew up in Kenya, and after moving to New Zealand lived in a garden shed in Raglan. Other early members included a Fijian drummer nicknames 'Animal'. Together, with [[Sol Cooper]] (vocals) and [[James Campkin]] (drums), they started writing and playing songs around 1994. [[Gareth Pemberton]] took over on guitars for a while, until [[Matt Henderson]] joined and brought a bunch of new songs. |
| − | They played a few gigs including supporting ''Shihad'' and ''HLAH'' at the Raglan pub and recorded an album at Rex's rehearsal studio for $20. | + | They played a few gigs including supporting ''Shihad'' and ''HLAH'' at the Raglan pub and recorded an album, [[I'm Totally Fucking Hopeless]], at Rex's rehearsal studio for $20. |
[[Poondip]] continues to play as Acme. | [[Poondip]] continues to play as Acme. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwVvwX2h8xo '' I'm Totally Fucking Hopeless'' album on Youtube] | ||
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[[category:bands]] | [[category:bands]] | ||
{{Band-Stub}} | {{Band-Stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 5 February 2022
Acme, standing for 'Aids Carrying Mosquito Epidemic', were a punk band from Raglan and Hamilton.
Poondip (bass), along with Justin Black (guitar), developed the concept of Acme in Raglan, where they recorded songs on a tape deck. Australian-born Poondip grew up in Kenya, and after moving to New Zealand lived in a garden shed in Raglan. Other early members included a Fijian drummer nicknames 'Animal'. Together, with Sol Cooper (vocals) and James Campkin (drums), they started writing and playing songs around 1994. Gareth Pemberton took over on guitars for a while, until Matt Henderson joined and brought a bunch of new songs.
They played a few gigs including supporting Shihad and HLAH at the Raglan pub and recorded an album, I'm Totally Fucking Hopeless, at Rex's rehearsal studio for $20.
Poondip continues to play as Acme.
