Shame Idols

The Shame Idols' are a recently-reunited Birmingham pop/punk band that was active from 1993 to 1999. The group originally consisted of Bryan Price and Tim Boykin on vocals and guitars, Jesse Suttles on drums, and Buddy Banks on bass. The reborn Shame Idols include Price and Boykin with Alan Helms on bass and Mikey Williams on drums.

The Shame Idols grew out of a late 1980s band, the Working Mothers which featured Price and Suttles, who quit to form the new band with Boykin and Banks. In the mid 1990s the Shame Idols released two albums on Frontier Records. Their third album, without Banks, was released under the name "The Lolas", a Boykin side project.

Price, who became disenchanted with the music business and dissolved the group in 1999 picked up a guitar again in 2005 and contacted Boykin about reviving the band. They are currently planning a new album and touring.

The Shame Idols are scheduled to appear on the Homegrown Stage at City Stages 2006.

Discography

• I Got Time. Frontier Records, 1995
• Rocket Cat. Frontier Records, 1997

References

• Burgess, Jeremy (June 9, 2006) "No shame in idol worship: Disbanded group reforms - and keeps old name." Birmingham News.