Shame Idols
The Shame Idols' are a recently-reunited Birmingham pop/punk band that was active from 1991 to 1999. The group originally consisted of Bryan Price and Tim Boykin on vocal harmonies and guitars, Jesse Suttles on drums, and Buddy Banks on bass. The reborn Shame Idols include Price and Boykin with Alan Helm 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, late of Carnival Season and Pinky the Stabber, and Banks. In the mid 1990s the Shame Idols released two albums on California's Frontier Records. Both were produced by Conrad Uno with cover art by Jaime Hernandez. 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 2004 and contacted Boykin about reviving the band. They are currently planning a new album for Japan's Wizard in Vinyl, and touring.
The Shame Idols appeared on the Homegrown Stage at the 2006 City Stages.
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.
External links
- Shame Idols website
- Shame Idols on MySpace
- Shame Idols on Tapestry