The Scavengers were a New Zealand-Australianpunk rock band that formed in 1977. They moved to Melbourne, Australia, in November 1978 and became Marching Girls.
The band was formed in 1976 at Auckland Technical Institute by graphic design students Ken Cooke, Simon Monroe, Mike Simons and Marlon Hart, under the name The 1B Darlings. They were heavily influenced by British R&B, glam rock and 1960s US garage rock. In 1977, they renamed themselves the Scavengers and gave themselves punk stage names (Cooke as Johnny Volume, Monroe as Des Truction, Simons as Mike Lezbian and Hart as Mal Icious). Their style mutated in the direction of the US punk rock and proto-punk acts.
Through much of 1977, they and Suburban Reptiles were the only punk bands in Auckland. In June 1977 they, along with Suburban Reptiles and the Masochists, played New Zealand's first major punk gig, at the University of Auckland. Their repertoire during this time was mostly covers, but by early 1978, they had written a set of original tunes. In late 1977, bassist Hart left to be replaced by Brendan Perry, who performed under the stage name "Ronnie Recent". In March 1978, they began a residency at Zwines, a new Auckland punk club. Simons soon left (inspiring their signature song "Mysterex"), and Perry moved to vocals.
Two Scavengers tracks appeared on the Ripper compilation AK79, and a retrospective album was released in 2003.
The Marching Girlsedit
The Scavengers moved to Sydney, then Melbourne, Australia, in November 1978, and renamed themselves Marching Girls, issuing some recordings and video clips.
Legacyedit
Perry later formed Dead Can Dance, and Monroe (a.k.a. Des Hefner) played briefly for the Birthday Party during the latter band's final tour of Australia and New Zealand. Monroe went on to play in a series of Melbourne-based acts including the Slaughtermen and Maurice Frawley. Both Cooke (Go Public and Daisy West) and Monroe are still working musicians in Melbourne.
The Scavengers were hugely influential in Auckland in the late 1970s, inspiring a whole generation of young bands. They re-formed in 2004 for a one-off show in Auckland without Perry, and again at the AK79 reunion in 2008.
The rockabilly/punk band Scavengers of Brighton, England, have no connection to the New Zealand band.
Eggleton, D. (2003). Ready to Fly. Nelson, NZ: Craig Potton. ISBN1-877333-06-9
Dix, John (1988). Stranded in Paradise: New Zealand Rock'n'roll 1955–88. Palmerston North, NZ: Paradise Publications. ISBN0-14-301953-8ISBN0-473-00638-3
External linksedit
AudioCulture profile
The Scavengers at Discogs
The Scavengers NZ Music
Zwines and Auckland Punk History
January 01, 1970
scavengers, films, 1959, film, 1969, film, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, . For the films see The Scavengers 1959 film and The Scavengers 1969 film This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Scavengers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message The Scavengers were a New Zealand Australian punk rock band that formed in 1977 They moved to Melbourne Australia in November 1978 and became Marching Girls The ScavengersFrom left Cooke Perry MonroeBackground informationOriginAuckland New ZealandGenresPunk rockYears active1977 80Past membersKen Cooke Johnny Volume Simon Monroe Des Truction Brendan Perry Ronnie Recent Mike Simons Mike Lezbian Marlon Hart Mal Icious Contents 1 History 2 The Marching Girls 3 Legacy 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe band was formed in 1976 at Auckland Technical Institute by graphic design students Ken Cooke Simon Monroe Mike Simons and Marlon Hart under the name The 1B Darlings They were heavily influenced by British R amp B glam rock and 1960s US garage rock In 1977 they renamed themselves the Scavengers and gave themselves punk stage names Cooke as Johnny Volume Monroe as Des Truction Simons as Mike Lezbian and Hart as Mal Icious Their style mutated in the direction of the US punk rock and proto punk acts Through much of 1977 they and Suburban Reptiles were the only punk bands in Auckland In June 1977 they along with Suburban Reptiles and the Masochists played New Zealand s first major punk gig at the University of Auckland Their repertoire during this time was mostly covers but by early 1978 they had written a set of original tunes In late 1977 bassist Hart left to be replaced by Brendan Perry who performed under the stage name Ronnie Recent In March 1978 they began a residency at Zwines a new Auckland punk club Simons soon left inspiring their signature song Mysterex and Perry moved to vocals Two Scavengers tracks appeared on the Ripper compilation AK79 and a retrospective album was released in 2003 The Marching Girls editThe Scavengers moved to Sydney then Melbourne Australia in November 1978 and renamed themselves Marching Girls issuing some recordings and video clips Legacy editPerry later formed Dead Can Dance and Monroe a k a Des Hefner played briefly for the Birthday Party during the latter band s final tour of Australia and New Zealand Monroe went on to play in a series of Melbourne based acts including the Slaughtermen and Maurice Frawley Both Cooke Go Public and Daisy West and Monroe are still working musicians in Melbourne The Scavengers were hugely influential in Auckland in the late 1970s inspiring a whole generation of young bands They re formed in 2004 for a one off show in Auckland without Perry and again at the AK79 reunion in 2008 The rockabilly punk band Scavengers of Brighton England have no connection to the New Zealand band Discography editDate of Release Title Label Charted Country Catalog Number 2003 The Scavengers Zerox New Zealand DZEROX 01References editEggleton D 2003 Ready to Fly Nelson NZ Craig Potton ISBN 1 877333 06 9 Dix John 1988 Stranded in Paradise New Zealand Rock n roll 1955 88 Palmerston North NZ Paradise Publications ISBN 0 14 301953 8 ISBN 0 473 00638 3External links editAudioCulture profile The Scavengers at Discogs The Scavengers NZ Music Zwines and Auckland Punk History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Scavengers amp oldid 1190323918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
