Nous Non Plus (French for "Neither ( ''do'' or ''are'' ) we") is a faux- French

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band based out of

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. The band consists of Céline Dijon (

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, Verena Wiesendanger), Jean-Luc Retard (

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and vocals, Dan Crane), Bonnie Day (vocals, violin and

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), Cal d'Hommage (

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), Professeur Harry Covert ( drums), Morris "Mars" Chevrolet (

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), and François Hardonne (

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and

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). Nous Non Plus records with Aeronaut Records and is distributed by

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. The band formed in 2005, after a messy separation from the original band

Les Sans Culottes Les Sans Culottes is a French-language rock band from Brooklyn, New York. The group performs primarily original material and some covers of French rock songs and French-language reworkings of some classic American rock songs. Their name is a refe ...

. The band members had been disgruntled or felt threatened by the band leader, Clermont Ferrand. Upon voting him out of the band, he took the remaining band members to court to fight over the rights for the name of the band. Ferrand, a lawyer, represented himself. After a few days in court, the other members decided the legal costs were going to be too steep and Ferrand could out last them. Ferrand was free to use the Les Sans Culottes name, and refilled the ranks of the band. The rest of the core members continued on under the name Nous Non Plus.Nom de Guerre: How my faux French band wound up in federal court.
By Dan Crane (aka Jean-Luc Retard), Oct. 24, 2005. Retrieved July 12, 2007.

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External links

Official Web Site
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