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History

Punchbuggy was formed in

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, in 1994 and is composed of Andrew Kieran (vocals, guitar), Jim Bryson (guitar, vocals), Darren Hore (vocals, bass), and Adam Luedickie (drums). Kieran, Hore, and Luedicke were childhood friends who met in the town of

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. The trio played in the band Uncommon Society before forming Punchbuggy. In 1997, Bryson left the band to pursue a solo career and was replaced by Bryan Curry. The band describes their sound as "power pop punk", citing influences such as

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. In September 1999, they won the Born on the WWW contest sponsored by MusicDirect and IUMA and were subsequently flown to California for the webcast of the awards ceremony, where the band played with

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. The track "Cletus" from their 1996 album, ''Grand Opening Going Out of Business Sale'', is featured on the

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film ''Silver Wolf''.

Discography

Studio albums

*1994: ''All Nite Christian Rollerskate'' *1996: ''Grand Opening Going Out of Business Sale'' *1998: ''My Norwegian Cousin'' *2002: ''The Great Divide''

EPs

* ''Dressed for Success 7" MagWheel Records'' * ''Punchbuggy/Treble Charger Split 7"” Rightwide''

Compilations

* ''On Guard For Thee Compilation-AU GO GO Australia'' * ''Ottawa City Speedway Compilation CARGO Records'' * ''"Ripchordz As Fuck" Compilation ENGUARD Records'' * ''"No Driver’s Side Airbag" Snowboard video'' * ''"POP CAN ” Compilation Alert Records '' * ''"On the Road" Raw Energy/A+M Compilation''

Members

*Andrew Kieran – vocals, guitar (1994–2001) *Darren Hore – bass, vocals (1994–2001) *Adam Luedicke – drums, vocals (1994–2001) *Ian Macdonald – keyboards, vocals (1994–2001) * Jim Bryson – guitar (1994–1997) *Bryan Curry – guitar, vocals (1997) *Frank Viciana – guitar, vocals (1997–2001) *Nick Belanger – bass (1994)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Punchbuggy Musical groups established in 1994 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 Musical groups from Ottawa Canadian alternative rock groups 1994 establishments in Ontario 2001 disestablishments in Ontario Restless Records artists