Smut Peddlers are an American
punk
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band originally from
Redondo Beach, California
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. The band has been performing live since 1993 and has toured in Europe and North America. The Smut Peddlers are notorious in Southern California for their spirited and rowdy live shows.
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History
The band was formed in Redondo Beach in April 1993. They played regularly in
Orange County in the early 2000s.
In 1995, Smut Peddlers released their first album, ''Failure'' on the band's own label Ransom Records. The follow-up ''Freedom'' was released in 1997. Their third full-length album ''Tarball 2000'' was released on Ransom Records in 1999. ''ISM'' is their fourth full-length album, released in 2001. Their fifth album, ''Coming Out'', was released in 2004 on the independent label, TKO Records. A live DVD/CD of the band titled ''That's Amore'' was released by TKO Records in 2005.
The band's music was featured in ''
Big Brother
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'' magazine's 1996 skateboarding video. They were also featured on the 2002 soundtrack to ''
Jackass: The Movie'' and the 2006 soundtrack to ''
Jackass Number Two
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''. In addition, the band's music has been featured on several episodes of the television shows ''
Jackass'', ''
Wildboyz
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'', and ''
Rob and Big''. The band also contributed two songs to the
''Jackass'' video game.
The band toured Europe in August 2002, playing 16 cities throughout Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Belgium, headlining all shows except three. Smut Peddlers also toured the United States in May/June 2005, though a European tour that year was canceled after John Ransom made right-wing statements to ''
Thrasher
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'' magazine.
The band released a new album for the first time in ten years titled ''Going In'' on July 12, 2014, on their own label, Ransom Records. On June 30, in support of the new album, Smut Peddlers released a video of the song "California Gold" on
YouTube
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.
Band members
Current
*John Ransom – vocals
*Gish Thornton – bass
*Julia Smut – drums
*Prospect – guitar
*Chuk Davis – guitar
Past
*Mike Angulo (deceased) – guitar (1992–1996)
*Doug Winbury – guitar (1992–2001)
*Kristian Dragge (deceased) – guitar (1996)
*Kevin Sullivan – guitar (1996)
*Bert Orlando – guitar (1998–1999)
*Roger Ramjet – guitar (1999–2003)
*Sean Mallard – guitar (2002–2007)
Discography
Albums
*"The Demos" (1993–1994)
*''Failure'' (1995)
*''Freedom'' (1997)
*''
Tarball 2000'' (1999)
*''ISM'' (2001)
*''Coming Out'' (2004)
*''
1993–1994: The Demos'' (2007)
*''Going In'' (2014)
*''
High Anxiety Stress Fear'' (2018)
7-inches
*"Live at the Hermosa Saloon" (1998)
*"Silicone & STP" (1999)
*"Bipolar Girl" (2000)
*"Exit Plan" (2004)
10-inches
*"Ten Inch" (2003)
References
External links
Official websiteFacebook page
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Musical groups from Los Angeles
Punk rock groups from California
Musical groups established in 1993