Johnny and the Dicks are a band formed by John Morton soon after the demise of the electric eels.[3][4][5] Although listed as a band, they were just as much performance art, posing with instruments for photographs and never performing songs. They sometimes used a pre-recorded soundtrack by The Styrenes.[6]
Johnny and the Dicks | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | art punk visual-art[1] |
| Years active | 1972–1975 |
| Past members | John Morton Bush Tetras Laura Kennedy Cynthia Sley[2] |
Rough Trade released a "recording" of theirs, that was simply a record cover with no vinyl inside.[7][8][9]
References
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- ^ Savage, Jon [@JonSavage1966] (2022-05-13). "After the Electric Eels John D. Morton put together a Conceptual Art group called Johnny and the Dicks feat. future Bush Tetras Laura Kennedy and Cynthia Sley. They made one lp, cover only, no record, 250 copies" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Mirrors Appearance Re-ignites Debate: Lakewood, Birthplace Of Punk Rock? - The Lakewood Observer". lakewoodobserver.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Murphy, Michael (7 August 2018). Cleveland's Catalog of Cool: An Irreverent Guide to the Land. The Countryman Press. ISBN 978-1-68268-043-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ Writer, Staff. "Concert preview: John D Morton revives art-punks X___X after '40-year hiatus'". Columbus Monthly. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ testiclesofdoom (19 December 2023). "Old Music Monthly #038 [October 1996]". The Avocado. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ www.bibliopolis.com. "Johnny & the Dicks by Johnny, the Dicks on Boo-Hooray". Boo-Hooray. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Tau, Michael (30 August 2022). Extreme Music: Silence to Noise and Everything In between. Feral House. ISBN 978-1-62731-129-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Amazing early punk document: Johnny and the Dicks live in, um, 'concert'?". DangerousMinds. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
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