Thee Headcoats

Thee Headcoats is a band comprised of Billy Childish (real name Bill Hamper), Bruce Brand, and Johnny Johnson. Childish was featured on guitar and vocals, Brand on drums and backing vocals, and Johnson on bass. The band is one of Childish's many musical projects, and, having released fourteen full length albums, his most prolific. Formed in Kent, England in the late 1980s, the

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Billy Childish - Kent, England

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band is well known for its garage rock sound, explicitely sticking to this format on almost all of their albums. The band's signature sound (characterised by seemingly rushed and unprofessional production) as well as their prolific writing is often attributed to Childish's sever dyslexia. The band has been on multiple labels including Billy's own Hangman Records and Subpop.

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Garage rock - Hangman Records - Subpop

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Although some old tracks are still released by the band, they played their final concert on May 12th 2000 at the Dirty Water Club. Billy Childish now playe with his new group The Buff Medways.

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Billy Childish - The Buff Medways

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