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Biography
Infobox musical artist |name =Southern Culture on the Skids|image =Southern_Culture_on_the_Skids-Raleigh-2010-04-17.jpeg|caption =Southern Culture on the Skids perform in Raleigh, NC, 17 April 2010. Left to right: Dave Hartman, Rick Miller, and Mary Huff.|image_size =|background =group_or_band|origin = Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill , North Carolina |genre = Alternative rock , Neo-psychedelia , Experimental rock , Rockabilly , Surf Rock |years_active = 1983 in music|1983 , 1987 in music|1987 -present|label =Lloyd Street, Moist, Plan 9 Records|Plan 9 , Caroline Records|Caroline , Safe House, Geffen Records|Geffen , Estrus Records|Estrus , TVT Records|TVT , Yep Roc Records|Yep Roc |associated_acts =|website = http://www.scots.com Official website|current_members =Rick Miller, Dave Hartman, Mary Huff, Tim Barnes|past_members =Stan Lewis, Leslie Land, Chip Shelby, Chris Bess Southern Culture on the Skids , also sometimes known as SCOTS , is an American Rock music|rock band that was formed in 1983 in music|1983 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina|Chapel Hill , North Carolina . The band consists of Rick Miller, Dave Hartman, and Mary Huff.
Musical style
Stylistically, SCOTS gravitate towards the rockabilly , surf rock , country music , and R& B genre s, with a punk rock|punk edge and outrageous humor thrown in.
Musical themes
SCOTS' music is generally very upbeat, as they usually write and perform songs about Dance|dancing , sex , and fried chicken , which are main themes in songs such as "Cheap Motels," "Soul City," and "Eight Piece Box." They are also known for their live shows, which often include throwing fried chicken and banana pudding into the audience, and audience members invited to dance onstage. As a general rule, they are not hostile toward non-commercial taping of their shows. http://www.scots.com/tourdates/taping.htm
Other media
The band appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992 TV series)|The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 1995, performing "Camel Walk" from their album Dirt Track Date . They have also appeared numerous times on '' Late Night with Conan O'Brien . The song "Soul City" was heard in the 1996 film Happy Gilmore , as well as the 2005 Dukes Of Hazzard movie. The song "White Trash" is featured in the soundtrack for the 1996 film Beavis and Butt-head Do America . The song "Camel Walk" is used in the 1996 movie Flirting with Disaster (film)|Flirting with Disaster , the 1997 movie Perdita Durango , and the 2009 movie Schwerkraft''. "My Baby's Got the Strangest Ways" appears on the soundtrack to the 1997 slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer . Three of their songs, "King of the Mountain", "Cheap Motels", and "The Corn Rocket," appeared on the soundtrack to the 2001 film Super Troopers . The band can also be seen performing the song on a beach party in the movie. The song "Smiley Yeah Yeah Yeah" appears on the soundtrack to the 2004 Major League Baseball video game MLB 2005 . The track "40 Miles to Vegas" appeared on the EA Sports video game NASCAR 07 . The song "White Trash" appears in the trailer for the 2011 movie The Goon .
Members
Current
Rick Miller ( Singing|Vocals , Electric guitar|Guitar )
Compilation of 19 Halloween-inspired tracks by various artists
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External links
http://www.scots.com Official Website
MySpace|southerncultureontheskids|Southern Culture on the Skids
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p41676|label=Southern Culture on the Skids
http://www.corporatecountrysucks.com Interview and live performance on TV Show Corporate Country Sucks .
http://www.archive.org/details/SouthernCultureOnTheSkids Southern Culture on the Skids collection at the Internet Archive 's live music archive
http://www.taprootradio.com/2011/10/20/tpr58-rick-miller-from-southern-culture-on-the-skids-interview-and-music/ Rick Miller Interview and music from the CD Zombiefied
Category:American rock music groups Category:Psychobilly groups Category:Garage punk Category:TVT Records artists Category:Sympathy for the Record Industry artists|Southern Culture on the Skids Category:Musical groups from Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina Category:Live Music Archive artists
