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Infobox musical artist | name = Urinals| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| alias = 100 Flowers Chairs of Perception| origin = Los Angeles, CA , United States|USA | genre = Punk rock | years_active = 1978–1983, 1996–present| label = Happy Squid Records| associated_acts = Trotsky Icepick| website = http://www.happysquid.com/HSR%20site/URI%20site/urinews.htm| current_members = Kevin Barrett Rob Roberge John Talley-Jones| past_members = Rod Barker Delia Frankel Kjehl Johansen Steve WillardThe Urinals are a punk rock band (music)|band from Southern California . Known for their minimalist approach to songwriting and recording — their lyrics have been called "punk haiku " — the band influenced other punk rockers of the 1970s and 1980s including the Minutemen (band)|Minutemen .
History
The band's first performance, in 1978, was a parody of punk rock performed for a talent show at their UCLA dormitory|dorm . Though none could play their instruments, three of the original members continued to perform in on-campus venues. Their songs were usually short, and seldom utilized more than two chords—if that.
The band’s first off-campus show was at Raul's (night club)|Raul’s in Austin, Texas . Returning to L.A., they appeared with such groups as The Go-Go's and Black Flag (band)|Black Flag . A roughly-recorded, four-song Extended play|EP produced by Vitus Matare (of L.A.'s The Last (band)|The Last and later Trotsky Icepick ) followed. After developing a somewhat more sophisticated sound, the band changed its name to 100 Flowers (inspired by Chairman Mao Zedong 's famous Hundred Flowers Campaign|quote ), but disbanded in 1983.
In 1996, the band reformed as the Urinals, releasing a CD of new material in 2003. They later took the name Chairs of Perception (presumably a parody of Aldous Huxley 's The Doors of Perception ) before again becoming the Urinals in 2008.
The Minutemen covered "Ack Ack Ack Ack" (calling it "Ack Ack Ack") on the albums The Politics of Time and 3-Way Tie (For Last) . A video of the song, directed by Talley-Jones, would be the Minutemen's last video due to the death of D. Boon .
No Age covered "Male Masturbation" on their EP Eraser .
Mika Miko covered "Sex" on their LP We Be Xuxa .
Yo La Tengo has covered "Black Hole" (on their Little Honda EP) and "Surfin' with the Shah". "Black Hole" was also covered by the Leaving Trains, Angry Angles, Women (band)| Women , The Gun Club|Gun Club , and Grass Widow.
"I'm a Bug" was covered by Halo of Flies, Lili Z. (on her ''Let's Go 7"), Meatmen (on their LP Cover the Earth ), Ceremony (on their 7" Hysteria ) and Sex Cult (on their Plain Jane 7").
"Hologram" was covered by Digital Leather (on their LP Sorcerer ) and Human Eye (on their Dinosaur Bones 7").
Other bands to cover Urinals songs include Butthole Surfers , The Dishes, The Reds, Mike Watt , and Eleventh Dream Day.
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External links
http://www.happysquid.com/HSR%20site/URI%20site/urihist.htm A history of the band
http://www.furious.com/PERFECT/urinals.html Review by Dave Lang
Category:American punk rock groups Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles, California
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