Snfu

SNFU are a Canadian punk rock band who started in 1981, were disbanded between 1989 and 1991, and broke up in 2005. The band originally hailed from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, later relocating to Vancouver. Totalling over twenty years, their career saw them move through various sub-genres of punk rock, including hardcore punk in the early ’80s, skate punk in the mid-late ’80s, and melodic hardcore in the ’90s. The band is distinguished by its sardonic lyrical and visual asthetics, mostly the product of lead singer Ken Chinn, listed on all SNFU releases as Mr. Chi Pig; aggressive and accomplished dual guitar work by twin brothers Marc «Muc» and Brent «Bunnt» Belke, the latter of whom left in 1998; and an energetic live show (the band was renowned for their live act. Flipside fanzine voted them «Best Live Band» in 1987, beating the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fugazi, both of whom have frenetic live acts.)

While originally an acronym for «Society’s No Fucking Use», the meaning of those four letters changed over the years, with the band eventually becoming ambiguous on assigning them a specific reference.

The band had an unusual quirk of releasing albums with seven words in the title. Through their career, they’ve featured seven different bassists and eight different drummers.

While guitarist Marc Belke is adament that the band is no more, Chi has said in interviews that «SNFU dies when [he dies,]» and insists that a new lineup will surface. The SNFU MySpace page sides with Belke.

Former members

Vocals

Ken Chinn, aka Mr Chi Pig - 1981-1989, 1991-2005

Guitar

Marc Belke, aka Muc - 1981-1989, 1991-2005
Brent Belke, aka Bunnt - 1981-1989, 1991-1999

Bass

Warren Bidlock - 1981-1983
Jimmy Schmitz - 1983-1985
Dave Bacon - 1985-1986
Curtis Creager - 1987-1989
Ken Flemming - 1991
Rob Johnson, aka Starbuck - 1991-2002
Matt Warhurst - 2002-2005

Drums

Evan C. Jones - 1981-1984
Jon Card - 1984-1986, 1989
Ted Simm - 1986-1988
Dave Rees - 1991-1999
Sean Stubbs - 1999-2001
Chris Thompson - 2001-2002
Shane Smith - 2002-2003
Trevor Macgregor - 2003-2005
Discography

- Victims of the Womanizer 7» (1984)
- …And No One Else Wanted to Play (1985)
- If You Swear, You’ll Catch No Fish (1986)
- She’s Not On The Menu 7» (1987)
- Better Than A Stick In The Eye (1988)
- Real Men Don’t Watch Quincy 7» (bootleg?) (1990)
- The Last Of The Big Time Suspenders (1991)
- Something Green And Leafy This Way Comes (1993)
- The One Voted Most Likely To Succeed (1995)
- FYULABA («few-LAH-bah») (Fuck You Up Like a Bad Accident) (1996)
- Let’s Get It Right the First Time (1998)
- The Ping Pong EP (2000)
- In The Meantime and In Between Time (2004)