SCREAMING URGE - Homework

Columbus, Ohio forms the southern point of Ohios golden triangle of D.I.Y. (with Cleveland at the north, and someplace between Akron and Youngstown to the east). From these few hundred square miles emerged dozens of bands whose musical roots flow directly from the splendidly guileless art-rock of Rocket From the Tombs and Pere Ubu-with barely a trace of Ramones, Sex Pistols or Elvis Costello... SCREAMING URGEs Homework" is this series theme-song. They were certainly the punkiest outfit in the gloriously experimental Columbus scene at the turn of the 80s, but the thoroughly un-punk artwork on their LPs and the EP still scares off the headbangers. They played the heck out of Columbus clubs, church halls, sidewalks and a burlesque club they rented. Major label nibbles came to naught, but they left behind a cool 45 (New Age 002) and two LPs-worth of world-class DIY-punk. Drummer DAVE MANIC went on to GREAT PLAINS." - Sing Sing.