28 Costumes

If we can imagine for a moment that time is not linear, but is, in fact, shaped like a donut, then every tiny doughy nibble that you take from the giant time-donut that is father history, means that you, and us, share a history as one.

After unsuccessful stints as badger assassins, pantomime animals, rum smugglers and Japanese high speed trains, the various members of 28 Costumes decided to be a band.

28 Costumes are Chris (guitar, sings), Tony (guitar, sings), Ally (drums, percussion) and Paul (bass, keyboards). Ally replaced Nick as drummer in 2005, when Nick was killed by a lazer in a Bond film.

After releasing many different albums under pseudonyms, they recorded their first EP “HOY!”, which they expect to go triple platinum on a global scale. Failing this the band plan to head over to Malaysia, where they are currently experiencing a plague of badgers.

The band like to listen to Pavement, The Wedding Present, The Pixies, The Clash, The Frames, Fugazi and Depeche mode. They also like to listen to the almost inaudible keening sound that back-issues of 'Hello' magazine make when you put them on a cow.

When the band have finished making pleasure-songs and joysounds out of household bric-a-brac, they like to rub the head of an idiot against a wooly jumper, stick him to the wall, and then time how long it takes him to fall off. The current record holder is Duncan the idiot, at 29.37 seconds.

(Biography by 28 Costumes)