It looks like many of us had a go at being pop stars, here's a list of bands from a site 'Crap bands from Hull' - Pink Noise, The Gargoyles, Matthew Hogg, Les Zeiga Fleurs, The Velvetones, Johnny & the Carbon Chain, Three Action, The Housemartins, The Germz, Red Guitars/Planet Wilson, The Penny Candles, Vicious Circle, The Sinister Family, John the Monkey, The Von Trapps, F.U.B.B., Looking for Adam, Sheep, The Company/Mighty Strike, The Penny Whistler, The Brontes, Savannah St. Stompers, Luca Brazzi etc, Secret of Life, WKDN, Guy Gibson, Kingmaker, Burn the Index, Girlfriends, US Megachicks, Tough Guys..., Bible Brothers, Teethmarks, Pressure Group, Wail Nation, Rock Ripley..., New Dooleys, Black September, States of Unrest, The Mandlebrot Set, England Under Snow, Flood of Lies, Quel Dommage, Scared to Dance, Three Mile Island, The Hitchcocks, Adam's Eaten Eve, Punctured Tough Guy, The Adelphi Club. This is just the 80's bands! (and I'm not sure how the Housemartins made the list)
I really liked Kingmaker.The bass player Miles appeared on Top of the Pops in a city shirt as well.I think it was the green and white gingham check away one from the 1990/ 1991 season.
Paul Heaton took to slagging them off for being middle class pretenders.Why he felt the need to do that is anyones guess, the bell end.

