Mobile Stud Unit

Article summary

Mobile Stud Unit (MSU) are a long-lived satirical punk band formed in Hamilton, New Zealand in 1993 by a group of students at the University of Waikato. They were renowned for their unpredictable on-stage antics and the offensive lyrical content of their songs. While the band has had at least 10 members, outrageous frontman Rohan "Marxi" Marx has been the one constant. Mobile Stud Unit were originators of self-described 'pus-rock' – a sound heavily influenced by early New Zealand punk bands such as those that featured on the AK79 compilation of late seventies Auckland punk bands, mixed with outwardly offensive "fart jokey" lyrics. Song titles include "Stroke Victim", "Grut Sniffer" and "Wheel of Clitoris".

Key claims

1. date of formation: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. members: 10 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340121718