The Manikins were a protopunk and new wave band from Perth, Australia.
History The band formed in August 1976 as the Cheap Nasties. Their debut
gig was at The Rivervale Hotel in mid-1977. They lay claim to the title of
Perth's first punk band. The original Cheap Nasties' lineup was Kim Salmon
(guitar/vocals), Neil Fernandes (guitar/vocals), Ken Seymour (bass/vocals)
and Mark Betts (drums). Salmon left the Cheap Nasties in December 1977, to
form The Scientists.
The rest of the band, with Robbie Porritt joining as lead vocalist,
continued as The Manikins. The raw sound of the Cheap Nasties gradually
gave way to a poppier, new wave-oriented musical direction.
Dave Faulkner, ex-The Victims, joined for a brief period as keyboard
player (1979-1980). He would later be a founding member and the mainstay
of the Hoodoo Gurus. Seymour also left, to be replaced by Dan Dare.
The band had several residencies i
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Tyrades,
Rippers,
River Boat Gamblers,
Peepshows,
Puffball,
Nine Pound Hammer,
Mojomatics,
New Bomb Turks,
Mainliners,
Make Up,
Dollhouse,
Demolition Doll Rods,
"Demons",
Safety Second,
The Boo,
Very Ape,
The Turpentines,
Cool Jerks,
Union Carbide,
Rocket Uppercut,
Hot Boogie Chillun,
Wet Taxis,
Dick Tiger,
The Hatepinks,
The Registrators,
The Mainliners,
Exploding White Mice,
The Midways,
Sludgefeast,
Krunchies,
The Fatals,
Scissorhands,
Sindy Kills Me,
The Red 7,
The Lipstick Killers,
The Bamboo Kids,
Wild Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire,
Sanne En Ik,
Screamin' Eric,
Dressedtokill,
Wild Billy Childish & The Singing Loins,
Dixie Buzzards,
Knockout Pills,
Spider Rico,
Sons of Cyrus,
Agree With Me,
Dirty Switches,
The Barbarellas,
Hatepinks,
Low Point Drains,
Hot Pockets,
The Locomotions,
John Woo,
