The Porkers

Band Info

The Porkers are an Australian ska punk band from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

They formed in 1987 as ‘The Pork Hunts’ (The Poor Cunts…get it? e.d.), the band was eventually ‘forced'(?)[citation needed] to change its name to the less offensive-sounding ‘The Porkers’ in 1990. Their first release was the 1990 EP entitled ‘Tired of Being Pork Hunts’.

They released two full-length albums on Moon Ska Records. Both were released independently and through ‘Sound System Records’ in Australia. The album ‘Hot Dog Daiquiri’ was subsequently released by ‘Radley Records’ on vinyl in 2018, 18 years after the close of ‘Moon Ska Records’.

Band members

Founding members

• Pete Porker

Current members

• Radley Cooper a.k.a. Pete Porker

Previous members

• Donny Anarchy (drums)
• Tomi Kefichek (bass)
• Richard Puxty (guitar)
• David Kelly (trumpet, keyboards)
• Robert Tickle (trombone)
• Tony Collins (bass)
• James Davis (keyboards)
• Kim Pink (sax)
• Ian Dunn (guitar)
• John McIvor (guitar)
• Paul Woseen (bass)
• Chris Fegan (guitar)
• Pedro Peter (sax)
• Dave Power (guitar)
• Martin McLaughlin (trumpet)
• Ben Coles (sax)
• Wayne (trombone)
• Nicola (trumpet)
• Ben Holland (bass)
• Rob Parkes (trombone)
• Fred Feletti (percussion, vocals)

Discography

Albums

• Tired of Being Pork Hunts – EP (1990)
• Grunt! (1994) MR053 &
• Hot Dog Daiquiri (1998) MR138 &
• Time Will Tell (2000)
• Live at Nakanoshima (2005)
• This is The Porkers (2007)

Singles

• Not Bad, Pretty Good, Not Bad (1996)
• Hit the Ground Running – EP (1996)
• X-Factor – EP (1997)
• Chemical Imbalance – EP (1997)
• Perfect Teeth – EP (1998)
• Too Big For Your Boots – EP (2000)
• The Porkers vs Salmonelladub – EP (2001)
• Buds for Brains – EP (2002)
• Now Hear This – EP (2004)

Video Media

Persistence is Futile – DVD (2009)

Compilations