Ned's Atomic Dustbin is an English rock band formed in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in November 1987. The band took their name from an episode of radio comedy programme The Goon Show. The band is unusual for using two bass-players in their line-up: Alex Griffin plays melody lines high up on one bass, and Matt Cheslin plays the regular bass lines on the other. This gives the band a tense and highly driven sub-hardcore sound featuring distorted effects-laden guitar and energetic drums.
Ned's Atomic Dustbin performing at Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Hall, December 2012. Left to right: Alex Griffin, Dan Worton, Matt Cheslin, Jonn Penney, Rat
Vocalist Jonn Penney with a fan at a gig in Wolverhampton, December 2007
Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 2011 UK census recorded the town's population as 63,298.
Foster Street, Stourbridge; leading towards the railway station
St. Thomas' Church
The former Free Library & Technical College
Stourbridge Town Hall