Les Stups

Les Stups is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1989 in Montreal, Quebec.

Les Stups
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1989 (1989)–present
Members	Dan Halen (guitar & lead vocals) Pat Panik (drums and vocals)
Past members	Pierre Tombasles (lead vocal, lyrics) Red (bass) EaseEase (guitar) Julien Sisoitil (bass) Doug Danger (2nd guitar)
Website	Les Stups

Since their beginnings, Les Stups (The Narcs) and their self-categorized Heavy Plastic have been in various scenes in Montreal (see Music of Montreal), and in the provinces of Quebec (Quebec music scene) and Ontario (NXNE -North By North East).^[1] They played live on TV (Musique Plus), at various happenings like Les FrancoFolies de Montréal, Francouvertes,^[2] Coup de coeur Francophone,^[3] Polliwog, Les Foufounes Électriques, and benefit gigs (for example Emmett Johns's Dans la rue.

Les Stups have gone through the phases: from cassette to LP album, then to CD and mp3, mainly in French, or Quebec French but sometimes in English and even in German.

GrimSkunk, The Nils, Doughboys (Canadian band), Noir Désir fr:Noir Désir, Ludwig Von 88 fr:Ludwig Von 88, Bérurier Noir fr:Bérurier Noir, Parabellum fr:Parabellum (groupe), Les Secrétaires Volantes fr:Les Secrétaires Volantes, Banlieue Rouge fr:Banlieue Rouge (groupe), Idées Noires,^[4] Les 3/4 putains, Glop! Glop! and several others have shared the stage with them during the 1990s. Then, radio silence after a final concert in tribute to The Clash’s deceased leader Joe Strummer in 2005.

Even though the band was not too much to be seen live in the last years, lead vocalist Pierre Tombasles and bassist Julien gone to other adventures, the songs have accumulated. Dan Halen and Pat Panik are now Les Stups. Pat, Doug and Julien were also members of Sick Jaggers and Julien is now with Double Date With Death.

Discography

Cassettes

• Les Stups (Ondes de Choc / Lunatic Asylum)
• Toxines

CD

• Écrasé (4 song EP)
• Icec Tse Nu Euqsid Sed Sputs (2 song EP)

Compilations

Vinyl

• Lâchés lousses vol. 1, including Les Stups's song "Etre Gouverné" (Tir Groupé)

CD

• Québec en marge (including Les Stups's song "Écrasé")
• Sauvages Québécois (including Les Stups's song "Ça fait rien" – Live in concert)

Videography

Video clips

• Être gouverné (1990) ^[5]
• Et si c'était ça (1992) ^[6]

References

Citations

1. "NXNE Music Festival". NXNE Music Festival. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
2. "Les Francouvertes | Le concours-vitrine de toutes les musiques - 28e édition". francouvertes.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3. "Coup de coeur francophone - Réseau | QUÉBEC". Archived from the original on July 27, 2006. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
4. "Idees noires | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". February 22, 2014.
5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: etre gouverne.mpg. YouTube.
6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: et si cetait ca.mpg. YouTube.

External links

• (in French) Ondes de choc/Lunatic Asylum at myspace
• (in French) Lâchés Lousses/Tir Groupé
• (in French) Le punk au Québec Journal LaPresse, December 2001
• Sick Jaggers at myspace