Dunstan Bruce

Dunstan Bruce
Dunstan Bruce performing in London in 2017
Background information
GenresAnarcho-punk, post-punk
OccupationsVocalist, musician, filmmaker
Years active1982–present

Dunstan Bruce is a British musician and filmmaker. He was a founding member of the anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba.

Career

Musician

Bruce joined Chumbawamba when it formed in 1982.[1] He is lead singer on the band's biggest hit single, "Tubthumping" (1997).[2] Bruce left Chumbawamba at the end of 2004.[1]

Bruce is the lead singer of Interrobang?!, an agitprop post-punk band he formed in 2012 with ex-Chumbawamba drummer Harry Hamer and ex-Regular Fries guitarist Stephen Griffin. They released a critically-acclaimed eponymous album in 2018.[3]

Bruce performed a spoken-word piece accompanied by music as the Existential Angst of Dunstan Bruce.[4]

Filmmaker

Bruce has a film production company.[5] He collaborated on Channel 4's Whatever: A Teenage Musical,[6] and worked on several documentary films: Well Done. Now Sod Off. (2000) during his time in Chumbawamba,[7] I Get Knocked Down (2021) about his experience in Chumbawamba,[7] A Curious Life about the folk rock band Levellers,[8] and This Band Is So Gorgeous!: Sham 69 in China about the punk band Sham 69. It was nominated for "Best Music Documentary" at the 2012 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[9]

In 2022, his one-man show Am I Invisible Yet? played in New Milton.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b Goodman, Amy (October 19, 2017). "The Untold Story of Chumbawamba: Dunstan Bruce on '90s Anthem Song 'Tubthumping' & What Came After". Democracy Now!. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Khaleeli, Homa (5 April 2016). "How we made Chumbawamba's Tubthumping". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ross, Chloe (20 March 2018). "Album Review: Interrobang (Self Titled) • RadioHud". Radiohud.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ "A Politically Meaningful Camaraderie". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Chumbawamba: They got knocked down..." The Independent. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. ^ "TV UK, 7 May". www.spiked-online.com. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b Willman, Chris (14 March 2022). "'I Get Knocked Down' Review: Singer Thumps a Tub for Life After Chumbawamba's Lone Hit". Variety. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ Newman, Melinda (7 July 2015). "Chumbawamba's Dunstan Bruce Starts Kickstarter to Fund 'Untold Story' Documentary". Billboard. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  9. ^ Wissot, Lauren (30 November 2012). "Top of the Doc: Toasting 25 Years at IDFA 2012 - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Laughs, tunes and illusions at New Milton venue in October". Advertiser and Times. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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