Bad Habits (band)


Bad Habits is a social conscious rock/punk/metal band from London.
Bad Habits is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries for entertainment and musical performances, production and recording services, merchandise and music entertainment related goods and services. They have successfully taken legal action against other parties in many of these countries misusing their mark for infringement of their intellectual property rights and won.
The band line-up has experienced various changes since its original formation in 1984 by former Gypsy Leicester band members who when reformed decided to go in a heavier musical direction from their original formation as Gypsy and therefore used both names interchangeably with the first heavier sounding single for Bad Habits, "Lipstick Queen", released in 1986 on Sniffin' Rock Magazine and the release of the Gypsy band album Future Teller, containing the album track "Bad Habits", with vocals from John K. on Way Out Of Line, Lost In Berlin and Let Me In.

History

In live in-session interviews on BBC World Service during this time Gypsy used the names Gypsy and Bad Habits interchangeably.
Eventually, they decided to use the name Bad Habits. They have six albums out with their current lineup, consisting of three band members : Red Butane - guitarist and backing vocalist, Glo Butane - lead vocalist, bass guitarist and keyboardist, and Santos El Diablo - drummer.
Other releases include Radioactive, Blind Faith, Schitzophrenic, and the single "Anthem for the Strange", dealing with social consciousness to raise awareness for gang-related crimes, such as the murders of Sophie Lancaster and Ben Kinsella. Bad Habits are involved in charitable organizations and events and have performed live shows with video links for Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Cancer Research Foundation, Red Cross and Youth Music Camps encouraging those between the ages of 8 and 18 to get involved in the music business, as they have songs pertaining to anti-war, child abuse, and other political topics "Anny", "Under Your Shadow", "Divided Highway", "Blood Lets You Down", "This Christmas I'm Coming Home", "The Sky's On Fire". With monies from music sales of many recordings going to related charities including NSPCC, Prostate Cancer, Military Veterans, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Firefighters and fire victims], etc.
They have released videos on MTV Europe and MTV Asia and on iTunes on digital television channels FHM TV, Scuzz TV and Kerrang! and a series of "Meet the Butanes" and "The Adventures of The Karate Nun" on YouTube and other social network sites and Bad Habits song "Home" was featured on the BBC Television show See Hear Miss Deaf UK Competition and they performed their song "Lipstick Queen" live during the television program which was broadcast 21 April 2007.
Bad Habits won the Xfm London XFM Uploaded Radio Chart Competition for their track "Razorblade Romance" for the London area hosted by Xfm DJ Steve Harris in August 2007 and have been quoted by him as being "the loudest riffting band ever played on XFM"; which led to them performing at the Metro Ski Show with Zane Lowe at the London Olympia and at Monarchy-Live Festival at Bagley Hall, Warwickshire for CLIC Sargent on Kerrang Radio.
Guitarist Red Butane was featured as lead guitarist in a music video with Steve Grimmett during Super Bowl XLI and in the commercial that was created for Garmin GPS Systems. He has also featured for Estrella Damm Primavera Sound Festival and Guitar Hero World Tour.
In 2011, Bad Habits created a humorous music video featuring Red as the lead vocalist for their track "Thor" off their 2011 album Black Venom in response to the Hollywood/Marvel Comics blockbuster Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh which became controversial via Metal Hammer and other underground metal music and punk music sites as the lost track off the soundtrack and their being titled the "New Face of British Punk"

Bad Habits discography

Getting out from under negative behavior patterns requires restraint—and heaps of it. Research demonstrates that it merits the exertion, as discretion has gigantic ramifications for progress.