The Moonies are a British band somewhat modeled on
The Beatles and also inspired by
The Who. The band, orginally consisting of Steve Banks on guitar and Ryan Clarke on bass, also features Mike Berry (aka Mike Moonie) on drums.
Reviwer Mark Beaumont wrote:
- Evil bastards, The Moonies. Coming from the same area of Liverpool as The Beatles they're the self-proclaimed new Messiahs of jangle pop, promising the one true path to a world of peace, purity, free love and Oasis. [1] (http://www.tri-tone.co.uk/themoonies/reviews.html)
Their dubut singlette, "Who the Fuck are the Moonies?", was released on May 13, 2002 and reviewed by Vivienne Button. [2] (http://www.losecontrol.com/singles/release02/moonies.htm)