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{{Short description|Australian punk-pop band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Exploding White Mice
| image =
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| origin = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
| genre = [[Punk-pop]]
| years_active = {{start date|1983}}–{{end date|1999}}
| label = [[Greasy Pop Records|Greasy Pop]], [[Festival Records|Festival]], Bigtime, Normal, Shock, [[Au Go Go Records|Au Go Go]], Bastard
| associated_acts =
| website = 
| current_members =
| past_members = Paul Gilchrist Andy MacQueen (deceased) Gerry Barrett Craig Rodda Jeff Stephens David Bunney Dave Mason Jack Jacomos Andrew Bunney
}}

'''Exploding White Mice''' were an Australian [[punk-pop]] band from [[Adelaide, Australia|Adelaide]] which formed in 1983 with Paul Gilchrist on vocals, Andy MacQueen on bass guitar, Gerry Barrett on guitar, Craig Rodda on drums and Giles Barrow on rhythm guitar. In 1984 Barrett was replaced by Jeff Stephens on guitar – later also on lead vocals. In 1985 Rodda was replaced on drums by David Bunney. The group released four studio albums, ''Brute Force and Ignorance'' (August 1988), ''Exploding White Mice'' (1990), ''Collateral Damage'' (1992) and ''We Walk Alone'' (1994). The band toured Europe twice before disbanding in April 1999.

==History==
===1983-1999===
Exploding White Mice were formed in 1983 in Adelaide when Paul Gilchrist on vocals played a one-off show as a [[cover band]] at a party with Andy MacQueen on bass guitar (ex-The Deviants, Crunch Pets), Gerry Barrett on guitar ([[Del Webb Explosion]]) and Craig Rodda on drums ([[Screaming Believers]]).<ref name="McFarlaneExplod"/> The band's name was taken from a scene in the 1979 film ''[[Rock 'n' Roll High School]]'', where a laboratory mouse spontaneously explodes upon exposure to music by [[The Ramones]]. Aside from The Ramones other major influences include [[Radio Birdman]], [[MC5]], [[The Stooges]], [[Johnny Thunders]] and American 1960s [[garage punk]].<ref name="McFarlaneExplod"/><ref name="Goldman"/> The party gig went so well that the group decided to play regularly. One show was attended by Giles Barrow, who joined on rhythm guitar. In 1984 they started a residency at the Cathedral Hotel. Barrett left near year's end and was replaced on guitar by Jeff Stephens (Firm Grip, Spitfire, Tombstone Shadow).<ref name="McFarlaneExplod"/><ref name=nfh2/>

Initially Exploding White Mice were a covers band, then they began working on original tunes. In 1985 after adding David Bunney on drums (Zippy & the Coneheads), they released a six-track extended play, ''A Nest of Vipers'', on Australia's [[Greasy Pop Records]]. It was produced by Kim Horne. Also in 1985 their track, "Down on the Street" appeared on the label's [[compilation album]], ''An Oasis in a Desert of Noise''.<ref name="MAOasis"/> In 1986 Sydney rock publication, ''RAM'', named ''Nest of Vipers'' as the best Australian record of the year.<ref name=nfh2/> The record was issued in the US on Bigtime Records, renamed as ''In the Nest of Vipers'', but despite selling several thousand copies, the group received no royalties as Bigtime became insolvent soon after.<ref name=nfh1/> During 1986 and 1987 the group regularly toured major Australian cities and put out 7" singles. In March 1987 they issued the single, "Blaze of Glory" with a B-side being a cover of [[John Kongos]]' hit, "[[He's Gonna Step On You Again]]".<ref name="McFarlaneExplod"/><ref name="MABlaze"/> In August 1988 they issued their debut LP, ''Brute Force and Ignorance'', which had been recorded and engineered by Kim Horne at Soundtrack Studios. Shortly before its release, Barrow left and was replaced by Dave Mason, formerly of Primevils. In 1989 Jack Jacomos replaced Mason in turn.

In 1990 the group toured Europe<ref name=nfh2/><ref name=nfh1/> and released a half-studio, half-live self-titled LP on Normal Records. Shortly after, Gilchrist left and Stephens took over on lead vocals. In early 1991 they began recording a new album, ''Collateral Damage'', again at Soundtrack Studios. However, when the Greasy Pop label went out of business that year, they could not find a local distributor and released it in 1992 on Normal Records in Germany and NKVD Records in the United States. David's brother Andrew Bunney (Zippy and the Coneheads) joined on rhythm guitar. The group's final album was 1994's ''We Walk Alone'', on [[Au Go Go Records]], Lucky Records (US), Subway (Europe) and 12" LP Rock & Roll Inc 008 (Spain). The group had a cameo appearance on [[John Winter (producer)|John Winter]]'s 1994 film ''The Roly Poly Man'' portraying a "punk-rock bar-band from Hell".<ref name="McFarlaneExplod"/> In 1995 they re-released ''Nest of Vipers'' with bonus tracks on Bastard Records. In 1996 they issued the EP ''Prepare to Die'', toured Europe with German band, The Richies. Exploding White Mice disbanded in April 1999.<ref name="SAMemory"/>

===After disbandment and other activities===
From 1985, Gerry Barrett joined Dust Collection – a psychedelic and garage-punk covers band – which performed a 25th anniversary gig in September 2009.<ref name="McFarlaneGarden"/><ref name="MusicSA"/>

In 1997, Andrew Bunney co-produced a five-track EP, ''Loose'', for Adelaide-based punk rockers, The Gels, which was issued on Bastard Records.<ref name="MALoose"/> In 2002 Jeff Stephens co-produced two tracks for The Gels' five-track EP, ''Somebody Someday''.<ref name="MASomebody"/> In August 2003, Stephens co-produced that group's debut album, ''Never Mind the Title, Here's The Gels'', which was launched in November.<ref name="MANever"/><ref name="Jones"/> The track, "We Don't Get no Radio Play" featured an excerpt from Exploding White Mice's "Enemies".<ref name="MANever"/>

In 2010, David Bunney joined Black Chrome - a first wave Adelaide punk band formed in the 1970s.<ref>DNA Fanzine No.111 published October 2019 page 84</ref>

As of March 2012, Jack Jacomos worked as a mental health nurse.

Bassist Andy MacQueen died suddenly on 27 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.i94bar.com/news/rip-andy-mcqueen-exploding-white-mice-pro-tools|title=RIP Andy McQueen (Exploding White Mice, Pro-Tools)|website=I94bar.com|accessdate=28 May 2018}}</ref>

In 2023, Jeff Stephens joined Adelaide hardcore punk band, Where’s The Pope? for their reunion gig.

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2"| Details
! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref name="Ryan 2">{{cite web | url=https://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35319&pages=6 | title=Forum – Albums Pre 1989, Part 2 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) | first=Gavin | last=Ryan (bulion) | work=Australian Charts Portal | date=8 April 2012 | access-date=16 October 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| ''Brute Force and Ignorance''
|
* Released: August 1988
* Label: The Greasy Record Company, Festival Records (L 38912)
* Format: [[LP record|LP]], [[compact disc|CD]], [[cassette tape|MC]]
|60
|-
| ''Exploding White Mice''
|
* Released: June 1990<ref name="MAExploding"/>
* Label: The Greasy Record Company, Festival Records (L 30288)
* Format: LP, CD, MC
|90
|-
| ''Collateral Damage''
|
* Released: 1992<ref name="MACollateral"/>
* Label: Normal Records (NORMAL 144)
* Format: LP, CD
| —
|-
| ''We Walk Alone''
|
* Released: 1994<ref name="MAWeWalk"/>
* Label: Au Go Go (ANDA 172)
* Format: CD
| —
|-
|}

===Extended plays===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Title
! Details
|-
| ''A Nest of Vipers''
|
* Released: 1985<ref name="MANest"/>
* Label: Greasy Pop Records (GPR 115)
* Format: LP, CD, Cassette
|-
| ''Prepare to Die''
|
* Released: 1997<ref name="MANest"/>
* Label: Subway Records
* Format: LP
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref>{{Cite web|title=Week commencing 31 July 1989|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2020/07/week-commencing-31-july-1989.html|access-date=2022-02-11|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|page=98}}</ref>
|-
|1987
| style="text-align:left;"| "Blaze of Glory" / "[[He's Gonna Step On You Again#Australian cover versions|He's Gonna Step on You Again]]"<ref name="MABlaze"/>
| —
| {{n/a|non album single}}
|-
|1988
| style="text-align:left;"| "Fear (Late at Night)" / "Without Warning"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/MPYGU4o.jpg|title=Australian Music Report No 722 – 30 May 1988 > Singles: New Releases|publisher=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Music Report]]|accessdate=23 February 2020}}</ref>
| —
| rowspan="2"| ''Brute Force and Ignorance''
|-
| rowspan="2"|1989
| style="text-align:left;"| "Breakdown Number 2" / "Bury Me"
| —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "Make It" / "Ain't It Sad"<ref name="SAMemory"/>
| 149
| {{n/a|non album single}}
|-
|1990
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Just Want My Fun"
| 96
| ''Exploding White Mice''
|-
|}

==References==
{{Refbegin}}
;General
* {{Cite encyclopedia | last = McFarlane | first = Ian | authorlink = Ian McFarlane | encyclopedia = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | title = Whammo Homepage | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp | archivedate = 5 April 2004 | accessdate = 9 April 2011 | year = 1999 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | isbn = 1865080721 }} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
* ''Who's Who of Australian Rock'' - Chris Spencer, Paul McHenry, Zbig Nowara, 2002. {{ISBN|1-86503-891-1}}
;Specific
{{Refend}}
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="McFarlaneExplod">McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20020708072919/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=335 'Exploding White Mice'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=335 the original] on 8 July 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2012.</ref>

<ref name="Goldman">{{cite web | url = http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=exploding_white_mice | title = Exploding White Mice | last = Goldman | first = Marlene | publisher = [[Trouser Press]] | accessdate = 31 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=nfh2>{{cite journal | url = http://www.divinerites.com/nk_ewm2.htm | title = Exploding White Mice article No. 1 | last = Gardner | first = Steve | journal = Noise for Heroes | publisher = Divine Rites Records (Didier Georgieff)| date = Winter 1993 | issue = 22 | accessdate = 31 March 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="MAOasis">{{cite web | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an14555062 | title = ''An Oasis in a Desert of Noise'' [sound recording] | publisher = [[Music Australia (online resource)|Music Australia]]. [[National Library of Australia]] | date = 7 November 2007 | accessdate = 31 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=nfh1>{{cite journal | url = http://www.divinerites.com/nk_ewm1.htm | title = Exploding White Mice article No. 2 | last = Gardner | first = Steve | journal = Noise for Heroes | publisher = Divine Rites Records (Didier Georgieff) | date = Winter 1993 | issue = 22 | accessdate = 31 March 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="MABlaze">{{cite web | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an10759731 | title = 'Blaze of Glory' / Jeff Stephens ; [performed by] the Exploding White Mice. 'He's Gonna Step On You Again' / Kongos – Demetriou ; [performed by] the Exploding White Mice [sound recording] | publisher = Music Australia. National Library of Australia | date = 8 April 2009 | accessdate = 31 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="SAMemory">{{cite web | url = http://www.samemory.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?c=6551 | title = 'Make It' – Exploding White Mice | publisher = SA Memory. [[State Library of South Australia]]. [[Government of South Australia]] | accessdate = 31 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="MAExploding">{{cite web | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an11757272 | title = ''Exploding White Mice'' [sound recording] / Exploding White Mice | publisher = Music Australia. National Library of Australia | date = 28 July 1995 | accessdate = 31 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="MACollateral">{{cite web | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an11757272 | title = ''Collateral Damage'' [sound recording] / Exploding White Mice | publisher = Music Australia. National Library of Australia | date = 8 August 1995 | accessdate = 31 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="MAWeWalk">{{cite web | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an12695990 | title = ''We Walk Alone'' [sound recording] / Exploding White Mice | publisher = Music Australia. National Library of Australia | date = 1 May 1997 | accessdate = 31 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="MANest">{{cite web | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an21110903 | title = ''A Nest of Vipers'' [sound recording] / Exploding White Mice | publisher = Music Australia. National Library of Australia | date = 7 November 2007 | accessdate = 31 March 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="McFarlaneGarden">McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040710214341/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=817 'The Garden Path'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=817 the original] on 10 July 2004. Retrieved 2 April 2012.</ref>

<ref name="MusicSA">{{cite web | url = http://www.musicsa.com.au/artists/dustcollection/ | title = Artist, Dust Collection | publisher = South Australian Contemporary Music Company Ltd (Daniel Randell) | date = 29 September 2009 | accessdate = 2 April 2012 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130503202935/http://musicsa.com.au/artists/dustcollection/ | archivedate = 3 May 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

<ref name="MALoose">{{cite web | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an13690036 | title = ''Loose'' [sound recording] / The Gels | publisher = Music Australia. National Library of Australia | date = 24 February 1998 | accessdate = 2 April 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="MASomebody">{{cite web | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an24681814 | title = ''Somebody Someday'' [sound recording] / The Gels | publisher = Music Australia. National Library of Australia | date = 30 July 2003 | accessdate = 2 April 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="MANever">{{cite web | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an25044251 | title = ''Never Mind the Title, Here's The Gels'' [sound recording] / The Gels | publisher = Music Australia. National Library of Australia | date = 16 October 2003 | accessdate = 2 April 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="Jones">{{cite news | url = http://www.dbmagazine.com.au/316/iv-TheGels.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040122220931/http://www.dbmagazine.com.au/316/iv-TheGels.html | url-status = usurped | archive-date = 22 January 2004 | title = Interviews – The Gels | last = Jones | first = Steve | work = dB Magazine | publisher = Keirron Stach | date = October 2003 | issue = 316 | accessdate = 2 April 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

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