Supreme Dicks is an American experimental rock group formed in 1984 by Jon Shere and Stuart Morris while students at Hampshire College.
The primary band members are Jon Shere, Daniel Oxenberg, Mark Hansen, Steve Shavel, and often Jim Spring. Other members at various times have included Holly Cat, Dan Kapelovitz, Jennifer Stefanisko, John Galvin III, and Dave Taub. The band has performed with Dinosaur Jr., and toured with Neutral Milk Hotel, Kurt Vile, and Bonnie Prince Billy.
Their retrospective box set Breathing and Not Breathing was released on the Jagjaguwar label October 18, 2011.
The band played several shows in 2012, including three at South by Southwest, followed by a short tour with Kurt Vile. They were joined onstage for all of these shows by Holly Cat, known for the 1987 hit "I Wanna Be Like Madonna." The band toured Europe in 2013, and have continued to play shows sporadically, mostly in Los Angeles.
Links to Peel[]
Peel first played the Supreme Dicks on his show in November 1993 via their debut album, 'The Unexamined Life'. Further tracks from the group were played on his shows, including a session they recorded for his programme in 1995.
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1995-10-01. First Broadcast: 24 November 1995
- The Fallout Song / The Eagles Ate Your Soul / Phantom Matter Part Deux / (Son Of) All That Returns / Careful With That Axe Steve
Other Shows Played[]
- 19 November 1993: In A Sweet Song (LP - The Unexamined Life) (Homestead Records)
- 26 November 1993: Jack Smith (CD The Unexamined Life) Homestead Records
- 03 December 1993: Garden Of Your Past (album - The Unexamined Life) Homestead
- 1994
- 01 July 1994: ‘The Long Page You Learnt (LP - Working Man's Dick ) Freek Records