TISM
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TISM ( ; an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) are a seven-piece anonymous alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia, on 30 December 1982 by vocalist/drummer Humphrey B. Flaubert, bassist/vocalist Jock Cheese and keyboardist/vocalist Eugene de la Hot Croix Bun, with vocalist Ron Hitler-Barassi joining the group the following year. These four members have formed the core of the band since their inception, with the line-up being rounded out by guitarists Leak Van Vlalen (1982–1991), Tokin' Blackman (1991–2004; died 2008) and Vladimir Lenin-McCartney (2022–present), as well as backing vo
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- Genre B. Goode Leek Van Vlalen Jon St. Peenis (I) Les Miserables (I) Tokin' Blackman Vladimir Lenin-McCartney (I)
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- This Is Serious Mum
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- www.tism.net.au
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24 sectionsContents
- History
- 1982–1984: Early years, first break up and reunion
- 1985–1990: First releases, ''Great Truckin' Songs of the Renaissance'' and ''Hot Dogma''
- 1991–1998: Rise to fame, ''Machiavelli and the Four Seasons'' and ''www.tism.wanker.com''
- 1999–2002: Festival Records and ''De RigueurMortis''
- 2003–2006: ''The White Albun'' and last appearances
- 2006–2019: Post-TISM activity
- 2020–2021: Reissue campaign
- 2022–present: Reunion and ''Death to Art''
- Members
- Identities
- Timeline
- Style
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Bibliography
- Books
- Comics
- Awards and nominations
- APRA Music Awards
- ARIA Music Awards
- The Age EG Awards
- Notes
- References
TISM ( ; an acronym of This Is Serious Mum) are a seven-piece anonymous alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia, on 30 December 1982 by vocalist/drummer Humphrey B. Flaubert, bassist/vocalist Jock Cheese and keyboardist/vocalist Eugene de la Hot Croix Bun, with vocalist Ron Hitler-Barassi joining the group the following year. These four members have formed the core of the band since their inception, with the line-up being rounded out by guitarists Leak Van Vlalen (1982–1991), Tokin' Blackman (1991–2004; died 2008) and Vladimir Lenin-McCartney (2022–present), as well as backing vocalists/dancers Les Miserables and Jon St. Peenis.
Noted for their dark humour, sarcastic delivery and melodic songwriting, the seven members of TISM appear in public as a pseudonymous, semi-paramilitary collective masked in a variety of balaclavas (usually as part of a more elaborate costume), and are known for their "chaotic" appearances in Australian media, often frustrating interviewers with absurd non sequiturs and tongue-in-cheek nihilism. Their catalogue is replete with references to popular culture, particularly literature, music and Australian rules football; their (usually derogatory) references to celebrities have sometimes incurred controversy and even censorship.