Donots

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Donots
Origin	Ibbenbüren, Germany
Genre(s)	Punk Rock Pop Punk
Years active	1993–present
Label(s)	Solitary Man Records Europe
Website	Official website
Members
Ingo Knollmann Guido Knollman Jan Dirk Poggemann Eike Herwig Alex Siebenbiedel

Donots are a punk rock band from Germany, formed in 1993 in Ibbenbüren.

The name of the band came into being by chance: The bassist of the band, Jan-Dirk Poggemann wanted to name the band like the pastries donuts, but he wrote the name the wrong way by mistake. The other band members liked the name, because they found their philosophy in the name (donots = do nothing, like slackers), so they retained the name. The band very occasionally calls itself "Ibbtown Rockers" on account of its provenance.

Contents 1 Members 2 Discography 2.1 Demos 2.2 Albums 2.3 EPs 2.4 Exclusive compilation tracks 2.5 Singles 2.6 Videos 3 Trivia 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Members

• Ingo Knollmann (Vocalist/Piano) - since 1993
• Guido Knollmann (Electric Guitar/Guitar/Vocalist) - since 1993
• Jan Dirk Poggemann (Bass Guitar/Vocalist) - since 1993
• Eike Herwig (Drums/Percussion) - since 1995
• Alex Siebenbiedel (Electric Guitar/Guitar/Vocalist) - since 1996

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demos

• 1994: We Do Not Care - So Why Should You (First Demo)
• 1994: Second Demo (Never Released)

[edit] Albums

• 1996: Pedigree Punk
• 1998: Tonight's Karaoke Contest Winners
• 1999: Better Days Not Included
• 2001: Pocket Rock
• 2002: Amplify the Good Times
• 2004: Got the Noise
• 2006: The Story So Far - Ibbtown Chronicles
• 2008: Coma Chameleon

[edit] EPs

• 2001: We're Not Gonna Take It (CD, DVD)
• 2001: Donots/Midtown Toursplit (Limited Edition Seven Inch)
• 2008: Stop the Clocks - EP

[edit] Exclusive compilation tracks

• Aggropop Now! (2003) ("Ausgebombt")
• Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2 (2004, Fat Wreck Chords) ("Time's Up")
• Kunst! 20 Jahre die Kassierer (2005) ("Ich töte meinen Nachbarn und verprügel seinen Leiche")
• Aggropop Now! (2005) ("Ausgebombt")

[edit] Singles

• 1999: Outshine The World (CD single)
• 2001: Room With A View (CD single)
• 2001: Superhero (CD single)
• 2001: Whatever Happened To The 80s (CD single)
• 2002: We're Not Gonna Take It (CD single)
• 2002: Saccharine Smile (CD single)
• 2002: Big Mouth (CD single)
• 2004: We Got The Noise (CD single)
• 2004: Goodbye Routine (CD single)
• 2008: Pick Up The Pieces
• 2008: Break My Stride
• 2008: Stop The Clocks

[edit] Videos

• 2003: We're Not Gonna Take It (DVD)
• 2005: Ten Years Of Noise (DVD)

[edit] Trivia

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• Lead singer Ingo and guitar player Guido are brothers.
• Guido's favorite band is Rancid.
• All members in the band, except guitarist Alex, are vegetarian.
• Guitar player Guido tried to make out with Avril Lavigne during a summer festival.
• The band has produced most of their music with Fabio Trentini, bass player of German band H-Blockx.
• "Up Song", featured on the album "Amplify The Good Times", features guest vocals by the American pop punk rock band Midtown.
• Special guests on the album "Got The Noise": Jason Perry of the UK band A sings on "Alright Now" and the UK rock band 3 Colours Red sing and play on "Knowledge".
• The latest album "Got The Noise" landed on 3rd place of the international charts in Japan. The Donots are quite huge in Japan.
• Singer Ingo has founded his very own record label in Japan called Solitary Man Records, which released bands such as Dover, Beatsteaks, boysetsfire, The Movement, Muff Potter, The Lucky Nine.
• The song "We Got The Noise" was the theme song on the popular video game "MVP Baseball 2005".
• The Donots have been touring relentlessly for ages now sharing smelly busses, backstage toilets, stages and open air festivals in Europe, Japan and a very tiny part of the US with the likes of e.g. Millencolin, Samiam, Bad Religion, All, 3 Colours Red, A, The Bloodhound Gang, Anti-Flag, NoFX, Midtown, Hot Water Music, Blink 182, Lagwagon, the Offspring, Thrice, Boy Sets Fire, Solea, Die Toten Hosen, Less Than Jake, Vandals, The Hives, Iggy Pop, Bombshell Rocks, AFI, The Bouncing Souls, Favez, Beatsteaks, Weezer, Strike Anywhere, Jimmy Eat World and many many more.
• Lead singer Ingo has produced the last Waterdown album entitled "All Riot" and released through Victory Records on 01.24.2006.
• The band has its very own podcast on iTunes, where they talk about Ramones, drunk driving, Johnny Cash and more.
• Two songs by the Donots ("Saccharine Smile" and "Get Going") are featured in Konami's music simulation games GuitarFreaks and DrumMania.
• The band is leaving their record label GUN Records with a last release on that label: it will be released on November 24 and it entitled "The Story So Far - Ibbtown Chronicles". It is a double CD, one with the hit singles, one with the b-sides.
• The band has been featured on several video game soundtracks, including Need for Speed Underground: Rivals for the PlayStation Portable and MVP Baseball 2005.
• The band has also featured on the movie "Swimming-Pool". It's the official song of the movie.
• The song "Saccharine Smile" is featured in the EA game Burnout 3: Takedown.
• The band reinvented themselves with their new album Coma Chameleon.

[edit] See also

• Punk rock
• Pop punk
• Beatsteaks
• Waterdown
• Rancid
• NOFX
• Terrorgruppe
• Midtown
• Anti-Flag
• Muff Potter
• H-Blockx
• Guano Apes

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Donots on MySpace
• Official Solitary Man Records
• Supersonic Records
• Burning Heart Records
• Donots Videos
• Interview with Truepunk.com (May 31, 2002)
• Interview with Truepunk.com (June 1, 2004)
• Interview with Truepunk.com (August 19, 2006)