Captain Everything! are a punk

Punk rock

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 band from Watford

Watford

Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...

, United Kingdom

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. They met at Parmiter's School

Parmiter's School

Parmiter's School is a co-educational school in Garston, Hertfordshire on the outskirts of North West London, England with a long history. Although the school admits pupils of all abilities it is partially selective...

. Formed in 1998, the band play high tempo pop-punk, which was branded "Bubblegum Thrash". Renowned for their heavy touring schedule, they have played all over the UK and Europe, touring with bands such as The Vandals

The Vandals

The Vandals are an American rock band established in 1980 in Huntington Beach, California. They have released ten full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured the world extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour...

, Capdown

Capdown

Capdown are a band from Milton Keynes, England. Originally known as Soap, their songs have political themes as alluded to by their name, which is short for Capitalist Downfall...

, and Nerf Herder

Nerf Herder

Nerf Herder is a punk rock band from Santa Barbara formed in 1994 by Parry Gripp , Charlie Dennis and Steve Sherlock . They describe themselves as a "geek rock" band, and are known for simplistic modern punk-style songs with frequently humorous, juvenile and pop-culture-referencing lyrics...

. They have also toured in Russia, Canada and Japan. They were part of the roster of London punk label Household Name Records

Household Name Records

Household Name Records is a DIY punk rock record label, based in London, UK. It has been home to notable artists including Howards Alias, Lightyear, and Adequate Seven. It was started in 1996 by David "Lil" Giles and Katherine "Kafren" Vik to promote unknown UK bands...

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Their extensive touring of the UK included playing the Lockup Stage at Reading Festival

Reading and Leeds Festivals

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. Whilst the band's proposed 2006 tour with The Suicide Machines

The Suicide Machines

The Suicide Machines were an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in May 2006. During the course of their career the band released six full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records and Side One Dummy Records...

 was cancelled, the same year saw two new releases with them eventually touring in support of the Canadian punk rockers Propagandhi

Propagandhi

Propagandhi is a Canadian punk band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. The band is currently located in Winnipeg, Manitoba....

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After splitting up in 2007 Richard Phoenix had an idea to make Captain Everything! a big band. So he knocked at Jon Whitehouse's door and told him to bring members of The Steal

The Steal

The Steal were an English hardcore punk band, from Kingston upon Thames and Brighton.-History:They formed in late 2005, and are influenced by Minor Threat, 7 Seconds and Kid Dynamite. In 2006 they completed a UK tour with American punk bands Set Your Goals and Lifetime...

 into Captain Everything!, he said a bigger band makes better music. Jon told Lew and Lew said ok after a year as a band again they write some new songs and showed them to members of The Steal but the members wanted to do their own work. So after failing the band thought it would be the right thing to split up for good and do new things.

Band members

• Jon Whitehouse - bass guitar/vocals
• Lew Froy - guitar/vocals
• Blake Davies - drums (2005–2007)
• Richard Phoenix - drums (1998–2005, became drummer of The Steal
  The Steal
  The Steal were an English hardcore punk band, from Kingston upon Thames and Brighton.-History:They formed in late 2005, and are influenced by Minor Threat, 7 Seconds and Kid Dynamite. In 2006 they completed a UK tour with American punk bands Set Your Goals and Lifetime...
  
   before they split up in 2009)(2010–2011)

Albums/DVDs

Year	Album	Label
1998	Music By Idiots Music By Idiots Music By Idiots is Captain Everything!'s first full-length album. Currently out-of-print, the band made the album available on their for full download in 2004.-Track listing:#Another Song About Girls#imreallyscared#All my Clothes are Brown#Matt vs...	Hectic Records
2000	Learning To Play With... Learning To Play With... Learning To Play With... is Captain Everything!'s second full length album and first for Household Name Records .-Track listing:#Unlucky Strike#My Girlfriend's Dad Runs a Sweatshop#What do you Know?...	Hectic Records
2001	Make The Love Connection Make The Love Connection Make The Love Connection is a split EP featuring tracks by Captain Everything! and Route 215 and was released on the now defunct 20 Deck Recordings.-Track listing:#Route 215 - Zombie Movies#Captain Everything! - Just for Paul... (split with Route 215)	20 Deck Recordings
2002	Learning To Play With (re-issue)	Household Name Records Household Name Records Household Name Records is a DIY punk rock record label, based in London, UK. It has been home to notable artists including Howards Alias, Lightyear, and Adequate Seven. It was started in 1996 by David "Lil" Giles and Katherine "Kafren" Vik to promote unknown UK bands...
2003	It's Not Rocket Science	Household Name Records
2004	Live at the Camden Underworld Live at the Camden Underworld Live at the Camden Underworld is a live DVD showcasing the full-length gig from January 2004 featuring Captain Everything!, Divit and Belvedere... DVD (split with Belvedere Belvedere (band) Belvedere was a Canadian Punk Rock band formed in 1995. Originally not meant to play a show, they gained a cult following in Canada's punk scene...  and Divit)	Punkervision
2006	Buena Vista Bingo Club Buena Vista Bingo Club Buena Vista Bingo Club is Captain Everything!'s fourth full length album. It was released in Japan in May 2006 on Pyropit Records and in the UK in August 2006 by Household Name Records.-Track listing:...	Household Name Records

Singles

Year	Album	Label
2006	"Bomb Song Bomb Song Bomb Song is Captain Everything!'s first vinyl release and was released on Household Name Records on 17 July 2006.The record was a limited edition release, pressed on pink vinyl, and contains three songs.-Track listing:Side A... "	Household Name Records