Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Moonies are a British band somewhat modeled on The Beatles and also inspired by The Who. The band, originally consisting of Steve Banks on guitar and Ryan Clarke on bass, also features Mike Berry (aka Mike Moonie) on drums. Reviewer Mark Beaumont wrote: Evil bastards, The Moonies. Coming from the same area of Liverpool as The Beatles they're the self-proclaimed new Messiahs of jangle pop, promising the one true path to a world of peace, purity, free love and Oasis. [1] Their debut singlette, "Who the Fuck are the Moonies?", was released on May 13, 2002 and reviewed by Vivienne Button. [1] Links official home page Band profile: The Moonies - Drowned in Sound interview in The Ruby Slippers Fanzine, July 2002 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.