Boris the Sprinkler


Boris the Sprinkler is a punk rock band that formed in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1992. Front man Rev. Nørb has been a regular fanzine columnist over a period of four decades, writing regularly for Maximum RocknRoll, ''Hit List, and Razorcake,'' among other national magazines.
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History

Boris the Sprinkler was founded in Green Bay in 1992 by Reverend Nørb and Paul #1. Nørb and Paul initially played with Eric Lee and Ronny Johnny Kispert ; later members included Eric James, Ric 6, and Paul 2. Nørb, who was born Norb Rozek, had previously written for the music magazines Sick Teen and Maximum Rocknroll. Nørb's lyrics and the band's style were self-consciously irreverent, tongue-in-cheek, and referential to other aspects of pop culture, influenced by punk rock groups such as The Dickies, The Rezillos, and The Ramones. The group often dressed in flamboyant styles such as "zebra-print tights and gold lamé body suits".
Boris the Sprinkler released eight full-length albums over the period 1994-2000, including 1994's 8 Testicled Pogo Machine, 1998's End of the Century, and two albums for Go-Kart Records, 1999's Suck and 2000's Gay. The group also released numerous EPs and singles, among them 1995's Mutant Pop release "Drugs and Masturbation" and 1996's "Kill the Ramones".
In 1996, Reverend Nørb was a guest on an episode of The Jenny Jones Show
In 2013, Nørb published The Annotated Boris: Deconstructing the Lyrical Majesty of Boris the Sprinkler, a "line-by-line analysis" of songs he wrote for Boris the Sprinkler.
The band released a new album, Vespa to Venus, on Beer City Records on September 13, 2019. The release reunited the 1997 Mega Anal lineup of Paul #1, Paul #2, Ric Six, and Reverend Nørb.

Discography

Albums

  • 8-Testicled Pogo Machine
  • Saucer to Saturn
  • End of the Century
  • Mega Anal
  • Suck
  • Group Sex
  • Gay
  • Vespa To Venus
  • ''Boris the Sprinkler Gets a Clue''

Live albums

EPs

Singles

  • 4Money
  • She's Got a Lighter / It's My Style
  • Grilled Cheese? / Bad Guy Reaction
  • Male Model / Superball Eyes / Ejector Seat
  • Beth / I Turned Into a Martian
  • Drugs & Masturbation / Yeah Yeah / Yeah Yeah No
  • Ready Steady Go
  • True Grit / Poodle Party / Do the Mimi
  • Hey Ed! / Attitude
  • Sheena's Got a Microwave / Chipmunks Are Go! / Chemistry Set
  • 113th Man / Son of Musical Interlude / Penalty Box / Can't Controllit
  • Kill the Ramones / Kill the Sex Pistols
  • Little Yellow Box / Why Don't We Do It in the Dumpster / Get Off the Phone
  • New Wave Records / Yellow Pills / Hi, We're the Replacements
  • Nikki The Sprinkler / Borisites
  • Russian Robot / Do The Go / Got The Time
  • ''Sick Sick Sick / Ultimatum / Busy Signals''

Members

  • Rev. Nørb – vocals, keytar, guitar, harmonica
  • Paul No. 1 – guitar, vocals
  • Erik No. 1 – bass, guitar
  • Ronny Johnny Kispert – drums
  • Eric No. 2 – bass, vocals, recording engineer
  • Paul No. 2 – drums
  • Ric Six – bass
  • Tim 00 – bass
  • LP – guitar