Biography
There are 4 bands called The Insex or InSex.
1. From Newbury in Southern England. initially a punk outfit called The Insane Insex, later became InSex and played Post Punk music heavily influenced by Joy Division. Released one 7" single then split when the mainstay Franco W left for New York. Remaining members stayed together as Zilch, led by bassist Darryl Still, Franco's sister Suzi W on guitar and new singer Martina "Iggy" Figuerini. Keyboard pair Ricky Hayden and Babs Vernon married and quit the band and drummer Chris Robbins tragically died whilst on holiday in New Zealand, leaving the band as a trio. Still took over the drum stool for a while as Figuerini learned bass, and the band gigged for around another year before splitting for good. Still's next appearances were some 10 years later as the main man of the music division of computer manufacturer Atari, working in studios and on tours with the likes of Norman Cook's Beats International, Julia Fordham, Captain Sensible, Chesney Hawks and Brian May of Queen.
2. Most likely from Newcastle in North East England who played gothic rock music in 1980's. Little is known of this band, though it is thought they recorded at this time. Their first mentions coincide closely with the first bands final demise, but it is thought they are a completely different outfit.
3. The third appears to an offshoot band from Mike Rusconi of the Rubinoos.
4. A Vanoucver punk band The Insex had a strong following and played many shows between 1980-83 with DOA, the Subhumans, Modernettes, K-Tels, Private School, Scissors and others. The lineup on their first and only record (7-inch EP for the MoDaMu label) was Karlin Shewman (vocals), John Chapman (guitar), Phil Addington (bass), Paul Addington (keyboards) and Simon Addington (drums).
Insex played around Vancouver for another year, then moved to England, where they discovered that the last thing anyone wanted was another punk band! They broke up in 1983.
The Addington brothers (augmented by younger brother Bernie on second bass guitar) regrouped as the decidedly more post-punk, sinister-sounding "proto-goth" combo Family Plot, fronted by former Moev singer Madeline Morris. Family Plot played a number of notable shows with bands such as Alien Sex Fiend, Love & Rockets, the Butthole Surfers, Nina Hagen, Hunters & Collectors, No Means No, and Wire. They recorded one cassette EP and one 12-inch album before eventually dissolving in 1990.
Karl Shewman graduated from Concordia University in Montreal with BA in Anthropology in 1996. He worked as drug and alcohol counsellor at a penitentiary in Montreal for a short time before moving Powell River in BC with his second wife, where his much adored daughter Skeena was born in 1998. He worked as a career counsellor, facilitator, and even filled-in for the local probation officer. He moved his family to Abbotsford BC for a year, where he worked as a drug and alcohol counsellor at a local treatment center. The family moved back to Powell River, where he recorded his last CD, Tangled, in 2001. Karlin continued to play and record music until his life was suddenly ended on September 10th, 2001.
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