Beginning
Wonder Stories took their name from a pulp sci-fi comic book and their futuristic sounds were influenced by Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire, 'Low' era David Bowie and Roxy Music. Their first live performance in the winter of 1980 was reviewed in 'Sounds' music paper by journalist Peter Scott. Scott described their sound as a cross between 'Bauhaus and an Electrolux Vacuum cleaner'. Indeed vocalist Keanan Duffty acknowledged that his voice sounded similar to Pete Murphy, the Bauhaus front man. In the audience at that first gig was Nick Woodhead, who would approach Duffty and Woodhams and become the third member of Wonder Stories-initially acting as the drum machine operator and then moving on to synthesizer. Woodhead introduced the band to Yvonne Taylor, who was to become the group's manager and a major influence on Keanan Duffty's subsequent fashion career.
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