Culture Abuse Explained

Culture Abuse
Origin:San Francisco, California
Genre:
Years Active:2013–2020
Label:6131, Epitaph
Past Members:
  • David Kelling
  • Ross Traver
  • Nick Bruder
  • John McCarthy
  • Shane Plitt
  • Anthony LaSalle
  • Matt Walker
  • Anaiah Lei

Culture Abuse was an American rock band, originally hailing from San Francisco. The band released two full-length albums. The first album, titled Peach, was released in 2016 on 6131 Records.[1] [2] [3] In 2018, Culture Abuse signed to Epitaph Records and released their second full-length album titled Bay Dream.[4] [5] Besides their music, the band is notable for their lead singer, David Kelling, having cerebral palsy. Kelling sought to fight the media narrative of "a normal human, then you have a disabled person" and show parents that "their kid can be a hero too".[6] Culture Abuse disbanded as of July 2020 due to sexual misconduct allegations against Dave Kelling.[7]

In 2021, the song "So Busted" was featured at the end credits for The Suicide Squad.

Discography

Studio albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mandel . Leah . Culture Abuse Premiere Unruly New Single 'Dream On' . . 17 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Ranjanathan . Branan . Culture Abuse: Peach . . 17 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Hodge . Lukas . Dead Friends, Cerebral Palsy, and Culture Abuse . 5 April 2016 . . 17 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Sacher . Andrew . Culture Abuse announce new album for Epitaph, 'Bay Dream,' share 'Calm E' . 3 April 2018 . . 17 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Ozzi . Dan . Culture Abuse's David Kelling Wrote an Album to Let His Mom Know He's Sorry . 4 April 2018 . Vice . 17 June 2019.
  6. News: 'I'm getting over hating myself': how to front a punk band with cerebral palsy. Maeve. Shearlaw. The Guardian . Aug 25, 2017. Dec 29, 2019. www.theguardian.com.
  7. Web site: Culture Abuse split up following sexual misconduct allegations against frontman David Kelling. Kerrang!. 24 July 2020. 21 May 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724133537/https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/culture-abuse-split-up-following-sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-frontman-david-kelling. 24 July 2020.