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Jo Dunne Of Fuzzbox Dies Aged 43
Laurie Tuffrey , October 29th, 2012 09:05

Guitarist from Birmingham all-girl pop-punk/synthpop quartet

Photograph courtesy of Tim Ellis

Jo Dunne, the guitarist of Birmingham punk band We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It!!, has died aged 43.

The singer died from cancer in the city's St Mary's Hospice on Friday night.

The band, whose name was shortened to Fuzzbox, originally started out as a pop-punk band, releasing cuts including 'XX Sex', 'Rules And Regulations' (which featured in John Peel's 1986 Festive Fifty) and the top 4 hit 'Love Is The Slug', before returning as an synthpop vocal group with 1989's Big Bang! album.

They reunited in 2010 for a UK tour and released a cover of M's 'Pop Muzik'.

'Rules And Regulations' from Bostin' Steve Austin:

'International Rescue' from Big Bang!: