Commonly described as a cross between The Sex Pistols, The Doors and The Velvet Underground,[1] the band were prominent on Toronto's Queen Street West music scene.

They eventually became the house band of Elvis Mondays, a weekly underground rock night at Toronto's Beverly Hotel, and began developing a wider audience.

The band released its debut album, New Heroin, in March 1987 on Fringe Product in Canada and New Rose Records in Europe,[3] and garnered strong reviews from influential publications such as Sounds, NME and Melody Maker.

At this time, as well, Bruce McDonald began to develop an idea for a concert film which would document the band on tour across Northern Ontario.

[1] The band made a final live appearance at Toronto's Rivoli around the time of the film's release, at which Arbic whispered the lyrics instead of singing, but then broke up.