[1] Briefly called Baggy, the band were managed by NME features editor James Brown who claimed that the exploits of Fabulous were the inspiration behind his later creation of Loaded magazine.

Never out of the music paper gossip columns, they made tabloid headlines by being banned from nearly every venue on their debut UK tour.

"Fabulous bad boys banned" splashed The Sun after an infamous stage-wrecking performance at Kingston Polytechnic that was also reviewed by the NME.

Further publicity came via an association with American actor Keanu Reeves chronicled by The Daily Star, Smash Hits and The Face.

[5] Razorlight manager Roger Morton gave them their first live review in the NME on 27 July 1991 - their first ever gig — "the least dour group you will ever see".

Author Mark Simpson (journalist) profiled them in The Guardian,[6] and featured the group in his first book Male Impersonators.