The Meanies

The Meanies
The Meanies
Origin	Melbourne
Genres	Pop punk; alternative rock; punk rock;
Years active	1988–1996; 2006–present;
Labels	Au Go Go; EmpTY; Poison City;
Members	Link Meanie (a.k.a. Lindsay McLennan); Ringo Meanie (a.k.a. Mark Hobbs); Kinky/Wally Meanie (a.k.a. Roderick Kempton); Jaws Meanie (a.k.a. Jordan Stanley);
Past members	D.D. Meanie (a.k.a. Dennis DePianto) (d. 2008); VB Meanie (a.k.a. Dave Christopher); Tasman "Tas" Blizzard (d. 2008);
Website	themeanies.net

The Meanies are an Australian punk rock band formed in 1988 by D.D. Meanie (a.k.a. Dennis DePianto) on lead guitar, Link Meanie (a.k.a. Lindsay McLennan) on vocals and guitar, Ringo Meanie (a.k.a. Mark Hobbs) on drums, and VB Meanie (a.k.a. Dave Christopher) on bass guitar and vocals. As from September 2015 the line-up is Link, Ringo and Wally Meanie (a.k.a. Roderick Kempton) on bass guitar and backing vocals. The Meanies had a hiatus from 1996 to 2006.

The band provides energetic performances, with Link injured on stage on several occasions. The group have issued four studio albums, Come 'n' See (1992), 10% Weird (1994), It's Not Me It's You (2015) and Desperate Measures (2020).

Founding member D.D. Meanie (Dennis DePianto) died in February 2008 after being diagnosed with cancer. Their guitarist from 1993 onwards, Tasman "Tas" Blizzard, died in August 2008 in a car accident.