The Stinkypuffs
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The Stinky Puffs were an early 90's rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...

 started by then seven year old Simon Fair Timony, then-stepson of Jad Fair
Jad Fair
Jad Fair is an American singer, guitarist and graphic artist, most famous for being a founding member of lo-fi alternative rock group Half Japanese.-Biography:In 1974, with his brother David, Jad Fair founded the lo-fi group Half Japanese...

, and by Cody Linn Ranaldo, son of Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

 guitarist Lee Ranaldo
Lee Ranaldo
Lee M. Ranaldo is an American singer, guitarist, writer, record producer, and visual artist, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth...

. After a 7" single an LP followed in 1995 titled A Little Tiny Smelly Bit of...the Stinky Puffs
A Little Tiny Smelly Bit of...the Stinky Puffs
A Little Tiny Smelly Bit of... The Stinky Puffs is The Stinky Puffs first release following the bands self-titled debut in 1991. It includes four songs recorded in the studio, followed by the same four songs recorded live at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, Washington as part of the Yoyo A Go Go...

and an EP in 1996 titled Songs and Advice for Kids Who Have Been Left Behind
Songs and Advice for Kids Who Have Been Left Behind
Songs and Advice for Kids Who Have Been Left Behind is a seven song EP released by 90's cult rock band The Stinkypuffs. Released in 1996, It was also their last.Robert Christgau gave the EP, the only release by the band that he reviewed, a rating:...

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Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana...

 was a big fan of the band, and their last album was dedicated to his daughter Frances Bean Cobain
Frances Bean Cobain
Frances Bean Cobain is the daughter of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole singer Courtney Love.-Childhood and youth:...

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