Editing Blue Meanies (Illinois band) (section)

===Independent years===
The Blue Meanies were formed in [[Carbondale, Illinois]] in 1989, where they emerged from the city's college party circuit in the early 1990s.<ref name="ct">{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|419267584}} |last1=Kot |first1=Greg |title=A TURN TO TUNEFULNESS |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/12/22/a-turn-to-tunefulness/ |work=Chicago Tribune |date=22 December 2000 }}</ref> The band made their recording debut in 1991 with the release of their first single, "Grandma Shampoo" c/w "Dickory Dock". Although their personnel was continuously changing, The Blue Meanies' sound would remain consistent throughout their first four albums, ''Peace Love Groove'' (1991), ''Pave The World'' (1992), ''Kiss Your Ass Goodbye'' (1995), ''Full Throttle'' (1997), and the live record ''Sonic Documentation Of Exhibition And Banter'' (1998).

The Blue Meanies took part in the 1998 [[Ska Against Racism]] tour.<ref name="ct2">{{cite news |title=BLUE MEANIES’ SPUNKE EMPLOYS `CREATION THROUGH DESTRUCTION’ |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/06/19/blue-meanies-spunke-employs-creation-through-destruction/ |access-date=27 April 2024 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=19 June 1998}}</ref>