Ugly Rumours - Definition

Ugly Rumours were a rock band of which current (as of 2004) UK prime minister Tony Blair was a member (singing and playing guitar) whilst studying law at St John's College, Oxford during the 1970s. The band's name came from the cover of the Grateful Dead's album From the Mars Hotel.

External link

• Interview with Mark Ellen: bassist (http://www.oxfordstudent.com/2002-04-18/features/2)
• Spoof review of The Ugly Rumours from the BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/music/2003/05/ugly_rumours.shtml)