Whipping Boy were an Irish alternative rock band who were active from the late 1980s until the late 1990s, releasing three full-length albums. == History == Whipping Boy formed in Dublin in 1988, the band consisting of Fearghal McKee (vocals), Paul Page (guitar), Myles McDonnell (bass, vocals), and Colm Hassett (drums). They initially performed cover versions of songs by The Velvet Underground and The Fall, and went by the name Lolita and the Whipping Boy, shortening their name when their... [more on Wikipedia]