The Cunninghams were an American band, originally formed in 1996 in Seattle, Washington. Described as power-pop or pop-punk, The Cunninghams made one album, Zeroed Out which was released in 1997 via Revolution Records. Members included founding vocalist Seven Pearson (d. February 17, 2001), replacement singer Wenzel Templeton, guitarists Eric Craig and Scott Bickham, drummer Eliot Freed and bassist Johnny Martin.

The Cunninghams were formed out of the ashes of Seattle rock band Jesus Headtrip in the spring of 1996 by vocalist Seven Pearson, guitarist Eric Craig, and guitarist Scott Bickham. Drummer Eliot Freed and bassist Johnny Martin soon joined them. Signed to the Los Angeles-based label Revolution Records in September 1996, the group was launched on a wave of hype, creating expectations too high for any artist to fulfill. In May 1997, the band released their debut album "Zeroed Out", produced by Don Gilmore and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. The Cunninghams went on tour promoting the album, opening for Matchbox Twenty, Cheap Trick, INXS, and Third Eye Blind; as well as playing at festivals such as KNDD's Endfest in Seattle and St. Louis's Pointfest.

The single "Bottle Rockets" became a moderate hit on Seattle alternative station KNDD in the summer of ‘97, with some rotation on MTV, but their little success didn't stretch beyond regional boundaries, and the industry moved on to yet another flavor of the month.

By 1998 Pearson was replaced by Vancouver writer and vocalist Wenzel Templeton, formerly of the band The Daisy Chain. The newly fronted band wrote, recorded, and produced new music for Revolution Records. Since Pearson and Craig were contractual key writers, firing Pearson had nullified the band's record contract. After being dropped from Revolution, the band then renamed themselves Boy Girl Radio and proceeded to headline shows in Seattle and showcase in Los Angeles at The Opium Den, Roxy and The Viper Room in search of a new label home. Upon returning from Los Angeles empty-handed, Templeton returned to Vancouver and the band called it quits.

After the Cunninghams:
Craig, Pearson and Martin all moved to Los Angeles, while Bickham and Freed stayed in Seattle. Craig began working for Dreamworks Records' Marketing department, while Pearson and Martin formed Jimmy Girl. On February 17, 2001, depressed by his failure to become a rock star, Pearson hanged himself in his Los Angeles apartment. Martin still lives in the Los Angeles area, playing for several artists.

In 2001, Craig and Freed formed The Blue Mondays (later known as Daysleeper). Singer/songwriter John Heintz (formerly of Farmer, keyboardist Jamie Bennett and former Sonichrome bassist Rodney Mollura rounded out the lineup. Daysleeper signed to Interscope Records, and recorded several demos for their album "Next the band wrote some 75 songs, and by the end of 2002 headed into the studio with producer Ron Aniello (Lifehouse, Bruce Springsteen) to produce their debut album, Every Waking Moment. Upon completion, the album was mixed by Randy Staub (Metallica, Alice in Chains) and delivered to Interscope. After months of discussion in regard to the sound of the album, the band executed a clause in their contract and departed Interscope before the album would be released.

In the spring of 2003, Craig accepted a position with Lakeshore Entertainment as Director of A&R and Music Supervision, and has remained with the company as of 2017. In summer 2005 Templeton and Craig completed a new track, "Miss Disinformation Junkie", under Templeton's moniker Zero The Antistar that can be heard on the album The Broken Electric Lullaby. In the winter of 2006 Freed returned to Seattle Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.