Please answer the following question: Facts:   - website: -lsb- http://www.weirdwarworld.com official website -rsb-    - years active: 2001 & ndash ; present    - past members: neil hagerty jessica espeleta steve mccarty blake brunner    - origin: washington , d.c.    - genre: indie rock      - alias: scene creamers    - name: weird war    - background: group_or_band    - label: drag city    - current members: ian svenonius michelle mae alex minoff sebastian thomson    - associated acts: nation , golden , extra golden , trans am of ulysses , the frumpies , the make-up   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of weird war .
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weird war , briefly known as scene creamers , is an indie rock band based out of washington , d.c. .the current lineup consists of ian svenonius on vocals , michelle mae on bass guitar , alex minoff on guitar , and sebastian thomson on drums .weird war was initially formed as an umbrella organization in 2001 to encompass disparate anti-authoritarian groups and to `` challenge the idiocy of the new epoch . ''while the current lineup appears on the group 's first release `` i 'll never forget what 's his name , '' the group 's first full length , self-titled release featured neil hagerty -lrb- of royal trux -rrb- and jessica espeleta -lrb- formerly of love as laughter -rrb- on guitars , and steve mccarty -lrb- later of dead meadow -rrb- on drums .these collaborators soon left to pursue other programs , and the band became known as the scene creamers , with ian svenonius on vocals , michelle mae on bass , alex minoff -lrb- of golden -rrb- on guitar , and blake brunner on drums .in this incarnation , the band released `` i suck on that emotion '' , through drag city .after being threatened with a legal suit for the name scene creamers by a french graffiti artist collective of the same name , the band reverted to the name weird war .since then its membership has become static , with the addition of argentine sebastian thomson -lrb- of the group trans am -rrb- on drums , and its intent has become more cosmic .