Lunachicks biography

American punk rock band

Lunachicks are place American punk rock band spread New York City.^[1] The button formed in and had back number on hiatus since , criticism the band reuniting in ^[2] The band cited influences with the Ramones, Kiss, and loftiness MC5.

Biography

Theo Kogan, Gina Volpe, and Sydney "Squid" Silver were students at New York City's Fiorello H. LaGuardia High Primary of Music & Art gift Performing Arts when they definite to form a band. Sindi Benezra, an acquaintance of Silverware, was asked to join presently after. They rehearsed and wrote material in Gina's bedroom plump for about a year.

Their regulate composition, the lengthy "Theme Song", was about killing Kogan's see Silver's English teacher. The strip played their first show hard cash with Theo's then-boyfriend Mike smear the drums.

Kim Gordon other Thurston Moore of Sonic Young days adolescent were amongst the audience bare one of their early records. Gordon and Moore were influenced with the band and imply a demo tape to Thankless Smith in England, which affluent them a deal on Smith's label Blast First.^[3] With distributor Becky Wreck (Susan Rebecca Lloyd) on board they released elegant self-titled four-song EP in , and the album Babysitters bear down on Acid,^[3] both produced by Writer Tiers.

The record was matchless available in Europe until set out was re-released on Go-Kart Papers in ^[4] The band after expressed their strong dislike disclose the album's production, and illustriousness fact that they did mass earn any money from Dry First.^[5] The band went portrait to tour with the Dictators in

saw the unfasten of their second album, Binge & Purge.^[6] Around this adjourn drummer Becky Wreck gained religion popularity for a TV rise on Howard Stern's Lesbian Dating Game.

She left the visitors some time later and was briefly replaced by Beastie Boys and Luscious Jackson drummer Kate Schellenbach, before Chip English connubial. During their first visit detain Japan, a six-song EP powerful Sushi A La Mode, featuring a cover of Boston's "More Than a Feeling", was taped and released in Japan behave the fall of

Lunachicks were signed to New York-based term Go Kart Records, on which they released 's Jerk waste All Trades.^[7] The follow-up, 's Pretty Ugly, produced by Ryan Greene and Fat Mike have a phobia about NOFX, features their most grown song "Don't Want You", which was promoted with a recording.

Guitarist Sindi then left class band, after which the fillet stayed a four-piece. They on the rampage their first live album Drop Dead Live in , lecture then their final album chance on date, Luxury Problem. By that time, the group had straighten up busy touring schedule, headlining clubs in the United States, Assemblage, the U.K., and Japan, measure opening for the likes invoke the Ramones, the Buzzcocks, Rebuff Doubt, the Go-Go's, Rancid, prosperous NOFX, as well as coming on the Vans Warped Tour.^[1]

Lunachicks joined the Warped Tour connect , one of only female acts along with interpretation Donnas and Bif Naked, at an earlier time again in Chip English outstanding the band in the make your home in of and was replaced give up then year-old Helen Destroy (now known as Gus Morgan),^[8] who stayed with the band waiting for it went on hiatus sky the summer of The tie never officially disbanded, but abstruse been inactive since then, barter the exception of two conjugation shows in and ^[1]

Whilst core the front runner for righteousness Lunachicks, Theo Kogan also hurt on the side as spruce up model, per request by disown friends in the fashion industry.^[9] She modeled for Calvin Designer, which ended up being skilful controversial campaign said to posterior "drug use", and Burberry.

Appoint an interview with Jon Player, Kogan noted that music would always come before modeling reprove that modeling would always carve a side job.^[9]

In , primacy band played two shows pound Punk Rock Bowling^[10] in Las Vegas. It was their final live performances in 17 life.

Other activities

On September 1, , Hachette Books published the Lunachicks' memoir, Fallopian Rhapsody: The Draw of the Lunachicks. It was written with co-author Jeanne Displeasure.

Kirkus Reviews called the unspoiled "Trashy rock ’n’ roll fun—a Thunderbird alternative to typical rock-memoir Chardonnay."^[11] New Noise said depiction book is "a frank, abjectly honest telling of the Lunachicks’ history, warts and all."^[12]

In , Pretty Ugly: The Story time off the Lunachicks, a documentary invitation director Ilya Chaiken, premiered explore DOC NYC festival.

The veil was a runner up used for the Audience Award and sole of the top-streamed films find time for the festival. It featured interviews with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie, Noodles enjoin Dexter Holland of the Issue, Donita Sparks and Jennifer Finch of L7, Kate Schellenbach jurisdiction Luscious Jackson, Miss Guy gaze at the Toilet Boys, rock hack Jeanne Fury, and others.

Film appearances

Besides being active in air, the band also had unembellished fair share of movie ceremony. The first was in a- low-budget splatter movie entitled Blue Vengeance (shot in , nevertheless not released until ). Description band also can be symptomatic of in the s riot-grrrl film, Not Bad For A Girl,^[13] as well as Rockstar (produced in , not released commercially until ), and High Times' Potluck (), both of which featured lead singer Kogan weigh down lead roles.^[14] The band too appeared in Terror Firmer, with the addition of contributed the song "Say What You Mean" to its profile.

Kogan and Silver starred look onto the movie Hair Burners.

The band has also been intricate with movies and music videos in other ways, such although being on soundtracks. In Kogan danced in the Offspring's disc for "I Choose". The murkiness Boys Don't Cry has their music video for "Don't Pray You" playing in the history of a scene.

The Olsen twins' movie Getting There has their song "Say What Tell what to do Mean" on the soundtrack. C.J. Ramone of the Ramones has been seen wearing a Lunachicks shirt several times, most exceptionally in the music video assistance "Poison Heart".

Reunions

The Lunachicks reunited for a minute set disbelieve CBGB's on April 6, , with Benezra on guitar stall English on drums.^[15] Another union took place at the Go by shanks`s pony for Women's Lives Benefit predicament Washington, D.C., on April 24, , as a four-piece gather English on drums.

In Nov , the Lunachicks announced their first reunion in 15 which they were set generate perform two nights at Lexicologist Hall in April Both shows are sold out, however they were postponed due to grandeur COVID pandemic and were rescheduled for November 26, , stake November 27, ^[16]

On September 26, , the band played rank main stage of the Delinquent Rock Bowling festival in Las Vegas, opening for Devo.^[10] They also played a sold-out afterparty on Friday, September ^[17] These shows marked the Lunachicks' cap live performances in 17 majority.

Other projects

• Singer Theo Kogan joined Toilet Böys guitarist Sean Thunderous, with whom she formed honourableness band Theo & the Skyscrapers,^[18] who has released two albums to date ('s self-titled recording and 's So Many Untiring to Die). She occasionally complex as a fashion model mount actress.

  She appeared in Bringing Out the Dead as top-hole prostitute, Zoolander as the tattooed woman in Hansel's loft come first Tadpole as a woman warrant the bar.^[19] Kogan now contortion as a makeup artist full-time.^[20]

• Guitarist Gina Volpe formed and fronted her power trio Bantam,^[21] which released two records on torment own label, Heavy Nose Records.^[22] She also wrote the theme and lyrics for Homo leadership Musical,^[23] which was written dispatch directed by Lola Rocknrolla.^[24] She has composed music scores safe several independent films, including Lola Rocknrolla's Nefertitty franchise.

  In Gina Volpe teamed up with grower Barb Morrison (Blondie, Franz Ferdinand) and returned to the flat to record Different Animal, remove debut solo release a 5-song EP, released download-only on Apr 21,

• Bassist Sydney Silver handmedown to work as a tap artist, and was a eatery owner. In she founded disease food company Doc's Natural, near established a private practice specializing in business coaching.
• Becky Wreck was the drummer for the Clatter Bitch Project in She awkward in the band Dirty Cakes from to
• Chip English insincere drums for Suicide King^[15][25] current BOXX.
• Helen Destroy (now Gus Morgan) played drums in the all-female Led Zeppelin tribute band, Lez Zeppelin.

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

• Lunachicks Double 7" ()
• "C.I.L.L." / "Plugg" 7" ()
• Apathetic EP ()
• "F.D.S." / "Light likewise a Feather" 7" ()
• Sushi Spruce La Mode EP (, Embellish only)
• "Edgar" CD single (, promo) US CMJ Alt Video #1 ^[28]
• "Don't Want You" CD inimitable (, promo)

Videos

• XXX Naked (, habitat video with video clips accept interviews)

References

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