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Girls Get Busy
''Girls Get Busy'' is the third and final studio album by Bratmobile, released in 2002 on Lookout! Records. Track listing Critical reception ''Girls Get Busy'' features a more polished production than the band's previous releases, and even introduces keyboards to many songs, but the album still represents a clear continuation of the group's original punk sound and riot grrrl spirit. Personnel ;Bratmobile * Molly Neuman, drums * Erin Smith, guitar * Allison Wolfe, vocals ;Contributing artists Filmmaker Audrey Marrs contributed keyboards and background vocals. Additional background vocals were provided by Joey Karam and Andy Peterson; record producer Marty Key is credited for additional guitar and bass. Production The album was produced by Marty Key, Aaron Prellwitz, and Bratmobile. Prellwitz and Brian Barnes served as engineers and mixers. The album cover design Cover or covers may refer to: Packaging * Another name for a lid * Cover (philately), generic term for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratmobile
Bratmobile was an American punk band from Olympia, Washington, active from 1991 to 2003, and known for being one of the first-generation "riot grrrl" bands. The band was influenced by several eclectic musical styles, including elements of pop, surf, and garage rock. Beginnings Allison Wolfe (from Olympia, Washington) and Molly Neuman (from Washington, D.C.) met during fall 1989 while living next door to each other in dorms at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The two had been raised in activist families: Wolfe had been raised by a lesbian activist mother, and Neuman's father worked for the Democratic National Committee and had introduced his daughter to leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). Their shared musical influences included punk, hip hop, and the Olympia band Beat Happening. Neuman was influenced by the writings of Eldridge Cleaver. Together, Neuman and Wolfe took classes in women's studies and music, traveled to Olympia on the weekends, and start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molly Neuman
Molly Neuman (born June 18, 1972) is an American drummer, writer and publisher, originally from the Washington, D.C. area who has performed in such influential bands as Bratmobile, the Frumpies, and the PeeChees. She was a pioneer of the early-to-mid '90s riot grrrl movement, penning the zine which coined the phrase in its title. She also co-wrote ''Girl Germs'' with Bratmobile singer Allison Wolfe while the two were students at the University of Oregon; that title later became the name of a Bratmobile song. Career Neuman co-owned the now-defunct Berkeley-based Lookout! Records with her ex-husband and former PeeChees singer Chris Appelgren and Cathy Bauer, and in 2006 she started her own independent record label called Simple Social Graces Discos and has released records by Les Aus, Campamento Ñec Ñec, Grabba Grabba Tape, Two Tears, Delorean and Love or Perish. She also founded Indivision Management, and has worked as a manager for such artists as the Locust, Ted Leo and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Appelgren
Chris Appelgren, also known as Chris Applecore, was owner and president of Lookout! Records from, 1997 when label founder Larry Livermore and partner Patrick Hynes retired, until 2012 when the label folded due to financial troubles and non-payment of royalties. In addition, Appelgren has created original artwork and album designs for many punk bands including Blatz, Green Day, Screeching Weasel, The Queers, The Donnas, and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Appelgren also performed as vocalist in bands The Pattern, The PeeChees The PeeChees (aka The PeeChee All-Season Sensations) were an American punk band formed in 1994 by Lookout! Records co-owners Christopher Appelgren ( The Pattern, Bumblescrump, The Lefties), Molly Neuman (Bratmobile, The Frumpies, Love or Pe ... and Bumblescrump and was the original drummer for The Potatomen as well as drumming for The Lefties. References American punk rock musicians American punk rock singers Year of birth missing (living peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Art
Cover art is a type of artwork presented as an illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book (often on a dust jacket), magazine, newspaper ( tabloid), comic book, video game (box art), music album (album art), CD, videotape, DVD, or podcast. The art has a primarily commercial function, for instance to promote the product it is displayed on, but can also have an aesthetic function, and may be artistically connected to the product, such as with art by the creator of the product. Album cover art Album cover art is artwork created for a music album. Notable album cover art includes Pink Floyd's ''The Dark Side of the Moon, King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King,'' the Beatles' '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', ''Abbey Road'' and their self-titled "White Album" among others. Albums can have cover art created by the musician, as with Joni Mitchell's ''Clouds'', or by an associated musician, such as Bob Dylan's artwork for the cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Key
Marty may refer to: Names * Marty (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters, also includes stage names * Marty (surname), a list of people Places in the United States * Marty, California, a former settlement * Marty, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Marty, South Dakota, a census-designated place Arts and entertainment * "Marty" (teleplay), a 1953 teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky * ''Marty'' (film), a 1955 American film based on the teleplay * ''Marty'' (musical), a 2003 musical version of the film * ''Marty'' (TV series), a 1968–1969 British television comedy series starring Marty Feldman * "Marty", a song by the band Five Iron Frenzy Other uses * Tropical Storm Marty (other), various storms and hurricanes * , a patrol vessel in United States Navy service from 1917 to 1918 * FM Towns Marty, a Japanese videogame console * "Marty", a robotic supermarket assistant used by The Giant Company See also * *Martí (other) Martí is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Karam
Joseph Karam is an American musician known for singing and playing keyboard/synth in The Locust. He used to be the drummer of the band Le Shok, and vocalist for hardcore straight edge band Resist. In 2010, he was a full-time member of The Locust and also played keyboards live with One Day As A Lion. Karam and fellow The Locust member and drummer Gabe Serbian together formed the duo Skinwalker in 2010. He performed guest vocals and keyboards on the track "Total Gore?" and keyboards on the track "Of Human Pride and Flatulence" from Cattle Decapitation's 2006 album Karma. Bloody. Karma. Karam plays an assortment of analog synthesizers, including various Moog models and a patch-panel modular synth Modular synthesizers are synthesizers composed of separate modules for different functions. The modules can be connected together by the user to create a patch. The outputs from the modules may include audio signals, analog control voltages .... Karam joined One Day as a Lion on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Marrs
Audrey Marie Marrs (born June 25, 1970) is an American film producer, the Chief Operating Officer of Representational Pictures, Inc. She is a former punk rock musician and co-founder of Ladyfest. Biography Marrs is also half-Japanese. Her mother, Mariko, is a native of Japan and also did set decoration for Marrs' Oscar-winning film, ''Inside Job''. She attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, graduating with an undergraduate degree in 1996. In 2008, Marrs received a Master of Arts degree in Curatorial Practice from California College of the Arts. She was married to musician Jesse Michaels. She has since remarried and she and her husband have two children. Film Marrs is the producer of'' No End in Sight'', which is her first film. It won a Special Jury Prize for documentaries at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. She and Charles H. Ferguson were also nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Feature film category for the film. Marrs next produced ''Insid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Wolfe
Allison Wolfe (born November 9, 1969) is a Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, writer, and podcaster. As a founding member and lead singer of the punk rock band Bratmobile, she became one of the leading voices of the riot grrl movement. Wolfe has also fronted other bands, including Sex Stains, Partyline, and Cold Cold Hearts. She was one of the principal creators of the original Ladyfest music festival in 2000. She has more recently been the creator and host of the punk rock interview podcast ''I'm In The Band''. Background Allison Wolfe and her sister Cindy were born identical twins in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 9, 1969. Together with their sister Molly, they grew up in Olympia, Washington. Their parents divorced when they were all still young children, and they were raised by their mother, Pat Shively. A radical feminist and self-described lesbian, Shively founded Olympia's Eastside Women's Health Clinic in 1981. It was the first women's clinic in Thurston County, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erin Smith (musician)
Erin Smith (born August 16, 1972) in Washington, D.C., is best known for being the guitarist of riot grrrl band Bratmobile, a band with drummer Molly Neuman and vocalist Allison Wolfe. History Smith started her zine ''Teenage Gang Debs'' in 1987 with her brother Don. In 1991, she started interning at '' Sassy'' magazine, where she wrote articles about independent music and exposed girls to DIY culture. Also in 1991, Smith started playing guitar in Bratmobile with Molly Neuman on drums and Allison Wolfe on vocals. The band was active until 1994, when they went on hiatus. During this hiatus, Smith and Wolfe started a new band Cold Cold Hearts. Bratmobile reformed in 1999, but split again in 2003 after two more albums. Smith later took over management of Lookout! records.BratmobileCold Cold Hearts With Bratmobile Studio albums * ''Pottymouth'' (1993) LP/CD/CS (Kill Rock Stars) * '' Ladies, Women and Girls'' (2000) CD/LP, (Lookout! Records) * ''Girls Get Busy'' (2002) CD/LP ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitchfork Media
''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music publication (currently owned by Condé Nast) that was launched in 1995 by writer Ryan Schreiber as an independent music blog. Schreiber started Pitchfork while working at a record store in suburban Minneapolis, and the website earned a reputation for its extensive coverage of indie rock music. It has since expanded and covers all kinds of music, including pop. Pitchfork was sold to Condé Nast in 2015, although Schreiber remained its editor-in-chief until he left the website in 2019. Initially based in Minneapolis, Pitchfork later moved to Chicago, and then Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Its offices are currently located in One World Trade Center alongside other Condé Nast publications. The site is best known for its daily output of music reviews but also regularly reviews reissues and box sets. Since 2016, it has published retrospective reviews of classics, and other albums that it had not previously reviewed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
