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Babes in Toyland was an American punk rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1987. The band was formed by Oregon native Kat Bjelland (lead vocals and guitar), with Lori Barbero (drums) and Michelle Leon ( bass), who was later replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992. Courtney Love had a very brief stint in the band in 1987 as a bass player, before being kicked out and forming Hole in 1989. Between 1989 and 1995, Babes in Toyland released three studio albums; ''Spanking Machine'' (1990), the commercially successful ''Fontanelle'' (1992), and ''Nemesisters'' (1995), before becoming inactive in 1997 and eventually disbanding in 2001. While the band was inspirational to some performers in the riot grrrl movement in the Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest (sometimes Cascadia, or simply abbreviated as PNW) is a geographic region in western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Though . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babes In Toyland (band)
Babes in Toyland was an American alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1987. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Kat Bjelland, along with drummer Lori Barbero and bassist Michelle Leon, who was later replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992. Babes in Toyland released three studio albums: ''Spanking Machine'' (1990), followed by the commercially successful ''Fontanelle'' (1992), and ''Nemesisters'' (1995), before becoming inactive in 1997 and eventually disbanding in 2001. In 2014, the band reunited, and the following year began performing live together for the first time in over a decade. They completed an international tour throughout 2015, during which bassist Herman was fired and replaced with Clara Salyer. The band later broke up in 2020. History 1987–1991: Formation and early years Babes in Toyland formed in 1987, after frontwoman Kat Bjelland met drummer Lori Barbero at a friend's barbecue. Originally from Woodburn, Oregon and a former reside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins in timber and as the flour milling capital of the world. It occupies both banks of the Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Prior to European settlement, the site of Minneapolis was inhabited by Dakota people. The settlement was founded along Saint Anthony Falls on a section of land north of Fort Snelling; its growth is attributed to its proximity to the fort and the falls providing power for industrial activity. , the city has an estimated 425,336 inhabitants. It is the most populous city in the state and the 46th-most-populous city in the United States. Minneapolis, Saint Paul and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities. Minneapolis has one of the most extensive public par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viled
''Viled'' is the third compilation of the trilogy released by Babes in Toyland. The previous two were '' Lived'' and ''Devil''. ''Viled'' was produced by Tim Mac, and released May 2000 by Almafame. Track listing All songs by Babes in Toyland (except Tracks 16 and 17) #Swamp Pussy (demo) #House (Subpop Single Club Single) #Arriba (House's B-side) #Flesh Crawl (Compilation Contribution) #Dirty (Compilation Contribution) #Watching Girl (Compilation Contribution) #Handsome and Gretel (demo)/Single #Pearl (demo)/"Handsome and Gretel" Single B-side #Blood (recorded at Amsterdam Melkweg; July 8, 1994) #Sometimes (demo)/Angel Hair #Hello (demo) # Sweet 69 (demo) #Eye Rise (demo)/Ariel #22 (recorded at Amsterdam Melkweg; July 8, 1994) #Peek-A-Boo Street (Nemesisters outtake) # We Are Family (demo) #The Girl Can't Help It (demo)/(compilation Contribution) #Astroantiquity (demo) Trivia *The official version of ''The Girl Can't Help It'' is on ''Fast Track to Nowhere: Songs from "Rebel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest (sometimes Cascadia, or simply abbreviated as PNW) is a geographic region in western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Though no official boundary exists, the most common conception includes the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington (state), Washington, and Idaho, and the Canadian province of British Columbia. Some broader conceptions reach north into Alaska and Yukon, south into northern California, and east into western Montana. Other conceptions may be limited to the coastal areas west of the Cascade Mountains, Cascade and Coast Mountains, Coast mountains. The variety of definitions can be attributed to partially overlapping commonalities of the region's history, culture, geography, society, ecosystems, and other factors. The Northwest Coast is the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest, and the Northwest Plateau (also commonly known as "British Columbia Interi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Babe Killers
''Natural Babe Killers'' is a live compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ... recorded by Babes in Toyland. The album consists of alternate versions of previously released tracks, as well various previously unreleased material. It was released by Recall Records. Track listing (disc one) # "Bruise Violet" # "Won't Tell" # "Jungle Train" # "We Are Family" # "Big Top" # "Magick Flute" # "Memory" # "Dogg" # "Fork Down Throat" Track listing (disc two) # "Mad Pilot" # "Ripe" # "Ya Know That Guy" # "Spun" # "Primus" # "Sweet '69" # "Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble" # "Fair Is Foul and Foul Is Fair" # "Fleshcrawl" Babes in Toyland (band) compilation albums 1994 compilation albums Recall Records albums 2000 compilation albums {{2000s-compilation-albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devil (Babes In Toyland Album)
''Devil'' is the second compilation of the trilogy released by Babes in Toyland. It was produced by Tim Mac, and released May 2000 by Almafame. Track listing All songs by Babes in Toyland (except Tracks 13, 14 and 15) #"Oh Yeah" (recorded at Reading Festival; 1995) #"Spun" (recorded at Lollapolooza San Francisco; June 22, 1993) #"Bruise Violet" (recorded at Lollapolooza San Francisco; June 22, 1993) #"Primus" (recorded at Utrecht, Netherlands) #"Fake Fur Condom" (recorded at Minneapolis Paisley Park; September 16, 1992) #"Won't Tell" (recorded at Lollapolooza San Francisco; June 22, 1993) #"Magic Flute" (recorded at Amsterdam Melkweg; September 16, 1992) #"S.F.W." (recorded at Amsterdam Melkweg; July 8, 1994) #"Jungle Train" (recorded at Amsterdam Melkweg; July 8, 1994) #"Knife Song" (recorded at Minneapolis 7th Street Entry; February 25, 1988) #"Flesh Crawl" (recorded at Minneapolis 7th Street Entry; February 25, 1988) #"Intermenstral" (recorded at Minneapolis 7th Street Entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lived (album)
''Lived'' is the first compilation of the trilogy released by Babes in Toyland (band), Babes in Toyland. It was produced by Tim Mac, and released May 2000 by Almafame. Track listing All songs by Babes in Toyland (except Tracks 1, 12, and 13) #Introduction: Timothy Leary, Dr. Timothy Leary (recorded at Lollapolooza San Francisco; June 22, 1993) #"He's My Thing" (recorded at Chicago Metro; May 17, 1991) #"Handsome and Gretel" (recorded at Lollapalooza San Francisco; June 22, 1993) #"Bluebell" (recorded at Lollapalooza San Francisco; June 22, 1993) #"Sweet 69" (recorded at Minneapolis 1st Avenue; January 7, 1995) #"Ripe" (recorded at Utrecht, Holland; December 19, 1990) #"Mad Pilot" (recorded at TJ's Newport; December 18, 1991) #"Right Now" (recorded at Lollapalooza San Francisco; June 22, 1993) #"Dogg" (recorded at Chicago Metro; May 17, 1991) #"Fork Down Throat" (recorded at Minneapolis 7th Street Entry; February 25, 1988) #"Ya Know That Guy" (recorded at Minneapolis 7th Street En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dystopia (Babes In Toyland Album)
''Dystopia'' is a compilation album consisting of earlier albums, ''Spanking Machine'', '' To Mother'', and the '' Handsome & Gretel'' single recorded by Babes in Toyland. It was released in 1994 by Insipid Records. Track listing All song by Babes in Toyland #"Swamp Pussy" - 2:24 #"He's My Thing" - 2:56 #"Vomit Heart" - 2:49 #"Never" - 3:16 #"Boto (W) Rap" - 2:31 #"Dogg" - 3:53 #"Pain in my Heart" - 3:59 #"Lashes" - 3:46 #"You're Right" - 3:07 #"Dust Cake Boy"* - 3:31 #"Fork Down Throat" - 3:54 #" Catatonic"* - 2:50 #"Mad Pilot" - 2:51 #"Primus" - 4:00 #"Laugh My Head Off" - 3:34 #"Spit to See the Shine" - 2:45 #"Ripe" - 3:39 #"Quiet Room" - 2:38 #" Handsome and Gretel"* – 2:01 #"Pearl" – 1:56 Personnel *Kat Bjelland - Guitar, vocals *Lori Barbero - drums, vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strange Fruit Records
Strange Fruit Records was an independent record label in the United Kingdom. The label, established by Clive Selwood and John Peel in 1986, was the primary distributor of BBC recordings, including Peel Sessions.Larkin, Colin (ed.) (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, The name came from the song written by Abel Meeropol and famously performed by Billie Holiday, itself a reference to racially motivated lynchings. The label had the aim of generating sufficient revenue from recordings of 'big name' artists to allow the release of recordings by lesser-known artists. The label's first release was New Order's 1982 Peel Session, in July 1987, and was followed by sessions from some of the biggest names from the punk rock and post punk eras. Recordings from as far back as the 1960s were also released by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. As well as individual sessions, the label also released albums compiling several sessions by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Peel Sessions (Babes In Toyland Album)
''The Peel Sessions'' is a live album recorded by American punk rock band Babes in Toyland, released in 1992. It was produced by Dale "Buffin" Griffin and released by Strange Fruit Records/Dutch East India Trading. Babes in Toyland later self-released a 7" of four other songs from their 1992 Peel Sessions. Included on the 7" were "Jungle Train," "Right Now," "Sometimes," and "Magic Flute." It was re-released as '' The BBC John Peel Sessions, 1990–1992'' in 2001. Track listing All song by Babes in Toyland #"Catatonic" - 2:53 #"Ripe" - 3:36 #"Primus" - 3:58 #"Spit to See the Shine" - 2:40 #"Pearl" - 2:03 #"Dogg" - 5:11 #"Laugh My Head Off" - 3:30 #"Mad Pilot" - 2:50 Personnel *Kat Bjellandvocals, guitar *Lori Barberodrums, vocals *Michelle Leon Babes in Toyland was an American alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1987. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Kat Bjelland, along with drummer Lori Barbero and bassist Michelle Leon, who was lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry Red Records
Cherry Red Records is a British independent record label founded in Malvern, Worcestershire by Iain McNay in 1978. The label has released recordings by Dead Kennedys, Everything But the Girl, The Monochrome Set, and Felt, among others, as well as the compilation album ''Pillows & Prayers''. In addition to releasing new music, Cherry Red also acts as an umbrella for individual imprints and catalogue specialists. Cherry Red was listed by ''Music Week'' as one of the UK's top ten record companies in Q1 2015 for sales of artist albums. History Cherry Red grew from the rock promotion company (similarly named after the song "Cherry Red" by The Groundhogs) founded in 1971 to promote rock concerts at the Malvern Winter Gardens. In the wake of the independent record boom that followed the advent of punk rock, founders Iain McNay (who remains company chairman) and Richard Jones released the label's first single, "Bad Hearts" by punk band The Tights in June 1978. Cherry Red's early rost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painkillers (EP)
''Painkillers'' is the second EP by American alternative rock band Babes in Toyland, released in June 1993. It consists of outtakes from their second studio album, ''Fontanelle'' (1992), as well as a 34-minute single-track live recording of the band's April 1992 performance at CBGB in New York City. Track listing Personnel Musicians *Kat Bjellandvocals, guitar *Maureen Herman bass *Lori Barberodrums, vocals Technical *Jack Endinoproduction *Kat Bjellandproduction *Lee Ranaldo Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (guitar and vocals). In 2004, ''Rolling ...production *Lori Barberoproduction Chart performance References External links * Allmusic: ''Painkillers''br>Discography.com's Painkiller Info Page {{Authority control 1993 EPs Babes in Toyland (band) EPs Reprise Records EPs Albums produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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