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Slovenly (band)
''Slovenly'' were an American post-punk band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1981. After the group disbanded, Tom Watson joined Red Krayola for their self-titled album and has continued to record with them. History The members of Slovenly had all attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach. Steve Anderson, Scott Ziegler and drummer Bruce Lossen were in a band called the Convalescence. When the bass player left, Watson joined and the band name was changed to Toxic Shock. After graduation, they continued playing music and the initial version of Slovenly was formed. Eventually, Bruce left the band and was replaced by ex-Saccharine Trust drummer Rob Holzman. The band played their first gig as Toxic Shock with Minutemen and Saccharine Trust which led to an invitation from the Urinals to contribute a track to the ''Keats Rides A Harley'' compilation album by Happy Squid Records. The band changed their name to Slovenly and continued to gig with Minutemen which lead t ...
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Post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that emerged in the late 1970s as musicians departed from punk's traditional elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and non-rock influences. Inspired by punk's energy and DIY ethic but determined to break from rock cliches, artists experimented with styles like funk, electronic music, jazz, and dance music; the production techniques of dub and disco; and ideas from art and politics, including critical theory, modernist art, cinema and literature. These communities produced independent record labels, visual art, multimedia performances and fanzines. The early post-punk vanguard was represented by groups including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Wire, Public Image Ltd, the Pop Group, Cabaret Voltaire, Magazine, Pere Ubu, Joy Division, Talking Heads, Devo, Gang of Four, the Slits, the Cure, and the Fall. The movement was closely related to the development of ...
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Mike Watt
Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. Watt co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo career with the 1994 album ''Ball-Hog or Tugboat?'', he has since released three additional solo albums, most recently in 2010 with ''Hyphenated-man''. He is also the frontman for the supergroup Big Walnuts Yonder (2008–present), a member of the art rock group Banyan (1997–present) and is involved with several other musical projects. From 2003 until 2013, he was the bass guitarist for The Stooges. Watt has been called "one of the greatest bassists on the planet." ''CMJ New Music'' called Watt a "seminal post-punk bass player." Readers of ''NME'' voted Mike Watt one of the "40 Greatest Bassists of All Time" and ''LA Weekly'' awarded him the number six spot in "The 20 Best Bassists of All Time." In November 2008, Watt received the ''B ...
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Even So (EP)
''Even So'' is an EP by Slovenly, released on 1984 through New Alliance Records New Alliance Records was an independent record label founded by American musicians D. Boon and Mike Watt (of The Minutemen) and longtime friend and associate Martin Tamburovich. They were inspired by the example of their friends in southern Califo .... Track listing Personnel ;Slovenly *Steve Anderson – vocals *Rob Holtzman – drums *Lynn Johnston – saxophone *Tim Plowman – keyboards *Tom Watson – guitar, bass guitar *Scott Ziegler – guitar, bass guitar ;Production and additional personnel *Richard Masci – production * Peter Slovenly – production References {{reflist 1984 EPs New Alliance Records EPs Slovenly (band) albums ...
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Highway To Hanno's
''Highway to Hanno's'' is the fifth album by Slovenly, released in 1992 through SST Records. It was the band's final album. Critical reception '' Perfect Sound Forever'' called ''Highway to Hano's'' "one of the last truly great albums released on the SST label." Track listing Personnel ;Slovenly *Steve Anderson – vocals *Rob Holtzman – drums *Lynn Johnston – saxophone *Tim Plowman – guitar *Tom Watson – guitar *Scott Ziegler – guitar, bass guitar, illustrations ;Production and additional personnel *Sam Goldman – violin *Paul Gubser – photography *Norman Kerner – production, engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ..., mixing *Heidi Peterson – vocals on "Muddy Puddle" *Christopher Simme ...
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We Shoot For The Moon
''We Shoot for the Moon'' is the fourth album by Slovenly, released in 1989 through SST Records. Track listing Personnel ;Slovenly *Steve Anderson – vocals *Rob Holtzman – drums *Lynn Johnston – horns *Tim Plowman – guitar, keyboards *Tom Watson – guitar, bass guitar *Scott Ziegler – guitar, bass guitar ;Production and additional personnel * Guy Bennett – Trombone *Jacob Cohn – Alto Saxophone *Vitus Mataré – production, engineering, keyboards, maracas A maraca (), sometimes called shaker or chac-chac, is a rattle which appears in many genres of Caribbean and Latin music. It is shaken by a handle and usually played as part of a pair. Maracas (from Guaraní ), also known as tamaracas, were r ... * Slovenly – production, engineering References External links * {{Authority control 1989 albums Slovenly (band) albums SST Records albums ...
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Riposte (album)
''Riposte'' is the third album by Slovenly, released on 1987 through SST Records. Track listing Personnel *Vic Abascal – production *Steve Anderson – vocals *Rob Holtzman – drums *Lynn Johnston – bass clarinet The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B (meaning it is a transposing instrument on which a written C sounds as B), but it plays notes an octave bel ..., saxophone, viola *Tim Plowman – bass guitar, guitar *Tom Watson – guitar, bass guitar *Scott Ziegler – guitar, bass guitar References External links * {{Authority control 1987 albums Slovenly (band) albums SST Records albums ...
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Thinking Of Empire
''Thinking of Empire'' is the second album by Slovenly (band), Slovenly, released on 1986 through SST Records. Track listing Personnel ;Slovenly *Steve Anderson – vocals *Rob Holtzman – drums *Lynn Johnston – bass clarinet, French Horn, viola *Tim Plowman – bass guitar, guitar *Tom Watson – guitar, bass guitar *Scott Ziegler – guitar, bass guitar ;Production and additional personnel *Slovenly (band), Peter Slovenly – production *Spot (producer), Spot – production References

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