Cub (also stylized cub) was an

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band from

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that formed in 1992 and disbanded in 1997. They played a melodic, jangly form of

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they called "

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'', 1994

History

The group was emblematic of the

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and

style. At their cozy, casual live shows, they sometimes played in their pajamas, and gave out presents to audience members."Cuddlecore"
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'', 17 January 1995. The group's original drummer, Valeria Fellini, was replaced by Lisa G. in 1994.

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played drums on some early recordings and on tour in later years. Notably, she sang live in front of an audience for the first time ever during a cub show in Ohio, singing the song "So Far Apart". Years later she would go on to form her own all-female three piece Vancouver band,

Maow Maow was a Canadian indie rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A pop punk combo, the band was part of the "cuddlecore" scene led by cub. Maow consisted of guitarist/singer Tobey Black, bassist/singer Corrina Beesley-Hammond and ...

. After the group's dissolution, Robynn Iwata co-formed

I Am Spoonbender I Am Spoonbender is an American/Canadian multimedia group formed in San Francisco in early 1997 by composer/multi-instrumentalist/producer Dustin Donaldson, with Brian Jackson and cub guitarist Robynn Iwata (a.k.a. 'Cup', who joined halfway thro ...

in 1997 in San Francisco. Lisa Marr and Lisa G. started Buck in 1998 after moving to California from their native Vancouver.

Discography

Albums

Singles/EPs

* ''Pep'' (1992) Mint Records MRS-003. Produced by cub and

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. -song 7-inch EP, 5 compiled on ''Betti-Cola'' CD (one re-recorded)* ''Hot Dog Day'' (1993) Mint Records MRS-004 -song 7-inch EP, 5 compiled on ''Betti-Cola'' CD (one re-recorded)* ''Betti-Cola'' (1993) Mint Records MRS-005 ouble 7-inch EP featuring 12 songs, 10 (and later 12) appearing on versions of ''Betti-Cola'' CD* "Your Bed"/"Cast A Shadow (live)," ''Volcano'' (1994) Mint Records MRS-009 -song single* ''Come Out Come Out'' (1995) Mint Records MRS-011 3-song triple 7-inch EP, different song order from CD* ''The Day I Said Good-bye'' split with the Potatomen (1995) Co-release with Mint and Lookout! Records * "Pillow Queen," ''The Pilot'' or ''FPAP''(1995), Papercut records PCT-001 plit 7-inch EP w/ Raggedy Ann, Tullycraft, and Weakling.* ''TJ'' b/w ''She's Like A Rainbow'' (1996)

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Appearances

* "Killed By Death" (Motorhead cover) on ''The Mint is Still a Terrible Thing to Taste'', Mint Records (1993) * "Flaming Red Bob Sled" on ''Periscope'', Yoyo Recordings (1994) * "Best Friend's Girl" (Cars cover) on ''13 Soda Punx'', Top Drawer Records (1994) * ""I’ll Make It Up To You"" on '' Drew Ramirez in: Air Disk King'', Traumatone Records (1994) * "Get Off The Road" (R. Lewis Band cover) on ''On Guard For Thee - A Collection of Canada's Youth Gone Bad'', Au Go Go Records (1995) * "Secret Nothing" on ''

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'', Fortune 5 (1995) * "She's A Sensation" (Ramones cover) ''Nardwuar The Human Serviette Presents Skookum Chief Powered Teenage Zit Rawk Angst, Vol. I'' LP Nardwuar Records (1995) * "Green Eyes" on ''A Slice of Lemon'', Lookout!/Kill Rock Stars (1996) * "Who The Hell Do You Think You Are?" ''A Tribute to Hard Core Logo'' (a companion release to the original soundtrack cd for the Bruce MacDonald mockumentary film which featured cover versions of the fictional band's songs) (1996) * "Eyes Of A Stranger" (Payolas cover) on ''Fer Shure: A Tribute to the Valley Girl Soundtrack'', Itchy Korean Records 1997

In popular culture

The song "Freaky" from the album ''Box of Hair'' was used in the first episode of Battlestar Galactica spinoff Caprica. Their song "New York City" from the album ''Come Out Come Out'' was covered by

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on their album ''

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''. The song "Little Star" from the album ''Betti-Cola'' was covered by Washington's

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on their album, ''Laugh While You Can Monkey Boy''. "Your Bed" was covered by the Redd Kross spin-off band Ze Malibu Kids and appeared on their debut (to date, only) record "Sound it Out."

Band members

* Robynn Iwata - vocals, guitar, artwork *

Lisa Marr Lisa Marr is a musician, songwriter, film-maker, photographer, and educator from Vernon, British Columbia, Canada, currently based in Los Angeles, California, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She has performed as a solo artist and as a membe ...

- vocals, bass * Lisa G. - vocals, drums * Valeria Fellini *

References

External links

Mint Records page for cub including introduction from Lisa Marr

cub on myspace
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