Lunachicks
Lunachicks were an all-women punk rock band from New York City. The band formed in 1987 and has been on hiatus since 2000. Their music was described as "a frenzied mix of punk, metal, pop and rock". The band claimed influences including The Ramones, Kiss, and the MC5.
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Toilet Böys
[ Why are they related ? | More about Toilet Böys ]Toilet Böys are an American rock n roll band from New York City, USA. The band's classic line-up is made up of Miss Guy, Sean Pierce, Electric Eddie, Rocket and Adam Vomit. Toilet Böys have toured world-wide supporting musical acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nashville Pussy, Orgy, The Damned, Dee Dee Ramone & Deborah Harry. They were known for a highly energetic stage show that included spark-showers, smoke, lasers, strobes, synchronized flame-columns, cheerleaders, confetti cannons, burning guitars and fire breathing performed by their lead guitarist, Sean, during the finale. In the wake of the Great White Rhode Island nightclub fire, the band decided to disband. The general feeling amongst band members was that their show would be greatly diminished without the pyro show. An album of unreleased material, demos, and remixes entitled Sex Music was released in 2007.
Heroine Sheiks
[ Why are they related ? | More about Heroine Sheiks ]The Heroine Sheiks is a Minneapolis based Noise Rock band. It began in 1999 as a collaboration of Shannon Selberg (ex-The Cows) and Norman Westberg and John Fell along with a changing group of musicians including bass player Eric Eble . Selberg emerged as a major song writer in the complete history of the band whose sound was darker and more sinister than his previous work in The Cows. With multiple references to the writer Louis-Ferdinand Céline, the band explored a thematic quality of black comedy. Many of the more successful bands from New York in the last ten years record sales wise got started opening for Heroine Sheiks. Bands like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fiery Furnaces, Interpol, and Gogol Bordello, all played opening slots for the Heroine Sheiks, and went on to sell far more records.In 2008, after being based in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, the group moved to Minneapolis, released a limited edition CD Journey to the End of the Knife, and toured with a new line-up. The new line-up includes drummer Bruce Wuollet, a.k.a. B.J., who has also played guitar in previous bands. A fierce drummer, he often beats the drums like a red headed step child. Jesse is a madman on the guitar, often sweating up a storm. Shannon is a master wordsmith, with compelling lyrics. Sarah is an exceptional singer and keyboardist, and the guitarist Paul looks mighty fine in his tight speedos.
Theo & the Skyscrapers
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Theo & the Skyscrapers are an experimental electronic band from New York City consisting of Theo Kogan (formerly of the legendary riot grrl band Lunachicks, and also a model and actress), Sean Pierce, Chris Kling and Dimitry Makhnosky. Their sound has also been described as "a cross breed of new wave and metal". and a "gloriously trashy technicolor electro-clash disco cabaret, with quirky art-punk and metallic overtones."In the fall of 2003, Theo and her husband, Sean, met Chris and Dimitry and Theo & the Skyscrapers was formed. The band released Theo and the Skyscrapers in 2006 and So Many Ways to Die in 2007 on their record label, Dark Daddy Records. The band are involved in a video installation/rock performance called Screen Test by Rob Roth.
Theo Kogan
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Theo Kogan (born December 23, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, model, and actress. She is most well-known for being the vocalist of the legendary all girl punk band, Lunachicks. Currently, she sings in the dance/electronic band, Theo & the Skyscrapers. She also has her own cosmetic line, Armour Beauty.
The Donnas
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The Donnas are an American all-female hard rock band from Palo Alto, California. They draw inspiration from The Ramones, AC/DC, and Kiss. Rolling Stone has stated that "the Donnas offer a guileless take on adolescent alienation; they traffic in kicks, not catharsis, fun rather than rage". MTV has stated that the band offers "nothing more than a good old-fashioned rock & roll party". After gathering a cult following in the punk scene since their 1993 debut, the band achieved major label commercial success in the early 2000s and afterward.
Sarah McLellan
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Sarah Elizabeth McLellan (born November 22, 1982 in Bundaberg, Queensland) is an Australian dancer, singer and actress. She moved to New York City at 17 and made her Broadway debut in the musical "42nd Street" at 20. She then moved to Las Vegas to perform in the original US company of the Queen and Ben Elton hit musical " We Will Rock You" where she played a Teen Queen and understudied and performed the role of Killer Queen. From October 2005 until January 2009, Sarah performed as the lead singer of the critically acclaimed all female rock tribute Lez Zeppelin. The band toured all over the US, Europe and Japan and performed for crowds of up to 40,000 at major festivals including headlining the opening night of Tennessee's Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2008. With McLellan as lead singer, the band also recorded and released their debut album in July 2007. The album was recorded with producer/engineer Eddie Kramer, best known for his work with Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, and KISS; and was mastered by George Marino, who digitally remastered all of the original Led Zeppelin recordings with Jimmy Page. The album, released on Emanation Records, is available in the US in stores and online. In Japan the album was released by Avex and charted in the top 100. Sarah McLellan is represented by Avalon Artists Group in LA and NYC.
Led Zeppelin
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Led Zeppelinwere an English rock band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page (guitar), Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands. funk, classical, Celtic, Indian, Arabic, pop, Latin and country. The band did not release the popular songs from their albums as singles in the UK, as they preferred to develop the concept of album-oriented rock. Close to 30 years after disbanding following Bonham's death in 1980, the band continues to be held in high regard for their artistic achievements, commercial success and broad influence. The band have sold more than 300 million albums worldwide, including 111.5 million sales in the United States and they have had all of their original studio albums reach the U.S. Billboard Top 10, with six reaching the number one spot. Led Zeppelin are ranked #1 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. Rolling Stone magazine has described Led Zeppelin as "the heaviest band of all time" and "the biggest band of the '70s". On 10 December 2007 the surviving members of Led Zeppelin reunited for the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London.
Lez Zeppelin
[ Why are they related ? | More about Lez Zeppelin ]Lez Zeppelin is a New York City-based all-female tribute act, performing the work of Led Zeppelin.
Ramones
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The Ramones' were an American rock band often regarded as the first punk rock group. Formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in 1974, all of the band members adopted pseudonyms ending with "Ramone", though none of them were actually related. They performed 2,263 concerts, touring virtually nonstop for 22 years. In 1996, after a tour with the Lollapalooza music festival, the band played a farewell show and disbanded. A little more than eight years after the breakup, the band's three founding members - lead singer Joey Ramone, guitarist Johnny Ramone, and bassist Dee Dee Ramone - were dead. The Ramones were a major influence on the punk rock movement both in the United States and the United Kingdom, though they achieved only minor commercial success. Their only record with enough U.S. sales to be certified gold was the compilation album Ramones Mania. Recognition of the band's importance built over the years, and they are now cited in many assessments of all-time great rock music, such as the Rolling Stone lists of the 50 Greatest Artists of All Time and 25 Greatest Live Albums of All Time, VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, and Mojos 100 Greatest Albums. In 2002, the Ramones were ranked the second greatest band of all time by Spin magazine, trailing only The Beatles. On March 18, 2002, the Ramones - including the three founders and drummers Marky and Tommy Ramone - were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Luscious Jackson
[ Why are they related ? | More about Luscious Jackson ]Luscious Jackson is an alternative/pop-rock group formed in 1991. They are named after now-retired American basketball player Lucious Jackson. The original band consisted of Jill Cunniff, Gabby Glaser (vocals, guitar), Kate Schellenbach and Vivian Trimble . The band played nearly every instrument heard on their records, and with the exception of a few non-LP cover songs wrote all of their own material, the majority penned by vocalists Jill Cunniff and/or Gabby Glaser. Between 1993 and 2000 they released one EP, three full length LPs and ten singles on the Beastie Boys' Grand Royal record label. Their biggest hit—and only Billboard Top 40 entry—is "Naked Eye" . Other notable singles include "Here", "CitySong ", "Under Your Skin" and "Ladyfingers". Vivian Trimble left the group in 1998, and in 2000 (after releasing one album as a trio) the group announced their break up. February 2007 saw the release of Luscious Jackson's "greatest hits" compilation.
Beastie Boys
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Beastie Boys are an American hip hop group from New York City consisting of Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz. Since around the time of the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Michael "Mix Master Mike" Schwartz, who was first featured in the song "Three MC's and One DJ". Beastie Boys began as a hardcore punk group in 1979, and appeared on the compilation cassette New York Thrash with Riot Fight and Beastie. They switched to hip-hop with the release of their 12" single "Cooky Puss", which was followed by a string of successful 12" singles and their debut album Licensed to Ill (1986), which enjoyed international critical acclaim and commercial success. The group is well-known for its eclecticism, jocular and flippant attitude toward interviews and interviewers, obscure cultural references and kitschy lyrics, and for performing in outlandish matching suits. They are one of the longest-lived hip-hop acts and continue to enjoy commercial and critical success in 2009, more than 20 years after the release of their debut album. On September 27, 2007, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On February 3, 2009, the group released a digitally remastered version of their seminal album Paul's Boutique for its 20th anniversary.
Courtney Love
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Courtney Michelle Love (born Courtney Michelle Harrison on July 9, 1964) is an American rock musician and actress. Love is known as lead singer and lyricist for the alternative rock band Hole and for her two-year marriage to Nirvana singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain.
White Trash Debutantes
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The White Trash Debutantes are an American rock band formed in 1989.
Kate Schellenbach
[ Why are they related ? | More about Kate Schellenbach ]Kate Schellenbach (born January 5, 1966, in New York City, New York) was the drummer for The Beastie Boys from 1981 to 1984, and drummed for Luscious Jackson until the band broke up in spring of 2000. Schellenbach was also the drummer for the New York all-girl punk band, the Lunachicks, during the summer of 1992. She is currently a segment producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She appeared on screen on a show first aired on December 4, 2007, playing the bongos with host Ellen DeGeneres.
Bantam (band)
[ Why are they related ? | More about Bantam (band) ]Bantam is a New York City rock group formed in 2001 by Lunachicks guitarist Gina Volpe. The band's current line-up is Gina Volpe on vocals and guitar, Pete Asarisi (of the FireGods) on drums, and Doug Oosterhouse on bass guitar and backing vocals. Bass player, George Porfiris of the Heroine Sheiks was also with the group briefly in 2001 but departed prior to their self-titled debut album BANTAM, which was released in 2002 on their own label, Heavy Nose Records. The band released their second album Suicide Tourist in 2005.





