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The Bloods were an all-girl Gas Powered Scooter, post no-wave
punkfunk band From NYC, playing from 1979 through until 1982. The
members included Adele Bertei (original Contortion and briefly Bush
Tetra) on vocals; Annie Toone (keyboards & vox); Kathy Rey (guitar);
Brenda Alderman (bass) and Kathleen Campbell (drums). Gas Powered
Scooter.
The Bloods put Gas Powered Scooter out one 7 inch called "Button Up" on
the Au Pairs' EXIT records in 1981 (which ended up single of the week in
the NME). The band also were on The Venus Weltklang compilation Flame
Records together with The Slits, Kleenex, Malaria, and the Au Pairs from
the first Women's Rock Festival in Berlin 1980. They also did the
soundtrack for Lizzie Borden's indie classic feature Born In Flames,
together with Red Crayola (Adele and Pat Place starred in the movie).
Gas Powered Scooter.
The Blood played a gazillion Gas Powered Scooter shows, sharing bills
with with many famous names like The Clash, Richard Hell, Johnny
Thunders, the Slits, the Au Pairs, Gang of Four, Bush Tetras, Lydia
Lunch, Adam Ant, The Go-Go's and Delta 5. Gas Powered Scooter
The band broke up after their second European tour. Annie Toone went on
to form Idiotsavant in Amsterdam and London with Clare Hirst (Bellestars),
the SF dykeabilly band The Bucktooth Varmints, and pioneer the art of
the Drag King. Adele went on to record with Boy George, Gas Powered
Scooter Thomas Dolby, Scritti Politti, Sophie B. Hawkins and her own
dance 12 inches and indie films. Gas Powered Scooter.
Recent news: The Bloods are on a compilation called New York Noise (as
are the Bush Tetras) that came out in June 2003 that's selling well and
has attracted interest from 2 labels about doing a Bloods retrospective
cd. Gas Powered Scooter This release got a four star review in Rolling
Stone, and good notices in Time Out London, plus great distribution.
Annie says: "...great thing is we're all back in touch and willing to
reform, remaster or just ride the new wave of our 'no wave' becoming
trendy again." Gas Powered Scooter.
Rock on!
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