KLEENEX -"KRIMI / YOU" (1979)

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The Women of 1980s PUNK, Part 1! Still more 70s, plus many 80s disciples up to the dawn of Riot Grrrl. First is VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, co instigator behind the Sex Pistols; JORDAN, her SEX shop runner, and SOO CATWOMAN who set the radical styles of the future (76, London); DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, w/ artist Niagara (73, Detroit); THE REZILLOS/REVILLOS, w/ Fay Fife and Gale Warning (77, Edinburgh); GINGER COYOTE, creator of fanzine PUNK GLOBE (77, San Fran); THE LILLETTES with Barb Dwyer (Brighton); THE CURSE, Canadas first female Punk band (77, Toronto); THE INNOCENTS toured with The Slits (77, London); THE CICHLIDS raw rocking pop (79, Florida); ESSENTIAL LOGIC w/ Lora Logic (78, London); AUNT SALLY, No Wave w/ singer Phew (78, Japan); KLEENEX, greats who become the greater LiLiPUT (79, Zurich); MARTHA HULL & THE STEADY JOBS (82, Wash. DC); PostPunkers GIRLS AT OUR BEST w/ Judy Evans (79, Leeds); anarchopunks CRASS w/ Eve Libertine and Joy De Vivre (77, Essex) and comrades POISON GIRLS w/ Vi Subversa (76, Brighton); L.A.s led in by VIOLENCE GIRL, w/ Alice Bag (77), THE CONTROLLERS w/ drummer Mad Dog (77), their buddies THE GERMS w/ Pat Smear (Nirvana) and Lorna Doom; revolutionaries UXA w/ De De Troit (78), psychobillies THE CRAMPS w/ guitarist Poison Ivy (76) deathrocks 45 GRAVE w/ Dinah Cancer (79), LEGAL WEAPON w/ belter Kat Arthur (81) and omni punk PATRICIA MORRISON, who graced The Bags, The Gun Club, Sisters Of Mercy, and The Damned!; Romi Mori replaced her in deathrockers GUN CLUB (81); San Franciscos VKTMS w/ Nyna Napalm (77), Penelope Houston and THE AVENGERS (77), VS. w/ Olga DeVolga (77), garage trio THE CONTRACTIONS (79); performance artist JOANNA WENT w/ Kerry McBrides guitars (paint) (81); then hardcore with RED SCAREs Bobbi Brat (83, LA); Oi from THE GYMSLIPS (82, London) and Jo Balls THE EXPELLED (81, Leeds); hard punk Helen Hill and THE VIOLATORS (79, Manchester); Kira Roessler of BLACK FLAG (77, LA); Beki Bondage commands VICE SQUAD (78, Bristol); Wendy O. Williams chainsaws cars with THE PLASMATICS (77, New York); small films exposed Punk to the world, like Trini Alvorado and Robin Johnson in TIMES SQUARE (80); Hazel OConnor in BREAKING GLASS (80) clearly inspired Pris (Daryl Hannah) in BLADE RUNNER (82); Diane Lanes female trio rocked LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...THE FABULOUS STAINS (81); Penelope Spheeris SUBURBIA (84); Susan Seidelmans SMITHEREEENS (81); supervillain Ursa (Sarah Douglas) put the kink in SUPERMAN II (filmed in London during Siouxsies rise) (81); X MENs Storm punked out (83); lovers Maggie and Hopey rocked indie comic LOVE & ROCKETS (81); TANK GIRL invaded 88; global punk with Germanys XMAL DEUTSCHLAND (80) and HANS A PLAST (78); Spains LAS VULPESS (83) and S/M sex trio DESECHABLES w/ singer Tere (81); snotty ACTION PACT w/ George Cheex (81, London); perfect pop punk SHONEN KNIFE (81, Tokyo); Kim Gordons No Wave SONIC YOUTH (81, NY); PUSSY GALOREs Julia Cafritz (86, NY); fun theatre HOLY SISTERS OF THE GAGA DADA (86, LA); sharp Indie MECCA NORMAL w/ Jean Smith (85, Vancouver); BARBIE ARMY (Chicago, 87); Lydia Lunch trysted in STINKFIST (87, NY), then with Kim Gordon in trio HARRY CREWS (89); fanzine activism by FIFTH COLUMN inspired both Queercore and Grrrl (85,Toronto); hardcore FIRE PARTY (86, Wash. DC); raw trio SCRAWL (85, Columbus); Jarboe corroded THE SWANS (86,NY); crucial Grrrl pioneers FRIGHTWIG, whose T shirt Cobain wore at Nirvana Unplugged (84, SF); and ANTI SCRUNTI FACTION (84, Boulder), whose Leslie Mah (spikes) went on to forge Queercore with TRIBE 8 . These women paved the present for Bikini Kill, Riot Grrrl, K Records, Breeders, L7, Tribe 8, Queercore, Hothead Paisan, Babes In Toyland, Hole, PJ Harvey, Diamanda Galas, Lords Of Acid, Genitorturers, Aeon Flux, Elastica, Skunk Anansie, Afro Punk, LadyFest, Donnas, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sahara Hotnights, Kills, HorrorPops, Suicide Girls, Girl Monster, and half the young women on MySpace! All of KLEENEX / LiLiPUTs music is on a cheap double CD!: http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/Item=krs373 Check out: Women of 1970s Punk http://www.comnet.ca/~rina/ http://www.geocities.com/punkettes80s/ http://www.punk77.co.uk/punkettes/features.htm http://www.alicebag.com/mainindex.html http://www.panx.net/punkgirl/ http://www.myspace.com/girlsongprimerradio AFRO PUNK http://youtube.com/watch?v=5uXCvbIcg58 http://youtube.com/watch?v=WYgqzWjkuWA (All rights reserved by the copyright owners. Fan made video to promote the artists.) tym stevens

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