Jemina Pearl Abegg known by the stage name Jemina Pearl, is an American singer, formerly the frontwoman of Be Your Own Pet

Be your own PET

Be Your Own Pet was a four-piece punk/garage rock group from Nashville, Tennessee, USA.-Members:* Jemina Pearl – vocals* Nathan Vasquez – bass, backing vocals* Jonas Stein – guitar, backing vocals* John Eatherly – drums...

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She appeared in the television series Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl (TV series)

Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series was created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and premiered on The CW on September 19, 2007...

with a musical performance together with Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...

 covering the Ramones

Ramones

The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...

 classic "Sheena is a Punk Rocker

Sheena is a Punk Rocker

"Sheena Is a Punk Rocker" is a song by the punk rock group The Ramones. It first appeared on their third LP, Rocket to Russia, in 1977, and was also included on later pressings of the group's second album, Leave Home...

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Her debut solo album, Break It Up

Break It Up (Jemina Pearl album)

Break It Up is Jemina Pearl's debut solo album.- Track listing :All tracks by John Eatherly & Jemina Pearl except were noted# "Heartbeats" – 2:15# "After Hours" – 2:49# "Ecstatic Appeal" – 3:34...

, was released on October 6, 2009. The album is on Ecstatic Peace

Ecstatic Peace

Ecstatic Peace! is a record label based in Easthampton, Massachusetts, founded in 1981 by Sonic Youth member Thurston Moore. The premiere release was a split cassette featuring spoken word performances from Michael Gira of Swans and Lydia Lunch...

, is co-written by John Eatherly and has guest appearances by Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Thurston Joseph Moore is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label...

, Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...

, Dave Sitek and Derek Stanton.

In June 2011, Jemina Pearl's career and ferocious singing were examined in colorful detail by the rock magazine Crawdaddy, in a comparative look at the musical styles of female punk singers of Generation X and Generation Y.

She is the daughter of musician/artist Jimmy Abegg

Jimmy Abegg

Jimmy Abegg aka Jimmy A, is an American guitarist, composer, director, photographer and artist, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee....

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