Vice Cooler
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Vice Cooler is an American
musician, photographer, author and visual artist. He is currently the singer and songwriter for Hawnay Troof
and Xbxrx
.
Since his beginnings in 1998, he has become a strong influence on underground art culture throughout the world, being recognized by people like High Places
and Henry Rollins
as an "inspiration". Peaches
has crowned him as the world's greatest performer while Aaron Rose
describes him as "one of the most talented entertainers alive." Solange Knowles
praised his fashion and music on her twitter
.
with an extreme Christian
upbringing before discovering punk music in middle school when he saw This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
and Deerhoof
perform at local DIY
(Do It Yourself) show. He became particularly influenced by the political edge and personal freedom associated with punk
ethics, growing angry with the southern fundamentalist
ideals that he grew up with.
In his late teens he relocated to Oakland, California
where he became a part of the Oakland warehouse community Club Hot!, which housed many local artist including Weasel Walter
(Flying Luttenbachers, Lake Of Dracula), Jenny Hoyston
(Erase Errata), and Steve Touchstone
(Snowsuit*, Xbxrx). Club Hot! deceased in 2003 moving almost all of the residents, including Cooler, to the north Oakland Temescal neighborhood.
, he now spends most of his time as the lead singer. Since becoming established in February 1998 the band has released dozens of singles and two full lengths: 2000's Gop Ist Minee (5RC/ Tapes Records) and the highly anticipated 2005 follow up Sixth in Sixes (Polynvinyl Records).
In the late nineties, Hawnay Troof was started, an electronic based solo act, releasing "Who Likes Ta?" (Retard Disco
, 2001), Get Up:Resolution: Love! (Retard Disco
, 2003), Man On My Bak (Deleted Art, 2004), and 2005's critically acclaimed Community (Retard Disco
). The band has since built up a long list of collaborators and guest including Drew Daniel
(Matmos
, Soft Pink Truth), Jenny Hoyston
(Paradise Island
, Erase Errata
), Brendan Fowler
(BARR
), Mika Miko
, 900 Dixxx, and Allison Wolfe
(Bratmobile
, Cold Cold Hearts
, Partyline
).
On the side he was a co-founder of Modern Reveries (2004) and Kit
(2003) of which he spends his time as a drummer and songwriter.
Cooler has also worked on many smaller projects over the years, including Double Rainbow (with Chris Cohen (Deerhoof
), Ed Rodrigez (Gorge Trio
), and Steve Touchton (also of Xbxrx
)), Hott Ass Sex Bomb (with Janelle Hessig and Brontez Pernell), Baby Truth Lied (also with Allison Wolfe), New Robot Theory and countless others.
In August 2008 Vice drummed in the Boredoms 88 Boadrum
which took place at the La Brea Tarpits. At a live show a week later he was a guest percussionist for the LA noise band Sissey Spacek. In 2009 he became the live drummer for The Raincoats
and Chicks On Speed
.
. The Hungry Truth... was an expanse on his high school zine, Day The, of which he has released six issues since its start in 1998. In Summer of 2006 the past two issues were put on display at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
.
Concluding his twenty month world tour for the last Hawnay Troof
album he self released The Dollar And Deed Photobook, which sold out online in one hour. The one sheet describes it as:
He is also a contributing photographer and writer for such magazines as:
A set of his photos and collages have been shown in galleries across the world, including at Austin's 2005's Rawk Show.
. He released records by Peaches
, Deerhoof
, Tracy and the Plastics, Erase Errata
and his own band Xbxrx
after Touchstone split in 2000 to start his own label No Format.
His most current release is a split between Kit and Mirror/ Dash.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
musician, photographer, author and visual artist. He is currently the singer and songwriter for Hawnay Troof
Hawnay Troof
Hawnay Troof is the electronic indie solo project of Vice Cooler formed in late 2001.Regardless of the bands American punk and electronic background, many untraditional ideas have been incorporated into its sound...
and Xbxrx
XBXRX
XBXRX is an American punk band formed in 1998 in Mobile, Alabama.Their early sound very new wave-influenced, but is now more improvised and deconstructed, moving away from using the synthesizers that typify new wave. They are a collective with a revolving cast of musicians, including Steve...
.
Since his beginnings in 1998, he has become a strong influence on underground art culture throughout the world, being recognized by people like High Places
High Places
High Places is a band originating from Brooklyn, NY, recently relocated to Los Angeles, CA. The band is a duo comprising multi-instrumentalist Rob Barber and vocalist Mary Pearson.-History:...
and Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
as an "inspiration". Peaches
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
has crowned him as the world's greatest performer while Aaron Rose
Aaron Rose
Aaron Rose is a film director, art show curator and writer who is a key part of the Beautiful Losers art movement, which has featured and helped notarize the work of artists such as Barry McGee, Steven "Espo" Powers, Harmony Korine and Shepard Fairey...
describes him as "one of the most talented entertainers alive." Solange Knowles
Solange Knowles
Solange Piaget Knowles , who performs under the mononym Solange, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer, and DJ. Knowles was born and raised in Houston, Texas along with her older sister singer Beyoncé, a former member of R&B group Destiny's Child...
praised his fashion and music on her twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
.
Early life
Cooler grew up in Mobile, AlabamaMobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
with an extreme Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
upbringing before discovering punk music in middle school when he saw This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb was a folk-punk band from Pensacola, Florida, USA. Their first recording was released in 1997 on Ghostmeat Records. Their later releases have been on Plan It X Records and No Idea Records, but now appear on their own label Plan-It X South. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb...
and Deerhoof
Deerhoof
Deerhoof is a musical group consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier.-Origins:In 1992, Greg Saunier, having recently graduated with a degree in music composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, joined a short-lived San Francisco quartet called Nitre Pit, on...
perform at local DIY
DIY ethic
The DIY ethic refers to the ethic of self-sufficiency through completing tasks oneself as opposed to having others who are more experienced or able complete them for one's behalf. It promotes the idea that an ordinary person can learn to do more than he or she thought was possible...
(Do It Yourself) show. He became particularly influenced by the political edge and personal freedom associated with punk
Punk subculture
The punk subculture includes a diverse array of ideologies, and forms of expression, including fashion, visual art, dance, literature, and film, which grew out of punk rock.-History:...
ethics, growing angry with the southern fundamentalist
Fundamentalist Christianity
Christian fundamentalism, also known as Fundamentalist Christianity, or Fundamentalism, arose out of British and American Protestantism in the late 19th century and early 20th century among evangelical Christians...
ideals that he grew up with.
In his late teens he relocated to Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
where he became a part of the Oakland warehouse community Club Hot!, which housed many local artist including Weasel Walter
Weasel Walter
Weasel Walter is a composer and instrumentalist who founded the band The Flying Luttenbachers in Chicago in 1991 with late jazz cult figure Hal Russell and is a current member of Cellular Chaos and Behold...The Arctopus...
(Flying Luttenbachers, Lake Of Dracula), Jenny Hoyston
Jenny Hoyston
Jenny Hoyston is the vocalist and guitarist of the San Francisco, CA, USA political punk and no wave band Erase Errata, releases records and performs worldwide under her solo moniker Paradise Island and has made records with William Elliott Whitmore .Hoyston began her road...
(Erase Errata), and Steve Touchstone
Steve Touchstone
Steve Touchstone is the guitarist of the influential American hardcore band Xbxrx. He has worked on the side in various projects like Kit, Warbler, Double Rainbow and his solo band Snowsuit....
(Snowsuit*, Xbxrx). Club Hot! deceased in 2003 moving almost all of the residents, including Cooler, to the north Oakland Temescal neighborhood.
Band history
Even though Cooler played guitar in the early days of XbxrxXBXRX
XBXRX is an American punk band formed in 1998 in Mobile, Alabama.Their early sound very new wave-influenced, but is now more improvised and deconstructed, moving away from using the synthesizers that typify new wave. They are a collective with a revolving cast of musicians, including Steve...
, he now spends most of his time as the lead singer. Since becoming established in February 1998 the band has released dozens of singles and two full lengths: 2000's Gop Ist Minee (5RC/ Tapes Records) and the highly anticipated 2005 follow up Sixth in Sixes (Polynvinyl Records).
In the late nineties, Hawnay Troof was started, an electronic based solo act, releasing "Who Likes Ta?" (Retard Disco
Retard Disco
Retard Disco is a Los Angeles-based record label operated in the United States. The label first began with two debut releases by 14 Year Old Girls and Hawnay Troof in 2003....
, 2001), Get Up:Resolution: Love! (Retard Disco
Retard Disco
Retard Disco is a Los Angeles-based record label operated in the United States. The label first began with two debut releases by 14 Year Old Girls and Hawnay Troof in 2003....
, 2003), Man On My Bak (Deleted Art, 2004), and 2005's critically acclaimed Community (Retard Disco
Retard Disco
Retard Disco is a Los Angeles-based record label operated in the United States. The label first began with two debut releases by 14 Year Old Girls and Hawnay Troof in 2003....
). The band has since built up a long list of collaborators and guest including Drew Daniel
Drew Daniel
Drew Daniel may refer to:*Matmos band member Drew Daniel*Andrew Daniel, winner of the television series Big Brother...
(Matmos
Matmos
Matmos is an experimental electronic music duo originally from San Francisco but now residing in Baltimore signed to the Matador Records label. M. C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel are the core members, but they frequently include other artists on their records and in their performances, including...
, Soft Pink Truth), Jenny Hoyston
Jenny Hoyston
Jenny Hoyston is the vocalist and guitarist of the San Francisco, CA, USA political punk and no wave band Erase Errata, releases records and performs worldwide under her solo moniker Paradise Island and has made records with William Elliott Whitmore .Hoyston began her road...
(Paradise Island
Paradise Island
Paradise Island is an island in the Bahamas formerly known as Hog Island. The island is located just off the shore of the city of Nassau, which is itself located on the northern edge of the island of New Providence. It is best known for the sprawling 'Vegas-by-the-sea resort' Atlantis.Paradise...
, Erase Errata
Erase Errata
Erase Errata is a band from San Francisco, California. They often name experimentalists such as Captain Beefheart, The Fall, and the Minutemen as inspirations...
), Brendan Fowler
Brendan Fowler
Brendan Fowler is a musician and visual artist, best known for his work under the moniker BARR, based in Los Angeles. He is a regular performer at The Smell, a DIY music venue. He also co-runs Doggpony Records and is a co-editor of ANP Quarterly - an Orange County based arts and culture...
(BARR
Barr
-Places:* Barr, Ayrshire, a village in Scotland* Barr, Bas-Rhin, a commune of the Bas-Rhin département in France* Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana, US* Barr Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, US-Companies:...
), Mika Miko
Mika Miko
Mika Miko was a band formed in 2003 in Los Angeles, California. In 2004 they gained local popularity for their frenetic live performances. Featuring Victor Fandgore , Jet Blanca , Michelle Suarez, Jessica Clavin, and Jon Erik Edrosa, the original line up of the band made its first demo CD-R, its...
, 900 Dixxx, and Allison Wolfe
Allison Wolfe
-Background:Born an identical twin in Memphis, Tennessee on November 9, 1969, Allison played a significant role in the formation of the riot grrrl movement of the 90s. She grew up in Olympia, Washington, with mother Pat Shively and sisters Cindy and Molly Wolfe...
(Bratmobile
Bratmobile
Bratmobile was an American punk band. Bratmobile was a first-generation "riot grrrl" band, which grew from the Pacific Northwest and Washington, DC underground...
, Cold Cold Hearts
Cold Cold Hearts
Cold Cold Hearts was a punk rock band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1995. Comprising singer and songwriter Allison Wolfe, guitarist and back-up vocalist Erin Smith, bass player Nattles, and drummer Katherine Brown, the band released one 7" single in 1996, and a full-length self-titled record the...
, Partyline
Partyline
Partyline is a Washington, D.C.-based punk rock band consisting of singer/songwriterAllison Wolfe , guitarist Angela Melkisethian , drummer Crystal Bradley, and new touring drummer Gene Vincent Melkisethian Partyline is a Washington, D.C.-based punk rock band consisting of singer/songwriterAllison...
).
On the side he was a co-founder of Modern Reveries (2004) and Kit
Kit
-Animals:* kit, a young ferret* a short form of kitten, a young cat* Kit fox, a relatively common North American fox* Kit, a group of domestic pigeons trained to perform together in competitions-Companies and organisations:...
(2003) of which he spends his time as a drummer and songwriter.
Cooler has also worked on many smaller projects over the years, including Double Rainbow (with Chris Cohen (Deerhoof
Deerhoof
Deerhoof is a musical group consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier.-Origins:In 1992, Greg Saunier, having recently graduated with a degree in music composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, joined a short-lived San Francisco quartet called Nitre Pit, on...
), Ed Rodrigez (Gorge Trio
Gorge Trio
Gorge Trio is an American experimental rock band based in Oakland, California. It is composed of three-fourths of the critically acclaimed math rock band Colossamite, which disbanded in 1998, and is survived by three releases on Skin Graft Records....
), and Steve Touchton (also of Xbxrx
XBXRX
XBXRX is an American punk band formed in 1998 in Mobile, Alabama.Their early sound very new wave-influenced, but is now more improvised and deconstructed, moving away from using the synthesizers that typify new wave. They are a collective with a revolving cast of musicians, including Steve...
)), Hott Ass Sex Bomb (with Janelle Hessig and Brontez Pernell), Baby Truth Lied (also with Allison Wolfe), New Robot Theory and countless others.
In August 2008 Vice drummed in the Boredoms 88 Boadrum
88 Boadrum
88 Boadrum was a duo of free concerts following 2007's 77 Boadrum, hosted by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms. The concerts took place at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California and the Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn, New York and featured a new 88-minute composition.Each concert...
which took place at the La Brea Tarpits. At a live show a week later he was a guest percussionist for the LA noise band Sissey Spacek. In 2009 he became the live drummer for The Raincoats
The Raincoats
The Raincoats are a British post-punk band. Ana da Silva and Gina Birch formed the group in 1977 while they were students at Hornsey College of Art, London, England.-Career:...
and Chicks On Speed
Chicks on Speed
Chicks on Speed is a multi-national musical ensemble, formed in Munich in 1997, when members Melissa Logan, Kiki Moorse and Alex Murray-Leslie met at the Academy of Fine Arts....
.
Writing and visual art
In the summer of 2005, Cooler released his first cookbook The Hungry Truth: Recipes from the Cooler (NFJMPress). The book quickly sold out in a few weeks and was critically acclaimed in such magazines as ArthurArthur (magazine)
Arthur magazine, a free bi-monthly 50,000-copy periodical, was founded in October, 2002 by publisher Laris Kreslins and editor Jay Babcock. It has received favorable attention from other periodicals such as L.A. Weekly, Print, Punk Planet and Rolling Stone...
. The Hungry Truth... was an expanse on his high school zine, Day The, of which he has released six issues since its start in 1998. In Summer of 2006 the past two issues were put on display at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is a multi-disiplinary contemporary arts center in San Francisco, California, United States. Located in Yerba Buena Gardens, YBCA features visual art, performance, and film/video that celebrates local, national, and international artists and the Bay Area's diverse...
.
Concluding his twenty month world tour for the last Hawnay Troof
Hawnay Troof
Hawnay Troof is the electronic indie solo project of Vice Cooler formed in late 2001.Regardless of the bands American punk and electronic background, many untraditional ideas have been incorporated into its sound...
album he self released The Dollar And Deed Photobook, which sold out online in one hour. The one sheet describes it as:
He is also a contributing photographer and writer for such magazines as:
- i-D Magazine
- ANP Quarterly
- The WireThe Wire (magazine)The Wire is a British avant garde music magazine, founded in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood and journalist Chrissie Murray. The magazine initially concentrated on contemporary jazz and improvised music, but branched out in the early 1990s to various types of experimental music...
- San Francisco Bay GuardianSan Francisco Bay GuardianThe San Francisco Bay Guardian is a free alternative newspaper published weekly in San Francisco, California. The paper is owned mostly by its publisher, Bruce B...
- The Kim Gordon Chronicles
- Punk PlanetPunk PlanetPunk Planet was a 16,000 print run punk zine, based in Chicago, Illinois, that focused most of its energy on looking at punk subculture rather than punk as simply another genre of music to which teenagers listen. In addition to covering music, Punk Planet also covered visual arts and a wide...
- Maximum Rock N Roll
- The Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journals
- Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
- ViceVice (magazine)VICE is a free magazine and media conglomerate founded in Montreal, Quebec and currently based in New York City.Vice is available in 27 countries...
- Venus.
A set of his photos and collages have been shown in galleries across the world, including at Austin's 2005's Rawk Show.
Directing
Though he has been involved with film since the early days of XBXRX, in 2008 he started directing again. Working on the following videos:- Offend MaggieOffend Maggie-Track listing:All songs written and composed by Ed Rodriguez, Greg Saunier, John Dieterich, and Satomi Matsuzaki.-CD:-Vinyl:-Personnel:*Deerhoof - performance, production, mixing*Ian Pellicci, Jay Pellicci - recording...
by the band DeerhoofDeerhoofDeerhoof is a musical group consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier.-Origins:In 1992, Greg Saunier, having recently graduated with a degree in music composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, joined a short-lived San Francisco quartet called Nitre Pit, on...
(2008) - Front My Hope by the band Hawnay TroofHawnay TroofHawnay Troof is the electronic indie solo project of Vice Cooler formed in late 2001.Regardless of the bands American punk and electronic background, many untraditional ideas have been incorporated into its sound...
(2008) - Ear Ever Hear by the band XBXRXXBXRXXBXRX is an American punk band formed in 1998 in Mobile, Alabama.Their early sound very new wave-influenced, but is now more improvised and deconstructed, moving away from using the synthesizers that typify new wave. They are a collective with a revolving cast of musicians, including Steve...
(2008) - "Everything Is" by the band Hawnay TroofHawnay TroofHawnay Troof is the electronic indie solo project of Vice Cooler formed in late 2001.Regardless of the bands American punk and electronic background, many untraditional ideas have been incorporated into its sound...
(2009) - "What Dreams?" by the band Signals (2010)
- "Years Not Long" by the band Male BondingMale bondingMale bonding is a term that is used in ethology, social science, and in general usage to describe patterns of friendship and/or cooperation in men...
(2010) - Fake Drugs by the band HolleradoHolleradoHollerado is a Juno Award nominated, Canadian, indie rock band formed in 2007, and originally from Manotick, Ontario, Canada.-History:Three of the four members of Hollerado grew up on the same street in Manotick, Ontario. Hollerado later recorded and periodically lived in Montreal, Quebec where...
(2010) - "theFUNsun" by the band Slow Animal (2010)
- "Throwing Shade" by the band Abe VigodaAbe VigodaAbe Vigoda is an American movie and television actor. Vigoda is well known for his portrayal of Sal Tessio in The Godfather, and for his portrayal of Detective Sgt. Phil Fish on the sitcom television series Barney Miller from 1975–1977 and on its spinoff show Fish that aired from February 1977 to...
(2010) - "Candy" by the band Frankie Rose and The Outs (2010)
- "Little Trouble Girl" by the band Free Moral AgentsFree Moral AgentsFree Moral Agents is a collective of musicians brought together by Isaiah "Ikey" Owens as a means to expand the sounds of what started as a solo recording project...
(2010) - "Rain" by the band KIT (2010)
- "Ambrosia" by the band KIT (2011)
- "Devils Heart Grows Gold" by the band La Sera (2011)
- "Mud" by the band Peaches (2011)
- "Junky for Her" by the band Cerebral BallzyCerebral BallzyCerebral Ballzy is a punk band from Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band was formed in 2008 and released their debut, self titled, album on 26 July 2011. The album was released in full as an online preview on the ....
(2011)
NFJM
In 1998, the record label NFJM was started with him and Steve TouchstoneSteve Touchstone
Steve Touchstone is the guitarist of the influential American hardcore band Xbxrx. He has worked on the side in various projects like Kit, Warbler, Double Rainbow and his solo band Snowsuit....
. He released records by Peaches
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
, Deerhoof
Deerhoof
Deerhoof is a musical group consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier.-Origins:In 1992, Greg Saunier, having recently graduated with a degree in music composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, joined a short-lived San Francisco quartet called Nitre Pit, on...
, Tracy and the Plastics, Erase Errata
Erase Errata
Erase Errata is a band from San Francisco, California. They often name experimentalists such as Captain Beefheart, The Fall, and the Minutemen as inspirations...
and his own band Xbxrx
XBXRX
XBXRX is an American punk band formed in 1998 in Mobile, Alabama.Their early sound very new wave-influenced, but is now more improvised and deconstructed, moving away from using the synthesizers that typify new wave. They are a collective with a revolving cast of musicians, including Steve...
after Touchstone split in 2000 to start his own label No Format.
His most current release is a split between Kit and Mirror/ Dash.
Vice Cooler guest and songwriting appearances
- "Hello Doctor" by Gravy Train!!!! (Kill Rock StarsKill Rock StarsKill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...
, 2004) - "Strategy GuideStrategy guideStrategy guides are instruction books that contain hints or complete solutions to specific video games. The line between strategy guides and walkthroughs is somewhat blurred, with the former often containing or being written around the latter. Strategy guides are often published in print, both in...
" by 14 Year Old Girls14 Year Old Girls14 Year Old Girls is a self-described Nintendocore band. It has released two full-length CDs on the Retard Disco label.Media coverage includes an appearance playing live on G4TV ....
(Retard DiscoRetard DiscoRetard Disco is a Los Angeles-based record label operated in the United States. The label first began with two debut releases by 14 Year Old Girls and Hawnay Troof in 2003....
, 2004) - "Winter Tour 2003" by Gang Wizard (Imuated, 2004)
- "S/t" Sharon CheslowSharon CheslowSharon Cheslow is an American musician, composer, and artist. In 1981, she formed Chalk Circle, Washington, D.C.'s first all-female punk band...
with KitKit-Animals:* kit, a young ferret* a short form of kitten, a young cat* Kit fox, a relatively common North American fox* Kit, a group of domestic pigeons trained to perform together in competitions-Companies and organisations:...
(DecompositionDecompositionDecomposition is the process by which organic material is broken down into simpler forms of matter. The process is essential for recycling the finite matter that occupies physical space in the biome. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death...
, 2004) - "Do The BambiDo the Bambi- Track listing :#Babystrich - 2.43#Do The Bambi - 3.23#Ich Bin Nackt - 2.39#Cinémania - 2.27#Vive Le Week-End - 2.49#Das Erste Mal - 3.47#La Douce Humanité - 3.23#Les Lapins - 2.23#Hunger! - 2.51#Ne M'Appelle Pas Ta Biche - 1.53#Orange Mécanique - 2.43...
" by Stereo TotalStereo TotalStereo Total is a Berlin-based multilingual, French-German duo comprising Françoise Cactus and Brezel Göring . Both Cactus and Göring sing and play multiple instruments...
(Kill Rock StarsKill Rock StarsKill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission...
, 2005) - "Live At The Hemlock" by Gang Wizard (Unknown, 2005)
- "Impeach My BushImpeach My BushImpeach My Bush is the fourth studio album by Canadian recording artist Peaches, released on July 11, 2006 by XL Recordings. Guest appearances on this album include Joan Jett, Josh Homme, Samantha Maloney, and her one-time roommate Feist....
" by PeachesPeaches (musician)Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...
(XL RecordingsXL RecordingsXL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...
, 2006)
Albums with XBXRX
- "Greatest CDR" (ODMODM-Computing:* OpenDocument Master Document, an OpenOffice format* Object Data Manager, a DBMS for device configuration information in the AIX operating system* Oracle Data Mining, an optional extra for an Oracle database...
, 1998) - "Love Songs for the Blind" (Anal Log, 1999)
- "Gop Ist Minee" (5RC/Tapes Records, 2001)
- "Sixth in SixesSixth In SixesSixth in Sixes is the second album from American hardcore group XBXRX, released in September, 2005 on Polyvinyl Records. The follow-up to 2001's Gop Ist Minee, the record quickly earned underground acclaim and gained such notable fans as Peaches, Sonic Youth, and Lauryn Hill.-Track listing:All...
" (PolyvinylPolyvinyl Record Co.Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others.-History:...
, 2005) - "Wars" (PolyvinylPolyvinyl Record Co.Polyvinyl Record Co. is an American independent record label based in Champaign, Illinois. It has released notable records by of Montreal, Japandroids, Braid, Mates of State and many others.-History:...
, 2007) - "Sounds" (Important Records, 2007)
Albums with Hawnay Troof
- "Get Up! Resolution: Love!" (Retard DiscoRetard DiscoRetard Disco is a Los Angeles-based record label operated in the United States. The label first began with two debut releases by 14 Year Old Girls and Hawnay Troof in 2003....
, 1998) - "Dollar and DeedDollar and DeedDollar and Deed is the second full-length studio album by Vice Cooler's California based solo project, Hawnay Troof. The double album was written and recorded during the Get Up! Resolution: Love worldwide tour in 2004 and 2005, and was later finished up at Cooler's home studio in Oakland...
" (Retard DiscoRetard DiscoRetard Disco is a Los Angeles-based record label operated in the United States. The label first began with two debut releases by 14 Year Old Girls and Hawnay Troof in 2003....
, 1999)
Singles and EPs with XBXRX
- "Ep Cdr" (NFJM, 1998)
- "Song Known As" (NFJM, 1998)
- "We Are All Dying" (1998)
- "Science In The Shape Of Birds (split with Quintron, Bobby Conn, Zeek Sheck)" (TOYO, 2000)
- "Hold Onto Your Skulls" (ARKAM, 2001)
- "Mardi Gras" (GSL, 2001)
- "Split with Sick Lipstick" (Deleted Art, 2002)
- "Clear EP" (NOVA/ TAPES, 2002)
- "10 Bands (split with Erase Errata, Tracy And The Plastics and Peaches)" (NFJM, 2002)
- "We Hate The President" (NARNACK, 2003)
- "Last" (NFJM, 2004)
- "Split with Total Shutdown (double 5 inch)" (ROCK IS HELL, 2005)
- "Split with An Albatross" (GSL, 2005)
Singles and EPs with Hawnay Troof
- "Demo EP" (Self Released, 2001)
- "Who Likes Ta?" (Retard Disco, 2003)
- "RMX: 2003" (NFJM, 2003)
- "White Men In Suits" (Deleted Art, 2004)
- "Community" (Retard Disco, 2005)
- "Hollar And See: The Mixtape" (NFJM, 2006)
Singles and EPs with Kit
- "Split with Wives" (PPM/ Zum, 2003)
- "Split with Deerhoof" (Narnack, 2004)
- "Split with Bodahab" (Bodahab is Rose for Bohdan and Captain AhabCaptain Ahab (band)Captain Ahab is an electropop duo based in Los Angeles, California. They refer to their sound, a DIY take on dance music, as ravesploitation. The band is made up of Jonathan Snipes and Jim Merson....
) (Hug Life, 2006) - "ForestForestA forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
" (Self Released, 2006) - "Broken Voyage" (Upset The Rhythm, 2007)
- "Split with Mirror/ Dash"
Singles and EPs with Modern Reveries
- "Demo" (NFJM, 2005)
- "Empty Museums" (Local Kid, 2008)
Videos with XBXRX
- "NFJM 1V" (NFJM, 1998)
- "NFJM 2V" (NFJM, 1999)
- "NFJM 3V" (NFJM, 2000)
- "NFJM 4V" (NFJM, 2000)
- "NFJM 5V (split with Deerhoof)" (NFJM, 2001)
- "NFJM 6V" (NFJM, 2004)
- "KRS VIDEO FANZINE" (KILL ROCK STARS, 2005)
Compilations
- "P.O.W! records presents... Knockout!!!" (POW!, 2000)
- "Troubleman Unlimited Mixtape" (TMU, 2002)
- "This Was Supposed to be a Celebration" (mauled by tigers, 2007)
Books
- "Kim Gordon Chronicles Vol 1" (Nieves, 2005)
- "Hungry Truth: Recipes From The Cooler" (NFJM, 2005)
- "Penne Ante Book 1" (Penne Ante, 2006)
- "The Dollar And Deed Photobook" (Self Released, 2008)
- "NFJM 026" (NFJM, 2008)
External links
- VC's Mog
- Vice Cooler Interview From 2006
- Four Paws Media: XBXRX
- Retard Disco Records: Hawnay Troof
- Deleted Art: Hawnay Troof
- Southern Records: Hawnay Troof
- KIT page
- Polyvinyl Records: XBXRX
- XBXRX article written for Vice Magazine by Vice Cooler
- Vice Cooler coverboy in San Francisco Bay Guardian
- Interview in SFBG
- interviews/interviews.php?id=115 Interview in Skratch
- Hawnay Troof Homo A Go Go 2004 bio
- XBXRX SFBG live review
- http://this.bigstereo.net/2006/02/03/hawnay-troof/ HT "Community" Review]
- New York Times Review
- XBXRX factsheet at Kill Rock Stars
- Hawnay Troof factsheet at Kill Rock Stars
- Vice Cooler interview with DIRTY on 15 October, 2008