A New York collective that blended music with social commentary in the 1970s.
For a quick sense of their sound, try 'Bitch' or 'Wonderwall.' The first one has the direct lyrics, the second shows their looser side.
Their 1978 self-titled album included 'Bitch,' a track that sparked real debate about misogyny and objectification. Some heard it as a feminist statement, others called it vulgar. That tension, punk energy meeting performance art provocation, is what made them matter.
They formed in the mid-1970s with Jackie Curtis, Valerie Solanas, and Billy Name. Their visual style came from Name's photography, which captured their theatrical stage presence. They developed a cult following but didn't keep up a long recording career.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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