Betty Blowtorch
Encyclopedia
Betty Blowtorch was an all-female American
hard rock
band
from Southern California
.
. After releasing the 2001 album
, Are You Man Enough?, the group toured with Nashville Pussy
. During the tour, drummer Judy Molish and guitarist Sharon Needles left the group; Jennifer Finch
from L7
joined in their stead. In December 2001, lead singer and bassist Bianca Halstead
(Butthole) was killed in a car crash in New Orleans, which marked the end of the group. A collection of rarities and live performances was released as Last Call in 2003.
They are the focus of Antonia Scarpa's documentary film
, Betty Blowtorch And Her Amazing True Life Adventures.
Halstead is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Blare N. Bitch and Sharon Needles are currently both members of the Los Angeles
based band, Psychostar.
United States
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hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
from Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
.
Biography
The band was formed in 1998 by three members of Butt TrumpetButt Trumpet
Butt Trumpet was a Los Angeles punk band that was known more for its crass lyrics and deliberately offensive style than its music. The group featured two bassists among its members...
. After releasing the 2001 album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Are You Man Enough?, the group toured with Nashville Pussy
Nashville Pussy
Nashville Pussy is an American hard rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. Their musical style mixes boogie rock, Southern metal and psychobilly. Much of the band's lyrical themes mostly revolve around sex, drugs, drinking, fighting, and rock 'n' roll...
. During the tour, drummer Judy Molish and guitarist Sharon Needles left the group; Jennifer Finch
Jennifer Finch
Jennifer Finch , born August 5, 1966, is an American photographer and musician, notable for her involvement in the all-female punk rock group L7.-Music:...
from L7
L7 (band)
L7 was an American rock band from Los Angeles, that was active from 1985 to 2000. Due to their sound and image, they are often associated with the grunge movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-History:...
joined in their stead. In December 2001, lead singer and bassist Bianca Halstead
Bianca Halstead
Bianca Halstead or Bianca Butthole was an American rock musician; she was the bassist and lead singer of Betty Blowtorch. She was killed by a drunk driver on December 15, 2001 in New Orleans. She is interred in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, CA...
(Butthole) was killed in a car crash in New Orleans, which marked the end of the group. A collection of rarities and live performances was released as Last Call in 2003.
They are the focus of Antonia Scarpa's documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
, Betty Blowtorch And Her Amazing True Life Adventures.
Halstead is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Blare N. Bitch and Sharon Needles are currently both members of the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
based band, Psychostar.
Members
- Bianca Butthole (Bianca HalsteadBianca HalsteadBianca Halstead or Bianca Butthole was an American rock musician; she was the bassist and lead singer of Betty Blowtorch. She was killed by a drunk driver on December 15, 2001 in New Orleans. She is interred in Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, CA...
) - bass, vocals - Sharon Needles - rhythm guitar, vocals
- Blare N. Bitch - lead guitar
- Judy Molish - drums
Discography
- Get Off (Foil Records, 1999)
- 01 - "Betty Blowtorch Anthem"
- 02 - "Fish Taco"
- 03 - "I Wanna Be Your Sucker"
- 04 - "Shut Up & Fuck"
- 05 - "Party Til Ya Puke"
- 06 - "Get Off"
- Are You Man Enough? (Foodchain Records, 2001)
- 01 - "Hell On Wheels"
- 02 - "Love/Hate"
- 03 - "Size Queen" (featuring Vanilla IceVanilla IceRobert Matthew Van Winkle , best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality...
) - 04 - "I Wanna Be Your Sucker"
- 05- "I'm Ugly and I Don't Know Why"
- 06 - "Shut Up and Fuck"
- 07 - "No Integrity"
- 08 - "Frankie"
- 09 - "I Wish You'd Die"
- 10 - "Big Hair, Broken Heart"
- 11 - "Part-Time Hooker"
- 12 - "Rock My World"
- 13 - "Dresses"
- 14 - "Strung Out"
- 15 - "Rock 'N Roll 69"
- Last Call (Foodchain, 2003)