Beverly Breckenridge
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Beverly Breckenridge is a musician
, composer
, and actress from Toronto
, Ontario. She played bass
for the bands Fifth Column and Phono-Comb
.
In 1986, Beverly Breckenridge joined the post-punk
experimental band Fifth Column. She plays bass and provides background vocals on the band's three singles, various compilations, and the LPs All-Time Queen of the World and 36-C
, released on the independent record label
K Records
in 1994. This album includes the song "All Women Are Bitches
", which was reviewed by Everett True
and named 'Single of the Week' by the British music paper Melody Maker
. This song was later covered and sampled by two groups in the 2000s. Fifth Column's song was included on the 2002 Kill Rock Stars
compilation Fields and Streams.
In 1996, Beverly joined Don Pyle
, Reid Diamond and Dallas Good in the band Phono-Comb as bassist, recording the LP Fresh Gasoline with producer Steve Albini
for the Touch and Go Records
label, and touring throughout North America. A song by the band is featured in the 1997 Canadian film Pitch
.
Beverly's first appearance on film was in No Skin Off My Ass
, in 1991. In 1992 she starred in the G.B. Jones' film The Yo-Yo Gang
. She also appears with Fifth Column who perform live in the film She's Real.
Most recently, Beverly composed music for the play Man-o-rexic with musicians G.B. Jones, Joel Gibb
of The Hidden Cameras
and the playwright Caroline Azar
.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, and actress from Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario. She played bass
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
for the bands Fifth Column and Phono-Comb
Phono-Comb
Phono-Comb was a Canadian instrumental/modern surf rock group that originated in Toronto, Ontario.-History:Phono-Comb first materialized when Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet played with Jad Fair when he was performing in Toronto to promote a film about his band Half Japanese...
.
In 1986, Beverly Breckenridge joined the post-punk
Post-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
experimental band Fifth Column. She plays bass and provides background vocals on the band's three singles, various compilations, and the LPs All-Time Queen of the World and 36-C
36-C
- Personnel :*Caroline Azar – vocals, keyboards*Beverly Breckenridge – bass, background vocals*Michelle Breslin – guitar, background vocals*Jena von Brücker – photography, background vocal*Torry Colichio – drums...
, released on the independent record label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
K Records
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, co-founded, owned, and operated by Calvin Johnson, formerly of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, The Halo Benders and presently in the bands Dub Narcotic Sound System and The Hive Dwellers...
in 1994. This album includes the song "All Women Are Bitches
All Women Are Bitches
All Women Are Bitches is a song by the Toronto band Fifth Column.The lyrics were written by Caroline Azar and G.B. Jones and the music was composed by Fifth Column. The single was produced by Walter Sobczak at Wellesley Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The cover featured photos from the G.B...
", which was reviewed by Everett True
Everett True
For the cartoon character, see The Outbursts of Everett True.Everett True is a British music journalist, who grew up in Chelmsford, Essex...
and named 'Single of the Week' by the British music paper Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
. This song was later covered and sampled by two groups in the 2000s. Fifth Column's song was included on the 2002 Kill Rock Stars
Kill Rock Stars
Kill 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...
compilation Fields and Streams.
In 1996, Beverly joined Don Pyle
Don Pyle
Don Pyle is a Canadian record producer and musician, who has been a member of a number of bands.His first, from 1979 to 1981, was a punk band called Crash Kills Five. They released one EP in 1980, What Do You Do At Night?. It was in this four piece band that he first played with two members, Reid...
, Reid Diamond and Dallas Good in the band Phono-Comb as bassist, recording the LP Fresh Gasoline with producer Steve Albini
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
for the Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...
label, and touring throughout North America. A song by the band is featured in the 1997 Canadian film Pitch
Pitch (film)
A pitch is a concise verbal presentation of an idea for a film or TV series generally made by a screenwriter or director to a producer or studio executive in the hope of attracting development finance to pay for the writing of a screenplay."Pitch" is a contraction of the phrase "sales pitch"...
.
Beverly's first appearance on film was in No Skin Off My Ass
No Skin off My Ass
No Skin Off My Ass is a 1993 comedy-drama film by Bruce LaBruce.Filmed in black and white, this is LaBruce's debut feature film, in which he plays the role of a punk hairdresser with Klaus von Brücker as the skinhead with whom he is obsessed. G.B...
, in 1991. In 1992 she starred in the G.B. Jones' film The Yo-Yo Gang
The Yo-Yo Gang
The Yo-Yo Gang is a thirty minute 'exploitation movie' about girl gangs released in 1992 that has become a cult film.Directed by G.B. Jones, this 'no budget film' follows the exploits of two girl gangs, the "Yo-Yo Gang" and the "Skateboard Bitches", as a gangwar erupts between them...
. She also appears with Fifth Column who perform live in the film She's Real.
Most recently, Beverly composed music for the play Man-o-rexic with musicians G.B. Jones, Joel Gibb
Joel Gibb
Joel Gibb is a Berlin-based Canadian artist and singer-songwriter who leads the "gay church folk" group The Hidden Cameras. He was born in Kincardine, Ontario.-Career:...
of The Hidden Cameras
The Hidden Cameras
The Hidden Cameras are a Canadian indie pop band. Fronted by singer-songwriter Joel Gibb, the band consists of a varying roster of musicians who play what Gibb once described as "gay church folk music"...
and the playwright Caroline Azar
Caroline Azar
Caroline Azar is a Canadian director, actor, and playwright of Lebanese Sephardic origin. She was the lead singer, keyboardist and co-lyricist/composer of the band Fifth Column.This experimental all-women punk band began in the mid 1980s in Toronto, Ontario...
.
Filmography
- Like This, video for Fifth Column, directed by Bruce LaBruce and Fifth Column, 1990
- No Skin Off My AssNo Skin off My AssNo Skin Off My Ass is a 1993 comedy-drama film by Bruce LaBruce.Filmed in black and white, this is LaBruce's debut feature film, in which he plays the role of a punk hairdresser with Klaus von Brücker as the skinhead with whom he is obsessed. G.B...
by Bruce LaBruceBruce LaBruceBruce LaBruce is a Canadian writer, filmmaker, photographer and underground gay porn director based in Toronto, Ontario.-Biography:...
, 1991 - The Yo-Yo GangThe Yo-Yo GangThe Yo-Yo Gang is a thirty minute 'exploitation movie' about girl gangs released in 1992 that has become a cult film.Directed by G.B. Jones, this 'no budget film' follows the exploits of two girl gangs, the "Yo-Yo Gang" and the "Skateboard Bitches", as a gangwar erupts between them...
by G.B. Jones, 1992 - Airplane On The Highway, video for Bob WisemanBob WisemanBob Wiseman is a Juno winning Canadian musician, filmmaker, singer-songwriter, and actor. Wiseman was an original member of Blue Rodeo.-Career:Wiseman was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He studied piano at York University...
, directed by Caroline AzarCaroline AzarCaroline Azar is a Canadian director, actor, and playwright of Lebanese Sephardic origin. She was the lead singer, keyboardist and co-lyricist/composer of the band Fifth Column.This experimental all-women punk band began in the mid 1980s in Toronto, Ontario...
, 1994 - She's Real by Lucy ThaneLucy ThaneLucy Thane is a documentary filmmaker.One of her most notable works is It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill In The UK in which she followed the 1990s riot grrrl band Bikini Kill while they were on tour in the UK with Huggy Bear....
, 1996
External links
- Beverly Breckenridge on Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Fifth Column video for Like This