Girls Against Boys
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Girls Against Boys are an indie rock
/post-hardcore
band, originally forming in Washington, D.C.
in 1988 and currently based in New York City
.
drummer Brendan Canty
. Canty soon left the project and by 1990 Janney had gone on to recruit three former members of D.C. hardcore punk
group Soulside
—Scott McCloud, Johnny Temple, and Alexis Fleisig—to complete the line-up. Girls Against Boys are perhaps most notable for employing dual bass guitars, a rarity in rock music, and for their second album, Venus Luxure No.1 Baby
, a heavy yet nuanced entry into early 1990s post-hardcore
. This album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties
-curated Don't Look Back
series, and at the 25th anniversary concert for Touch and Go Records
held in Chicago in September 2006.
They provided music for the soundtrack to the film Series 7: The Contenders
, and one song for the soundtrack
to the 1994 film Clerks
. They also contributed the song "Freaks" to the soundtrack for the cult film Hedwig and the Angry Inch
and covered the song "Boogie Wonderland
" for the 1999 movie 200 Cigarettes
. The band also appears in the film. They contributed to soundtracks of the films Permanent Midnight
, White Oleander, SubUrbia
, Terror Firmer
, Mallrats
, Psycho
and Songs of the Witchblade.
The band has toured extensively throughout Europe, Japan, Australia and the United States and Canada. The last tour took place in 2009 in Poland and Russia. They have performed in numerous festivals including Lollapalooza
1993, 1995 and 1996, All Tomorrow's Parties
, Reading Festival, 1994 Phoenix Festival
, Dour Festival
, Primavera Festival, 1997 Fuji Rock Festival
, Pukkelpop
, Lowlands Festival, Les Transmusicales
. They have appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
, the Jon Stewart Show
, Canal+
and MTv. Touring included stints with bands such as Jawbox
, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Helmet
, the Jesus Lizard
, Garbage
, Rage Against the Machine
, Interpol
, Fugazi, Brainiac
, Pitchshifter
, Atari Teenage Riot
, Foo Fighters
, Luscious Jackson
, Tar
, No Means No
, Les Savy Fav
, Magic Dirt
, Big Chief, Edsel
and others. Bands who supported them but then became infinitely more popular include the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, dEUS
and Placebo
.
, releasing 2 records on Chicago's Touch and Go Records - New Wet Kojak- 1995 and Nasty International - 1997. They followed with 3 more on Beggar's Banquet - Do Things (2000), No. 4 EP (2001), and This Is the Glamorous (2003). The group featured Geoff Turner (ex-Gray Matter
), Nick Pellicciotto (Edsel
), and Charles Bennington.
Alexis Fleisig performed with Moby
on his album Animal Rights
.
Scott McCloud, Johnny Temple and Alexis Fleisig toured with Gina Gershon
in 2002 in support of her film Prey for Rock and Roll, a film focusing on the struggles of an all female band based roughly on the life of Cheri Lovedog. The tour consisted of Gershon and 3 members of Girls Against Boys performing songs penned by Stephen Trask
and Linda Perry
. The tour resulted in the reality series/documentary Rocked with Gina Gershon.
Scott McCloud currently plays in Paramount Styles
with Alexis Fleisig and have released 2 records on Dutch Label Cycle/Konkurrent Records - Failure American Style (2008) and Heaven's Alright (2010). The group has toured extensively in Europe and less extensively in the United States and Canada. The group features revolving guests including Richard Fortus
(Guns N' Roses
, The Psychedelic Furs), producer/bass player Geoff Sanoff (Edsel
), Julia Kent
, Michael Hampton
(The Faith S.O.A., One Last Wish
, Manifesto), John Schmersal
(Brainiac
, Enon
, Caribou
), Simon Lenski
(DAAU
), Chris Smets and Libor Palucha.
After Girls Against Boys became inactive in 2003, Eli Janney became a full time producer for many bands including Obits
and James Blunt
. Johnny Temple
founded Akashic Books
, an independent publisherhttp://akashicbooks.com/ widely known for many books including Go the F* to Sleep
, Hairstyles of the Damned
and an extensive Noir Series.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
/post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band, originally forming in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
in 1988 and currently based in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
Career
The group began as a side project of Eli Janney and FugaziFugazi (band)
Fugazi is an American post-hardcore band that formed in Washington, D.C. in 1987. The band's continual members are guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally and drummer Brendan Canty....
drummer Brendan Canty
Brendan Canty
Brendan Canty is an American musician, composer, producer and film maker, best known as the drummer for the band Fugazi....
. Canty soon left the project and by 1990 Janney had gone on to recruit three former members of D.C. hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
group Soulside
Soulside
Soulside were a post-hardcore band from the greater Washington, D.C. area. The original name of the band was Lunchmeat, formed in 1985. The name was changed to Soulside in spring 1986 and they disbanded in summer of 1989, after an extensive European tour and recording the definitive Hot Bodi-Gram...
—Scott McCloud, Johnny Temple, and Alexis Fleisig—to complete the line-up. Girls Against Boys are perhaps most notable for employing dual bass guitars, a rarity in rock music, and for their second album, Venus Luxure No.1 Baby
Venus Luxure No.1 Baby
Venus Luxure No.1 Baby is the second album by the American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys.It was released on August 20, 1993 by Touch and Go Records.-Track listing:#"In Like Flynn" – 4:25#"Go Be Delighted" – 3:56#"Rockets Are Red" – 5:03...
, a heavy yet nuanced entry into early 1990s post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
. This album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)
All Tomorrow's Parties is a music festival which takes place at Camber Sands holiday camp in East Sussex and Butlin's holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset, England....
-curated Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back (concert series)
Don't Look Back is a yearly series of concerts in which London based promoters All Tomorrow's Parties ask artists and bands to play one of their seminal albums live in its entirety...
series, and at the 25th anniversary concert for 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...
held in Chicago in September 2006.
They provided music for the soundtrack to the film Series 7: The Contenders
Series 7: The Contenders
Series 7: The Contenders is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Minahan. The movie is presented as a marathon of the seventh series of an American reality television show called The Contenders, where six people, picked at random from a national lottery, are each given a gun and forced to hunt and kill...
, and one song for the soundtrack
Clerks (soundtrack)
Clerks is the 1994 soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The soundtrack features alternative rock songs performed by various artists, as well as audio clips from the film. Famously, the cost of licensing the songs on the soundtrack cost more than the film cost to make.-Track listing:...
to the 1994 film Clerks
Clerks
Clerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances...
. They also contributed the song "Freaks" to the soundtrack for the cult film Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a 2001 American musical comedy-drama film based on the stage musical of the same title about a fictional rock band fronted by an East German transgender singer. The film was adapted and directed by John Cameron Mitchell, who also portrayed the title role...
and covered the song "Boogie Wonderland
Boogie Wonderland
"Boogie Wonderland" is a 1979 hit single by Earth, Wind & Fire featuring The Emotions. Boogie Wonderland was written by Allee Willis and Jon Lind, and included on the album I Am...
" for the 1999 movie 200 Cigarettes
200 Cigarettes
200 Cigarettes is a 1999 comedy-drama film starring Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, Angela Featherstone, Janeane Garofalo, Gaby Hoffman, Kate Hudson, Courtney Love, Jay Mohr, Martha Plimpton, Christina Ricci and Paul Rudd. The film also features paintings by Sally...
. The band also appears in the film. They contributed to soundtracks of the films Permanent Midnight
Permanent Midnight
Permanent Midnight is a 1998 biographical romantic comedy-drama film directed by David Veloz starring Ben Stiller. The film is based on Jerry Stahl's autobiographical book of the same name, and tells the story of Stahl's rise from a small-time television writer to his success as a comedy writer...
, White Oleander, SubUrbia
SubUrbia (film)
subUrbia is a 1996 comedy-drama film written by Eric Bogosian, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Richard Linklater. It follows the relationships between a few young adults as they spend their time standing on "the corner" outside a local convenience store.Bogosian based the story...
, Terror Firmer
Terror Firmer
Terror Firmer is a 1999 American comedy horror film, directed by Lloyd Kaufman, written by Patrick Cassidy and Douglas Buck, and starring Will Keenan and Alyce LaTourelle. The film was produced by the Troma Entertainment company, known for distributing campy exploitation films...
, Mallrats
Mallrats (soundtrack)
The Mallrats soundtrack is the 1995 soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The soundtrack features alternative rock songs performed by various artists , as well as audio clips from the film....
, Psycho
Psycho (1998 soundtrack)
Psycho: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album to the 1998 remake of Psycho. It includes three adaptations of Bernard Herrmann's score to the original by Danny Elfman , with the rest of the album made up of...
and Songs of the Witchblade.
The band has toured extensively throughout Europe, Japan, Australia and the United States and Canada. The last tour took place in 2009 in Poland and Russia. They have performed in numerous festivals including Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock and hip hop bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. It has also provided a platform for non-profit and political groups. The music festival hosts more than 160,000 people over a...
1993, 1995 and 1996, All Tomorrow's Parties
All Tomorrow's Parties
"All Tomorrow's Parties" is a song by The Velvet UndergroundAll Tomorrow's Parties may also refer to:* All Tomorrow's Parties , an annual festival in England...
, Reading Festival, 1994 Phoenix Festival
Phoenix Festival
The Phoenix Festival was set up by Vince Power of the Mean Fiddler Music Group in 1993 as an alternative to the established Glastonbury and Reading Festivals...
, Dour Festival
Dour Festival
Dour Festival is an annual music festival in the municipality of Dour, Belgium. Since its creation in 1989, the festival has grown to an attendance of about 144,000 in 2008 . The first year, only five bands were programmed . The festival format now consists of 4 days, 6 stages and 200 bands and DJ's...
, Primavera Festival, 1997 Fuji Rock Festival
Fuji Rock Festival
Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Naeba Ski Resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The 3 day event, organized by Smash Japan, features more than 200 Japanese and international musicians, making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan...
, Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop is an annual music festival which takes place near the city of Hasselt, Belgium in mid-to-late August. It is held within a large enclosure of fields and woodland—between a dual carriageway called Kempische Steenweg—in the village of Kiewit, approximately 7 km north of Hasselt...
, Lowlands Festival, Les Transmusicales
Transmusicales
Les Rencontres Trans Musicales is a three-day music festival held annually in December in Rennes, Brittany, France.Since its first years, the festival has been renowned for revealing the "next big thing."...
. They have appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
, the Jon Stewart Show
The Jon Stewart Show
The Jon Stewart Show was a short-lived talk show hosted by comedian Jon Stewart on MTV. It premiered in 1993 and became the second highest-rated program on the network behind Beavis and Butt-Head....
, Canal+
Canal+
Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...
and MTv. Touring included stints with bands such as Jawbox
Jawbox
Jawbox was an alternative rock band from Washington, D.C., U.S.. Its original members were J. Robbins , Kim Coletta and Adam Wade...
, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Helmet
Helmet
A helmet is a form of protective gear worn on the head to protect it from injuries.Ceremonial or symbolic helmets without protective function are sometimes used. The oldest known use of helmets was by Assyrian soldiers in 900BC, who wore thick leather or bronze helmets to protect the head from...
, the Jesus Lizard
The Jesus Lizard
The Jesus Lizard was an American alternative rock and noise rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground…[who] turned out a series of independent records filled with scathing, disembowelling, guitar-driven pseudo-industrial...
, Garbage
Garbage (band)
Garbage are an alternative rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1994. The group consists of Scottish singer Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production...
, Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
, Interpol
Interpol (band)
Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino...
, Fugazi, Brainiac
Brainiac (band)
Brainiac was an American synthpunk band formed in 1992, and disbanded after the sudden death of lead singer Tim Taylor in 1997.-Biography:...
, Pitchshifter
Pitchshifter
Pitchshifter are a British five-piece electronic-metal band from Nottingham, United Kingdom formed in 1989. The band was started by bassist and vocalist Mark Clayden, lead guitarist and programmer Johnny A...
, Atari Teenage Riot
Atari Teenage Riot
'Atari Teenage Riot' is a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. The name was taken from a Portuguese Joe song 'Teenage Riot' from the 'Teen-age Riot' album, with the word 'Atari' added as an Atari ST computer was used to create compositions...
, Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...
, Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson are an alternative rock group formed in 1991. The band's name was inspired by now-retired American basketball player Lucious Jackson....
, Tar
Tar (band)
Tar was an American post-hardcore band, formed in 1988 in Chicago, Illinois.-History:The precursor to Tar was a hardcore punk outfit called Blatant Dissent, which formed in DeKalb, Illinois where singer/guitarist John Mohr and drummer Mike Greenlees were attending Northern Illinois University...
, No Means No
No Means No
No means no can refer to:*"No means no", an anti-date rape slogan.*Nomeansno, a Canadian punk rock band....
, Les Savy Fav
Les Savy Fav
Les Savy Fav is a New York City indie rock band. Their style is influenced by art rock and post-hardcore. The group is known for the stage presence of lead singer Tim Harrington...
, Magic Dirt
Magic Dirt
Magic Dirt are an Australian rock band, which formed in 1991 in Geelong, Victoria, with Daniel Herring on guitar, Adam Robertson on drums, Adalita Srsen on vocals and guitar, and Dean Turner on bass guitar. Initially known as Deer Bubbles and then The Jim Jims, they were renamed as Magic Dirt in...
, Big Chief, Edsel
Edsel (band)
Edsel was an indie rock/post-hardcore band from Washington, DC. The band broke up in 1997, having released four full-length albums, numerous 7" singles and an EP....
and others. Bands who supported them but then became infinitely more popular include the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, dEUS
DEUS
Deus is a rock band based in Antwerp, Belgium, whose only continuous members up to the present day are Tom Barman and Klaas Janzoons...
and Placebo
Placebo
A placebo is a simulated or otherwise medically ineffectual treatment for a disease or other medical condition intended to deceive the recipient...
.
Side Projects/Current Projects
Scott McCloud and Johnny Temple also played together in a side-project called New Wet KojakNew Wet Kojak
New Wet Kojak was an American indie rock band from New York and Washington, D.C.The group was formed when two members of Girls Against Boys, Scott McCloud and Johnny Temple, joined three other former residents of Washington, D.C., Geoff Turner , Nick Pellicciotto , and Charles Bennington...
, releasing 2 records on Chicago's Touch and Go Records - New Wet Kojak- 1995 and Nasty International - 1997. They followed with 3 more on Beggar's Banquet - Do Things (2000), No. 4 EP (2001), and This Is the Glamorous (2003). The group featured Geoff Turner (ex-Gray Matter
Gray Matter (band)
Gray Matter was a post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C., who played in the 1980s and '90s. They disbanded in 1986, but reformed in 1990.On September 12, 2008, the band reformed for a one off reunion show to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the Black Cat, a night club in Washington DC,...
), Nick Pellicciotto (Edsel
Edsel (band)
Edsel was an indie rock/post-hardcore band from Washington, DC. The band broke up in 1997, having released four full-length albums, numerous 7" singles and an EP....
), and Charles Bennington.
Alexis Fleisig performed with Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
on his album Animal Rights
Animal Rights (album)
Animal Rights is the fourth studio album by American electronica musician Moby, released on September 23, 1996.- Background :Moby's decision to release a punk rock album was in part the result of being disillusioned by the lack of positive media feedback he had been receiving from the music media...
.
Scott McCloud, Johnny Temple and Alexis Fleisig toured with Gina Gershon
Gina Gershon
Gina L. Gershon is an American film, television and stage actress, singer and author, known for her roles in the films Cocktail , Showgirls , Bound , Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back , Face/Off , The Insider , Demonlover , Category 7: The End of the World , P.S...
in 2002 in support of her film Prey for Rock and Roll, a film focusing on the struggles of an all female band based roughly on the life of Cheri Lovedog. The tour consisted of Gershon and 3 members of Girls Against Boys performing songs penned by Stephen Trask
Stephen Trask
Stephen Trask is an American musician and composer, who graduated from Wesleyan University.He was the music director and house band member at the New York club Squeezebox, where he performed with stars such as Debbie Harry, Lene Lovich and Joey Ramone.Trask composed the music and lyrics for the...
and Linda Perry
Linda Perry
Linda Perry is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Once best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, Perry has founded two record labels and has become a major songwriter and producer...
. The tour resulted in the reality series/documentary Rocked with Gina Gershon.
Scott McCloud currently plays in Paramount Styles
Paramount Styles
Paramount Styles is an American indie rock band from New York formed by Scott McCloud of Girls Against Boys.McCloud recorded the debut with Alexis Fleisig , Richard Fortus and some others...
with Alexis Fleisig and have released 2 records on Dutch Label Cycle/Konkurrent Records - Failure American Style (2008) and Heaven's Alright (2010). The group has toured extensively in Europe and less extensively in the United States and Canada. The group features revolving guests including Richard Fortus
Richard Fortus
Richard Fortus is a professional guitarist who is most famous for being rhythm guitarist in Guns N' Roses.Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Fortus cut his teeth throughout the Midwest with his band, The Eyes. The four-piece alternative band independently released "Freedom in a Cage", which was...
(Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
, The Psychedelic Furs), producer/bass player Geoff Sanoff (Edsel
Edsel (band)
Edsel was an indie rock/post-hardcore band from Washington, DC. The band broke up in 1997, having released four full-length albums, numerous 7" singles and an EP....
), Julia Kent
Julia Kent
Julia Kent is a New York City-based, Canadian-born cellist who is best known as an original member of the all-cello group Rasputina, and later on as a member of Antony and the Johnsons....
, Michael Hampton
Michael Hampton (punk musician)
Michael Hampton is a guitarist in the Washington, DC hardcore punk scene.His first notable effort was playing guitar in The Extorts in early 1980. There are a few live recordings and a demo tape as evidence of their existence. After The Extorts broke up, Hampton and Henry Garfield formed a new...
(The Faith S.O.A., One Last Wish
One Last Wish
One Last Wish was a short-lived post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. It was formed in May 1986 by members of Rites of Spring, and split up in January 1987....
, Manifesto), John Schmersal
John Schmersal
John Schmersal is an American musician best known for being a founding member of indie rock band Enon and synthpunk group Brainiac. He is also a touring member of Caribou.In 1998, Schmersal released his first solo album, under the name John Stuart Mill....
(Brainiac
Brainiac (band)
Brainiac was an American synthpunk band formed in 1992, and disbanded after the sudden death of lead singer Tim Taylor in 1997.-Biography:...
, Enon
Enon
Enon was an indie rock band founded by John Schmersal, Rick Lee and Steve Calhoon. Currently, Enon is situated in Philadelphia, though the band is known for being part of the New York music scene.-Biography:...
, Caribou
Caribou (musician)
Daniel Victor Snaith is a composer, musician and recording artist under stage names Caribou, Manitoba and Daphni. Under the supervision of Kevin Buzzard, he obtained a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College London.- Career:...
), Simon Lenski
Simon Lenski
Simon Lenski is a cello player from Antwerp, Belgium. His main activity lies within the band DAAU which he co-founded in 1992.As a cello player, he is a much sollicited guest musician for other artists and music groups, often together with his brother Buni Lenski. In 2004 he set up a collaboration...
(DAAU
DAAU
DAAU is a music group from Antwerp, Belgium. The band was founded in 1992 and borrowed its name from the novel Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse....
), Chris Smets and Libor Palucha.
After Girls Against Boys became inactive in 2003, Eli Janney became a full time producer for many bands including Obits
Obits
Obits are an American rock band formed in 2006 in Brooklyn, New York. The band members are veterans of other independent rock bands: Guitarist/vocalist Rick Froberg was previously a member of Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes, and guitarist Sohrab Habibion was a member of Edsel...
and James Blunt
James Blunt
James Hillier Blount , better known by his stage name James Blunt, is an English singer-songwriter and musician, and former army officer, whose debut album, Back to Bedlam and single releases, including "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover", brought him to fame in 2005...
. Johnny Temple
Johnny Temple
John Ellis Temple was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Redlegs/Reds ; Cleveland Indians , Baltimore Orioles and Houston Colt .45s . Temple was born in Lexington, North Carolina. He batted and threw right-handed.Temple was a career .284 hitter with 22 home runs and 395 RBI...
founded Akashic Books
Akashic Books
Akashic Books is a Brooklyn-based independent publisher. Akashic Books' collection began with Arthur Nersesian's THE FUCK UP in 1996, and has since expanded to include Dennis Cooper's "Little House on the Bowery" series , Chris Abani's Black Goat poetry series, and the internationally successful...
, an independent publisherhttp://akashicbooks.com/ widely known for many books including Go the F* to Sleep
Go the Fuck to Sleep
Go the Fuck to Sleep is a book written by American author Adam Mansbach and illustrated by Ricardo Cortés. Described as a "children's book for adults", it reached No...
, Hairstyles of the Damned
Hairstyles of the Damned
Hairstyles of the Damned is the third novel by Chicago author Joe Meno. Released by Punk Planet Books in 2004, it has sold over 80,000 copies in ten printings. It has been optioned for film by Focus Features.-Plot summary:...
and an extensive Noir Series.
Band members
- Eli Janney – bass, back-up vocals, keyboards
- Scott McCloud – vocals, guitar
- Johnny Temple – bass
- Alexis Fleisig – drums
Studio albums
- Tropic of ScorpioTropic of Scorpio-Personnel:Girls Against Boys*Alexis Fleisig – drums*Eli Janney – sampler, vocals, production, engineering*Scott McCloud – vocals, guitar*Johnny Temple – bass guitarAdditional musicians and production...
(Adult Swim, 1992) - Venus Luxure No.1 BabyVenus Luxure No.1 BabyVenus Luxure No.1 Baby is the second album by the American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys.It was released on August 20, 1993 by Touch and Go Records.-Track listing:#"In Like Flynn" – 4:25#"Go Be Delighted" – 3:56#"Rockets Are Red" – 5:03...
(Touch and GoTouch and Go RecordsTouch 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...
, 1993) - Cruise YourselfCruise YourselfCruise Yourself is the third album by the American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys.It was released on October 3, 1994 by Touch and Go Records.-Track listing:#"Tucked-In" – 4:17#"Cruise Your New Baby Fly Self" – 3:11#"Kill the Sexplayer" – 3:16...
(Touch and Go, 1994) - House of GVSBHouse of GVSBHouse of GVSB is the fourth by the American post-hardcore band Girls Against Boys.It was released on March 5, 1996 by Touch and Go Records.-Track listing:-Accolades:-Personnel:Girls Against Boys*Alexis Fleisig – drums...
(Touch and Go, 1996) - Freak*on*ica (GeffenGeffen RecordsGeffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
, 1998) - You Can't Fight What You Can't SeeYou Can't Fight What You Can't SeeYou Can't Fight What You Can't See is an album by Girls Against Boys. It received generally positive reviews. It was their first album released on Jade Tree Records and the last to be released before the band went on hiatus...
(Jade TreeJade Tree RecordsJade Tree International, Inc. was an independent record label formed by Darren Walters and Tim Owen in August 1991, out of Wilmington, Delaware....
, 2002)
Extended plays
- Nineties Vs. EightiesNineties Vs. Eighties- Personnel :Girls Against Boys* Brendan Canty – drums, organ* Alexis Fleisig – drums* Eli Janney – sampler, bass guitar, engineering* Scott McCloud – vocals, sampler* Amy Pickering – vocals* Johnny Temple – bass guitar...
(Adult Swim, 1992) - Sexy Sam (Touch and Go, 1994)
- B.P.C./Satin Down (Your Choice RecordsYour Choice RecordsYour Choice Records was a German independent record label founded in 1988 by producer Tobby Holzinger. The label specialized in independent punk music, including live releases of German and other international acts...
, 1994) - Super-fire (Touch and Go, 1996)
- Disco Six Six SixDisco Six Six SixDisco Six Six Six is a rock EP by Girls Against Boys. It was released on October 1, 1996 by Touch & Go.-Track listing:#"Disco Six Six Six" – 2:46#"Distracted " – 3:20#"Do It Like Diamonds" – 2:58#"Black Leather" – 4:08...
(Touch and Go, 1996)
Split releases
- Cheap Sweaty Fun & TJ's XmasCheap Sweaty Fun & TJ's XmasCheap Sweaty Fun & TJ's Xmas is a one-sided 7" single featuring music by Girls Against Boys and Man... or Astro-man?. It was given away as a party favor at a Christmas party in 1994...
(1994) — Split 7" with Man or Astro-man?Man or Astro-man?Man or Astro-man? is a surf rock group that formed in Auburn, Alabama, in the early 1990s and came to prominence over the following decade.Primarily instrumental, Man or Astro-man? blended the surf rock style of the early 1960s like that of The Spotnicks with the new wave and punk rock sounds of... - 8 Rounds (Radiopaque Recordings, 1995) — Split CD EP with Guided by VoicesGuided by VoicesGuided by Voices is an American indie rock band originating from Dayton, Ohio. Beginning with the band's formation in 1983, it made frequent personnel changes but always maintained the presence of principal songwriter Robert Pollard...
; benefit for the Washington Free Clinic.
Compilations
- Chairman of the Board: Interpretations of Songs Made Famous by Frank Sinatra (Grass Records, 1993)
- The Day We Killed Grunge (Caroline RecordsCaroline RecordsCaroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s. The label originally specialized in putting out budget price LPs by mainly progressive rock and jazz artists generally not considered to have a great deal of 'mainstream' or...
, 1994) - Elements of Mammoth (Mammoth RecordsMammoth RecordsFounded by Jay Faires in 1989 in Carrboro, North Carolina, Mammoth Records was one of the premiere independent record labels of the 1990s. Its roster featured such diverse talent as Antenna, Blake Babies, Chainsaw Kittens, Dash Rip Rock, Dillon Fence, Far Too Jones, Frente!, Fun-Da-Mental, Fu...
, 1994) - Jabberjaw: Good to the Last Drop (Mammoth RecordsMammoth RecordsFounded by Jay Faires in 1989 in Carrboro, North Carolina, Mammoth Records was one of the premiere independent record labels of the 1990s. Its roster featured such diverse talent as Antenna, Blake Babies, Chainsaw Kittens, Dash Rip Rock, Dillon Fence, Far Too Jones, Frente!, Fun-Da-Mental, Fu...
, 1994) - Guinea Worm (S&M/TJ's Newport, 1994)
- The Day We Exhumed Disco (Caroline RecordsCaroline RecordsCaroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s. The label originally specialized in putting out budget price LPs by mainly progressive rock and jazz artists generally not considered to have a great deal of 'mainstream' or...
, 1995) - Life is Too Short for Boring Music (EFAEFAEFA may refer to:In law:*Elder Financial Abuse a term describing a criminal act against seniors and other dependents.In organizations:*Egyptian Football Association, the governing body of association football in Egypt...
, 1995) - PIAS s'Enrage (Rage, PIASPIAS-Abbreviations:* PIAS Entertainment Group** Pln, Sam, an independent record label based in London and owned by the PIAS Entertainment Group** PIAS Recordings, an international recoro known as Play it Again, Sam Records...
, 1995) - A Means to An EndA Means to an End: The Music of Joy DivisionA Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division is a tribute album, featuring various artists covering the songs of Joy Division.-Track listing:#"She's Lost Control"...
(Virgin RecordsVirgin RecordsVirgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
, 1995) - Introducing Vol. 4 (Indigo, 1996)
- Kerrang! Welcome to Planet Rock (Roadrunner RecordsRoadrunner RecordsRoadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
, 1996) - Studio Brussels '96 (Double T Music, 1996)
- Fuji Rock Festival '97 (TGCS, 1997)
- Everything is Beautiful (Geffen RecordsGeffen RecordsGeffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
, 1997) - Vox Spring Collection (Vox, 1998)
Soundtracks
- ClerksClerksClerks is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances...
(Kevin SmithKevin SmithKevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
, 1994) - MallratsMallratsMallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's View Askewniverse series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in Eden Prairie Center and Osowski's Flea Market which are located in Minnesota...
(Kevin SmithKevin SmithKevin Patrick Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob...
, 1995) - SubUrbiaSubUrbia (film)subUrbia is a 1996 comedy-drama film written by Eric Bogosian, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Richard Linklater. It follows the relationships between a few young adults as they spend their time standing on "the corner" outside a local convenience store.Bogosian based the story...
(Richard LinklaterRichard Linklater-Early life:Linklater was born in Houston, Texas. He studied at Sam Houston State University and left midway through his stint in college to work on an off-shore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. While working on the rig he read a lot of literature, but on land he developed a love of film through...
, 1996) - Love God (Frank Grow,1997)
- Permanent MidnightPermanent MidnightPermanent Midnight is a 1998 biographical romantic comedy-drama film directed by David Veloz starring Ben Stiller. The film is based on Jerry Stahl's autobiographical book of the same name, and tells the story of Stahl's rise from a small-time television writer to his success as a comedy writer...
(David Veloz, 1998) - PsychoPsycho (1998 film)Psycho is a 1998 American horror film produced and directed by Gus Van Sant for Universal Pictures, a remake of the 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
(Gus Van SantGus Van SantGus Green Van Sant, Jr. is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He is a two time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, both of which were also nominated for Best Picture, and won the...
, 1998) - 200 Cigarettes200 Cigarettes200 Cigarettes is a 1999 comedy-drama film starring Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, Angela Featherstone, Janeane Garofalo, Gaby Hoffman, Kate Hudson, Courtney Love, Jay Mohr, Martha Plimpton, Christina Ricci and Paul Rudd. The film also features paintings by Sally...
(Risa Bramon Garcia, 1999) - Blast (Martin Schenk, 2000)
- Hedwig and the Angry InchHedwig and the Angry Inch (film)Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a 2001 American musical comedy-drama film based on the stage musical of the same title about a fictional rock band fronted by an East German transgender singer. The film was adapted and directed by John Cameron Mitchell, who also portrayed the title role...
(John Cameron MitchellJohn Cameron MitchellJohn Cameron Mitchell is an American writer, actor, and director. He is best known for his motion pictures Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus and Rabbit Hole.- Early life:...
, 2001) - White Oleander (Peter KosminskyPeter KosminskyPeter Kosminsky is a British writer, director and producer. He has directed Hollywood movies such as White Oleander and television films like Warriors, The Government Inspector and The Promise.- Biography :...
, 2002) - Series 7: the ContendersSeries 7: The ContendersSeries 7: The Contenders is a 2001 film directed by Daniel Minahan. The movie is presented as a marathon of the seventh series of an American reality television show called The Contenders, where six people, picked at random from a national lottery, are each given a gun and forced to hunt and kill...
(Daniel Minahan, 2001) - Rocked with Gina Gershon (Seth Jarrett, 2004)
External links
- Official band website
- Touch and Go Records, band mini-site
- Southern Records, band mini-site
- Kill the Sexplayers! by Travis Jeppesen