Tattle Tale
Encyclopedia
Tattle Tale is an American
musical group that existed between 1992 and 1995. Composed of Jen Wood
and Madigan Shive
, they were well-known in the Riot Grrrl
scene, playing what was later to be termed folk punk
.
The Seattle
-based group's song "Glass Vase Cello Case" was featured in the 1999 film But I'm A Cheerleader
.
On November 9, 1993 they released a self-titled demo
cassette on the record label Kill Rock Stars
, and on July 14, 1995 they released an album titled Sew True, which is now out of print.
In 1995, the band broke up, with Wood pursuing a solo career and several collaborative efforts including vocals on 2005 releases by The Postal Service
, and Shive fronting the chamber-punk group Bonfire Madigan.
United States
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musical group that existed between 1992 and 1995. Composed of Jen Wood
Jen Wood
Jen Wood is an American indie rock musician based in Seattle, Washington. She was a member of alternative rock band Tattle Tale and is the lead artist of the Jen Wood Trio.-Biography:...
and Madigan Shive
Madigan Shive
Madigan Rachel Ruth Shive is an American composer, performing artist, community organizer and international touring musician based in San Francisco...
, they were well-known in the Riot Grrrl
Riot grrrl
Riot grrrl was an underground feminist punk movement based in Washington, DC, Olympia, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and the greater Pacific Northwest which existed in the early to mid-1990s, and it is often associated with third-wave feminism...
scene, playing what was later to be termed folk punk
Folk punk
Folk punk , is a fusion of folk music and punk rock. It was pioneered in the late 1970s and early 1980s by The Pogues in Britain and Violent Femmes in America. Folk punk achieved some mainstream success in that decade...
.
The Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
-based group's song "Glass Vase Cello Case" was featured in the 1999 film But I'm A Cheerleader
But I'm a Cheerleader
But I'm a Cheerleader is a 1999 satirical romantic comedy film directed by Jamie Babbit and written by Brian Wayne Peterson. Natasha Lyonne stars as Megan Bloomfield, an apparently happy heterosexual high school cheerleader...
.
Overview
The group was formed by Jen Wood and Madigan Shive in 1992 at the ages of 15 and 17 respectively. They played on numerous compilations before releasing their first single, titled "Early Daze," which was followed by their second single, "Alderwood Mall."On November 9, 1993 they released a self-titled demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
cassette on the record label 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...
, and on July 14, 1995 they released an album titled Sew True, which is now out of print.
In 1995, the band broke up, with Wood pursuing a solo career and several collaborative efforts including vocals on 2005 releases by The Postal Service
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American electronic indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel and Headset.-Background:...
, and Shive fronting the chamber-punk group Bonfire Madigan.
Albums
- 19931993 in musicThis is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....
: Tattle Tale (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...
) - 19951995 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
: Sew True (St. Francis Records)
Singles
- 19921992 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s....
: "Early Daze" (Pillarbox Red Records) - 1995: "Alderwood Mall/ Loose Lips" (Chou Chou)
Other releases
- 1993: "Fly Away" on Julep (Yoyo Recordings)
- July 1994: Arrows on "Babble On" (recorded by the Tattens @ the Violet Red Room)
- July 1994: Glass Vase Cello Case demo on "Babble On" (recorded by the Tattens @ the Violet Red Room)
- 19941994 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....
: "Girls Go To Heaven" on Periscope (Yoyo Recordings) - 19961996 in musicThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
: "Take 10"/"Erica" on Move Into The Villa Viillakulla (Villa Villakulla) - 19991999 in filmThe year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
: "Glass Vase Cello Case" featured in But I'm a CheerleaderBut I'm a CheerleaderBut I'm a Cheerleader is a 1999 satirical romantic comedy film directed by Jamie Babbit and written by Brian Wayne Peterson. Natasha Lyonne stars as Megan Bloomfield, an apparently happy heterosexual high school cheerleader...
External links
- [ Allmusic for Tattle Tale]
- Jen Wood Trio's Official Site, is now offline but can be accessed through the Internet Archive at Jen Wood Trio's Official Site on the Internet Archive
- Bonfire Madigan's Official Site