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==Group history==
==Group history==

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Their two [[Single (music)|singles]] were played on [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]], [[BBC 6Music]], [[Xfm]], and [[WFMU]]. The girls have also played sessions for [[Marc Riley]] on BBC 6Music, have been interviewed on [[Phill Jupitus]]'s 6Music's breakfast show twice, plus sessions for [[Resonance FM]], and [[WFMU]] in [[New York City|New York]]. The band's Technicolor mayhem videos have been on heavy rotation at every [[Topshop]] in Europe, and "Gonna Rip Up Your Photograph" won the accolade of being voted in the shop's top 40 videos of the year.
The Priscillas were founded in 2003 as an raucous all girl garage band in Holloway, north London.
The original founding members were (in alphabetical order):
Guri Go-Go (guitar and backing vocals), Jenny Drag (Vocals), Kate Kannibal (Bass and backing vocals) and Mavis Minx (Drums and backing vocals.

The quartet released two fantastic 7” singles ‘Gonna Rip Up Your Photograph’ (Damgood 243) and ‘All My Friends Are Zombies! (Damgood 251) and a great mini album of the two singles plus one unreleased track and the two great videos on one hot little cd called ‘Aloha From Holloway’ (Damgood 253 CD) on Damaged Goods Records in 2004.

Mavis Minx left the band shortly after and was replaced by Hege Hotpants on drums.
They released the single "Superhero" on Dirty Water Records in August 2007, released the album "10,000 Volts" on their own label Nag's Head Records in February 2009.

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Their [[Single (music)|singles]] were played on [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]], [[BBC 6Music]], [[Xfm]], and [[WFMU]]. The girls have also played sessions for [[Marc Riley]] on BBC 6Music, have been interviewed on [[Phill Jupitus]]'s 6Music's breakfast show twice, plus sessions for [[Resonance FM]], and [[WFMU]] in [[New York City|New York]]. The band's Technicolor mayhem videos have been on heavy rotation at every [[Topshop]] in Europe, and "Gonna Rip Up Your Photograph" won the accolade of being voted in the shop's top 40 videos of the year.


The band has toured extensively, and have gained plaudits across the [[United Kingdom|UK]], in the [[United States|US]], Spain, France, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, and Switzerland. They have played at festivals from Benidorm's Wild Weekend to the [[Glastonbury Festival]], Leeds Carling Weekend, [[Bestival]], [[The Big Chill (music festival)|The Big Chill]], Lost Vagueness, Litfest, Italy's Festival Beat 15 and Ireland's Electric Picnic. They have played with bands including [[The Cramps]], [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]], [[Electric Eel Shock]], [[Art Brut]], [[The Subways]], [[The Rezillos]], [[The Monks]], [[The 5,6,7,8s]], and were once supported by [[James Blunt]].
The band has toured extensively, and have gained plaudits across the [[United Kingdom|UK]], in the [[United States|US]], Spain, France, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, and Switzerland. They have played at festivals from Benidorm's Wild Weekend to the [[Glastonbury Festival]], Leeds Carling Weekend, [[Bestival]], [[The Big Chill (music festival)|The Big Chill]], Lost Vagueness, Litfest, Italy's Festival Beat 15 and Ireland's Electric Picnic. They have played with bands including [[The Cramps]], [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]], [[Electric Eel Shock]], [[Art Brut]], [[The Subways]], [[The Rezillos]], [[The Monks]], [[The 5,6,7,8s]], and were once supported by [[James Blunt]].


The band continues to play across the UK and Europe and after a successful mini-tour in France in August 2013. They've written the theme song called Searching For Simon for the sci-fi comedy feature film, The Search For Simon, by Martin Gooch, which has been highly acclaimed by the likes of Michael Palin and Paul Greengrass, and has been screened at festivals worldwide. Jenny Drag aka Jen Brown has a cameo role in the film. The girls plan to record and release a new album in 2014.
The band continues to play across the UK and Europe. They've written the theme song called Searching For Simon for the sci-fi comedy feature film, The Search For Simon, by Martin Gooch, which has been highly acclaimed by the likes of Michael Palin and Paul Greengrass, and has been screened at festivals worldwide. Jenny Drag aka Jen Brown has a cameo role in the film.


==Group members==
==Group members==

Revision as of 13:14, 31 May 2016

The Priscillas are an all-female, power-pop, glam-punk-rock, alternative band, formed in late 2003, in North London.

Group history

The Priscillas were founded in 2003 as an raucous all girl garage band in Holloway, north London. The original founding members were (in alphabetical order): Guri Go-Go (guitar and backing vocals), Jenny Drag (Vocals), Kate Kannibal (Bass and backing vocals) and Mavis Minx (Drums and backing vocals.

The quartet released two fantastic 7” singles ‘Gonna Rip Up Your Photograph’ (Damgood 243) and ‘All My Friends Are Zombies! (Damgood 251) and a great mini album of the two singles plus one unreleased track and the two great videos on one hot little cd called ‘Aloha From Holloway’ (Damgood 253 CD) on Damaged Goods Records in 2004.

Mavis Minx left the band shortly after and was replaced by Hege Hotpants on drums. They released the single "Superhero" on Dirty Water Records in August 2007, released the album "10,000 Volts" on their own label Nag's Head Records in February 2009.

Their singles were played on Radio 1, BBC 6Music, Xfm, and WFMU. The girls have also played sessions for Marc Riley on BBC 6Music, have been interviewed on Phill Jupitus's 6Music's breakfast show twice, plus sessions for Resonance FM, and WFMU in New York. The band's Technicolor mayhem videos have been on heavy rotation at every Topshop in Europe, and "Gonna Rip Up Your Photograph" won the accolade of being voted in the shop's top 40 videos of the year.

The band has toured extensively, and have gained plaudits across the UK, in the US, Spain, France, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, and Switzerland. They have played at festivals from Benidorm's Wild Weekend to the Glastonbury Festival, Leeds Carling Weekend, Bestival, The Big Chill, Lost Vagueness, Litfest, Italy's Festival Beat 15 and Ireland's Electric Picnic. They have played with bands including The Cramps, The Damned, Electric Eel Shock, Art Brut, The Subways, The Rezillos, The Monks, The 5,6,7,8s, and were once supported by James Blunt.

The band continues to play across the UK and Europe. They've written the theme song called Searching For Simon for the sci-fi comedy feature film, The Search For Simon, by Martin Gooch, which has been highly acclaimed by the likes of Michael Palin and Paul Greengrass, and has been screened at festivals worldwide. Jenny Drag aka Jen Brown has a cameo role in the film.

Group members

  • Jenny Drag — vocals,
  • Valkyrie—guitar, vocals (formerly Charley Stone/*Guri Go-Go: founding member*)
  • Heidi Heelz — bass guitar, vocals (formerly Suza Sputnik, Lydia Lollipop/She Rocola/ *Kate Kannibal: founding member*)
  • Lisa Lux — drums, vocals (formerly Stu Starling/Phil Martini/Hedge Hotpants/ *Mavis Minx: founding member*)

Discography

The band released two vinyl singles and one mini album (CD) on the Damaged Goods label (Holly Golightly, Thee Headcoatees, The Manic Street Preachers, Buzzcocks and Billy Childish).

Singles

  • "Gonna Rip Up Your Photograph" / "Brain Surgeon"
  • "All My Friends Are Zombies" / "Should Be Me"
  • "Superhero" / "Y.O.Y." (Dirty Water Records) 2007
  • "One Christmas Wish" (Beehive Records) December 2007
  • Searching For Simon/Where's Lydia? (Headcheck Records) 2014 Also the title track to The Search For Simon

Albums

  • Aloha From Holloway EP[1]
  • 10,000 Volts (2009) (Nag's Head Records)[2]

References

  1. ^ "Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Discography". AllMusic.
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