FABULOUS DISASTER
A Bad Ass All-Girl Band
LIBIDO LINE-UP!
Laura Litter (lead vocals, technology support center analyst, lead vocalist, sober one)
Reverend Lynda Mandolyn (guitar, vocals, ordained minister for Universal Life church)
Mr. Nancy (bass, vocals, jerk slacker of all trades, the one voted "Most Likely to Shove a Roman Candle Up Her Ass")
Sally (drums, mad scientist)
VULVA, VULVA, VAVOOM!
What do Fabulous Disaster sound like? Imagine sweet, sweet harmonies slipping effortlessly into torn, fishnet stockings of punk. They bring the fire. In their pants. Imagine an all-girl band that actually rehearses. Imagine an-all girl group that plays tighter than a rhino-sized butt plug shoved in a gnat s ass who don t just stare at their instruments and plink. Imagine an all-girl group that uses vowels when spelling and know s how to twist the volume knob. Imagine a band that smells good and plays hard as fuck. It s all about sweet devastation and smeared lipstick. You don t even need a GED to get the gist of what they re singin about; songs skid and flicker like a pinball back and forth between revenge, gettin some, love gone wrong, getting run over by Volvos, and spiders, to good old fashioned angst.
Ever wonder what would have happened if Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks got whacked aside the head, slashed by a broken beer bottle, had his blood mingled with both Jane Drano and Dottie Danger of the Go Go s *, and through the miracle of DNA science, Beth Allen of the Loudmouths could clone a band/army out of her uterus? Wonder no longer. Fabulous Disaster has filled that test tube!
Yeah, but are they tougher than the Donnas? Have half of the Donnas been in jail? (Lynda was in the all-girl band, Inside Out, who not only cranked out a Peel Session but happened to be the first all-female band to play Eastern Europe after the wall came down.)
FOUR BUTCHES WALK INTO A BAR, ALL WITH A POODLE UNDER ONE ARM AND A COTTO SALAMI UNDER THE OTHER!
An inauspicious beginning, to be sure, Fabulous Disaster started as a side project that Mr. Nancy (formerly of Fiction) had proposed to Lynda, Laura, and Sally (all formerly of Piston) to do for only one show. The estrogenical explosion turned out better than any of them thought possible. It s time to make candy references. Like jawbreakers, Fabulous Disaster are tough and can choke you if you try to swallow em whole. Like all-day suckers, they ve lasted and been around a long time. All true, but Lynda put it best. "Believe me, we ve been at it for awhile. Let us say we re not wet behind the ears anymore. Well, maybe other places." Can I hear an amen, sister? Fabulous Disaster are like SweetTarts. Sweet and tarty. The best of both worlds.
LET'S SEE A SHOW OF CLAMS!
The product of the quest for shameless self-promotion, Mr. Nancy shoved a copy of their first CD "Pretty Killers" into Erin s hand. (Erin s the CEO of Pink and Black Records, which specializes in girl-fronted bands). Erin was so impressed she went to see them live. Not long after that, Fabulous Disaster became the second band signed to her label, and Fat Mike (whom the band refers to, quite affectionately, as "Daddy") produced the album you ve got in your hot little hands.
CLITTY CLITTY BANG BANG!
Why should you care about Fabulous Disaster? What s in it for you? Simple. Let me hand the microphone over to Sally. "The proper saying is Jam Out with the Clam Out." Indeed.
* Pre-GoGo s Belinda Carlisle called herself Dottie Danger when she drummed for the Germs. Laura will cordially cover "Our Lips Are Sealed" if Belinda spanks her while she sings it.
FAN CLUB TRIVIA
When asked what was the shape of the flame burning inside of you?
Lynda: $
Mr. Nancy: a phoenix
Sally: It s a fucking torch, baby.
Laura: Butt plug shape.
Tattoos:
Sally: Big, bad-ass dragon.
Laura: An old school bird and banner and the Japanese symbol that says "Younger Brother."
Lynda: The logo from her first all girl band, Inside Out.
Mr. Nancy: Mermaid.
A personal disaster:
Laura: "The day I got hit on my moped and my candy flew all over the street and I just wanted to save my candy! I left the moped in the street till all my candy was picked up. Sad but true. Candy is my life. Can you tell?"
The second record from San Francisco's most rockin' lesbians. This full
length will have you pillaging the girls dorm in no time! Produced by
Alex Newport (At the Drive-In, Sepultura, The Pattern).
Listen To "Next Big Joyride" (1:48)
The debut full length from this all-girl quartet. Produced by Fat Mike even! They're from San Francisco, have loads of tattoos, sing fast catchy songs, and they can beat up your girlfriend too. These bad-ass biker babes mean business!
Listen To "My Static" (2:22)
Fabulous Disaster
"Panty Raid!"
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Fabulous Disaster
"Put Out Or Get Out"
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