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Title: Longstocking - Iguana In A Spelling Bee (Audio Only) View count: 31 Rating: 0 (0 ratings) Description: Longstocking - Iguana In A Spelling Bee. B-side from the debut single "Goddess" (Atomic Gimlet, 1995). Only available on vinyl and extremely hard to find. For more info on Longstocking, see below. from rateyourmusic.com: Longstocking was formed primarily as a songwriting outlet for L.A. based guitarist Tamala Poljak in 1995. After performing in noise/punk units Oiler and Fleabag, Poljak wanted to explore the more pop-side of her songwriting abities, and so with drummer Kevin Hair, she recorded a nine song 4-track demo and started playing small shows around Los Angeles as a duo in mid-1995. Slowly building a small following based on her impressive songwriting abilities and intense performances, Longstocking grew into a full band with the addition of former Oiler bandmate Dave Gomez and guitar player Natalie Wood in 1996. Hair exited the band that year and was replaced by drummer Sherri Solinger. Two 7" singles and a handful of compilation appearances materialized in 1996, and with the addition of Michelle Stevenson (replacing Wood) in 1997, the band recorded and released their debut album Once Upon a Time Called Now on Chainsaw Records. Around this time Poljak moved from Los Angeles to Olympia WA which made it more difficult for the band to perform or record...unfortunately only two more offical releases were to follow, a 7" on K Records and a split 7" on Sub Pop with Team Dresch. Upon returning to Los Angeles, Poljak started a new project called Automaticans which seemed promising, but only issued one split 7" with Team Dresch on Chainsaw Records before splitting. Recently, Poljak was a member of Infinite X's, a super-group of sorts featuring members of Team Dresch, The Little Deaths, and Fighter D, who released their debut album Infinite X's in 2002. Tags: longstocking, chainsaw, records, olympia, indie, rock, pop, queercore, riot, grrrl, homocore, outfest, tamala, poljak, single, vinyl, oop, out, of, print, team, dresch, sleater-kinney, kill, stars, sub, atomic, gimlet, oiler, infinite, x's, dyke, queer, iguana, in, spelling, bee, audio, only, Author: MaxPericles |
