The Priscillas
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The Priscillas are an all-female rock music group, formed in late 2003, in London.
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[edit] Group history
Their two 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.
In Mid 2010 Kate Kannibal left the band and was replaced by Lydia Lollipop. The band continues to play across the UK and Europe and after a successful mini-tour in Italy plans to release a new album in early 2011.
[edit] Group members
- Jenny Drag — vocals
- Guri Go-Go — guitar
- Lydia Lollipop — bass guitar
- Peck Perry — drums (formerly Hedge Hotpants/Mavis Minx)
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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
