Artist description Comic Book Rock

Music Style hyperdelic bubblewave

Musical Influences Jem and the Holograms

Similar Artists 1910 Fruitgum Co, Ohio Express, The Cars, Blondie, Devo, Josie and the Pussycats, the Monkees, Kaptain Kool and the Kongs

Artist History The story of Pink Filth begins in the late 80's. Bored with the local Grunge copycat scene, and inspired by the animated TV show Jem , they decided to perform a set comprised entirely of Jem songs. Playing under under the name Spleen , and taking their cue from the show, they dressed in glamorous fashions, played tigerskin drums & pink furry guitars. Soon the band were playing from a repertoire of over 50 Jem songs. When a 20-song tape of Jem covers caught the ears of Antarctic Press comics editor Ben Dunn, the group were offered a contract to produce original soundtrack music to accompany a special-edition comic book, "Shotgun Mary" . A second soundtrack CD/comic, "Areala" soon followed. Along with these new projects, the band adopted a new name: Pink Filth. Pink Filth began playing the new material live, incorporating into the show bubble machines, bar-b-q pits, nude record auctions, and New Kids On The Block Worship Ceremonies. Also around '94 - '96, Texas label Uncle Buzz Records released two Pink Filth colored vinyl 45s. The first one was a mix of psychedelic bubble-wave and supersonic ragga-metal. On the second 7", the band went thru a brief country phase. Steel guitar, fiddle, and psychobilly vocals dominated songs like "The Rubber Room" and "Let it All Hang Out". In 1998 Lost Records released "Pink Filth Presents 17 Bubblegum Smashes!" , a full album of Bubblegum covers which was a tribute to the records and songs the band grew up with. The majority of the material had actually been recorded in '92 and released on cassette in '93. The cassette version came with a free piece of bubblegum in a Pink Filth wrapper. The album version sold out quickly & is particularly popular in Japan. The group, now in its current formation of Riff Rambo on bass, Baby Jessica on Keys and Nick Velvet on guitar, began recording their idea of the ultimate bubblegum album. Jan 1, 2001, the band released "Sugar Shock", an all-new, super-chewy delicious collection of power-bubble anthems. The new LP is available on pink vinyl from Uncle Buzz Records. Along with new guitar whiz kid , Bazooka Joe, Pink Filth are currently touring to promote the new album!

Group Members Baby Jessica - Keyboards, Vocals Nick Velvet - Guitar, Vocals Riff Rambo - Bass, Vocals Bazooka Joe - Lead Guitar, Vocals

Instruments guitars with cool paint jobs, bouncy basses, bionic drums, samplers, synthesizers, and lots of lovin`

Albums 17 Bubblegum Smashes LP, Shotgun Mary CD/comic book , Areala CD/comic book, Sugar Shock LP, The Rubber Room EP, The Minnesota Fats Domino Theory of Relativity EP, Acid Ranch 2000 CD

Press Reviews CLASSIC BUBBLEGUM review of 17 Bubblegum Smashes / Sugar Shock : PINK FILTH PRESENTS SEVENTEEN BUBBLEGUM SMASHES!- Pink Filth covers bona fide bubblegum songs and unwraps a few bubblegum-ready nuggets to arrive at Seventeen Bubblegum Smashes. Averaging less than two-minutes, the Devo/Barnes & Barnes-influenced trio rips through the gummiest of bubblegum, psychedelic bubblegum and whatever Alice Cooper's Clones was. If I were to pick a single from this group however, it would be the Texas twanged Sugar and Spice backed with Clones. The Filth steps off the bubblegum train with the covers of T.Rex's Hang-Ups, Sugarloaf's Don't Call Us, We'll Call You, The Hombres' Let It All Hang Out, and Hawkwind's (!) Quark, Strangeness & Charm. Somehow, they stretch these songs out and snap them back into a mouth full of gum. The opus here is the "Nirvana-meets-Weird-Al" version of the Banana Splits I Enjoy Being A Boy. Adding layers of vocals while exploring every melody hidden in this bubblegum classic, the pounding drums propel the song to a surprising Space Invaders ending. The Pink Filth formula of blending sound effects, sped up vocals (probably recorded in real time though), and adding a Texas twist makes for one of the best party discs to come along in some time. I suspect that if enough people ask, they will re-release this classic, if only for the children's sake. E-mail them today! SUGAR SHOCK (Uncle Buzz Records UBR09, 2001) Put on your saccharine suit, throw a pineapple in a blender, sit in your pink plastic playpen in front of the TV, toss some gum in your mouth, and be prepared for a sugar shock. Pink Filth is preempting the Brady Bunch tonight to bring you this special album. It's all silly of course (although Special Girl and Pineapple Pinwheel sound serious!) and if you're into looking for serious influences, you will find them. There's the Chipmunked Ramone open and Who-like riffs in Sugar Shock, the Alice Cooper cloning in T.V. Screen and Vinyl Junkie, and the ultra-nasal reading of the 1910 Fruitgum Co.'s Dee-Licious (note the sly use of "Duh" instead of the Fruitgum's "Dill" in the chorus). But once you get past the pointless "name-the-influence" game, you will find two pink-vinyled sides of highly original bubblegum. You'll find classic lines like "Now I got bags to hold all of my bags/Paper or plastic, do you have to ask?" in I Love Plastic Bags and "I think she's fine/She thinks I'm funny/She gives me love like a chocolate bunny" in Saccharine Suit. So, why are a group of Texans putting out a bubblegum album in 2001? Well, bis is big. Powerpuff Girls are popular (even if their big-budgeted, over-produced CD doesn't measure up to Sugar Shock). And, hey, if you put out an album, Pink Filth would buy it! To purchase this perfect pink confection, order direct from Uncle Buzz Records: In U.S. $12 check or MO payable to UNCLE BUZZ, 5014 Arbor Ridge, San Antonio, TX 78228.EXPOSE MAGAZINE issue 16, 2000 review of Pink Filth - Seventeen Bubblegum Smashes! Um. This is not Pink Floyd, it is Pink Filth. The name is not only a clever pun to fool high school stoners into buying the album (if they could find it in any store on this planet) but it also is a pretty good description of the music. Pink, because it is disturbingly bubblegummmmmy and Filth for the complete lack of any polish. I could go on for two pages about all the influences I could find, so I'm not going to mention any. Oh, believe me I want to, but as soon as I think of one that fits it changes into something that is not even remotely connected except by one thing (you'd better sit down). None of it sounds anything like what is usually referred to as progressive. But in my opinion that makes it the most progressive of all. There, I got that out of my system. Part of it sounds like the music for that game Zelda. When I was 13 I spent an entire weekend finishing that damn game. Maybe Pink Filth did too. Damn it, I said I wasn't going to mention any influences. I guess the best thing about it is that I have no idea what the hell it is. It's not like you could find it anywhere any way. This will go along side the hundreds of thousands of other bands I like that nobody in the entire world has ever heard of. So what's the point you ask me, the point is that as long as people like Pink Filth make music that shows such a huge pop influence and such complete disregard for what the evil commercial recording industry wants them to be then there is hope. Hope that our children will get to grow up with cool radio stations that actually have good reception. Um. when I'm 60 will Marilyn Manson be on the oldies station? I just wanna know. Keep in mind that this particular listener has listened to such much weird music in the name of misguided art that he just doesn't give a damn anymore. (Rich Norwood Moby Trip - "NKU") BITTER MAGAZINE april/may 1996 review of PINK FILTH Shotgun Mary comic and cd The latest in the trend of 'nuns with guns'(i.e. Deathblow and Angeline), Shotgun Mary packs heat in her fight against the forces of Hell-not the Hell, of course, but some sort of Hell that makes for a convenient angel-versus-devil, heaven-versus-hell battle. The bonus to this glossed trek through rain-soaked streets is a head banging soundtrack accompanying the good girl fighting those pesky demons. The plot is high on allegory, which make it appear simpler than it really is. For instance, Shotgun's impressive computer colorations has evil ablaze in flaming orange hues and the victimized bathed in cool blues. And like all renegade heroes, Mary rides a chopper, wears leather, caps off rounds and talks to herself a lot. Curiously enough, the evil characters seem more interesting, which is a refreshing surprise. As for the CD, Pink Filth snarl out the rock while you flip the pages, making the Shotgun Mary experience better than the comic alone. Grab some headphones, sit back and enjoy the ride. (Rene A. Guzman) CARBON 14 issue # 8 review of PINK FILTH - Let It All Hang Out 7": Madness, I tell you, madness! Crazed ranting over a twisted psychedelic and lively boogie background full of tastey and bizarre loops, samples, and effects. The ranting voice keeps it well in hand, letting the madness flow without being strident, the monologue actually reaching a sensible conclusion, a small chorus of earnest and wasted sounding individuals exhorting us to "Let It All Hang Out." My feelings exactly. It's followed by a dance remix version of the same, with the rant this time pumped through various weirdnesses. It reaffirms my agreement to "Keep an open mind. let it all hang out." "Rubber Room" is a little bit of the Fugs, a little bit of Jello Biafra, and a little Eugene Chadbourne. It's a warning to all who might be considering a stay at Penn. Psychiatric, a C&W flavored waltz, slow two-stepping down the halls of the psych ward. The earnest chorus from the a-side returns, wailing high and lonesome at the end. It's nice to have them back. Jerry Lee Lucas (featured singer on the b-side) dedicates his song to Porter Wagoner, racking up more points from this listener. three thumbs up for this one and still more bonus points for great sleeve art and clear vinyl. (Eliot Duhan)

Additional Info Baby Jessica`s favorite actress is Olivia Newton John. Nick Velvet`s favorite sport is pinball. Bazooka Joe`s eyes are blueberry blue. Riff Rambo was born in Hershey PA

Location San Antonio, TX - USA

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