The 5.6.7.8's were an all-girl group from Japan that released albums in the '90s. They were a surf/garage explosion, making primitive rock with a campy flair much like the Cramps. The band often dressed in costumes, and made fun of their Asian heritage in songs like "Oriental Rock" and "Ah-So." They disbanded at the end of the decade, leaving... [+] Read More

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The Chicago punk-blues duo Cash Money was formed in 1994 by singer/guitarist John Humphrey, an alumnus of God and Texas. After founding the jazz-rock unit Late Great Danes, Humphrey enlisted former Rosehip Scott Giampino to play drums; when the Late Great Danes went on hold, Humphrey and Giampino continued performing together as Cash Money.... [+] Read More

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After a long and semi-successful tenure as leader of scuzz-rock heroes Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer took his anti-rock vision and hooked up with guitarist Judah Bauer and drummer Russell Simins to create the scuzz-blues trio the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Postmodern to the core, this is an ironic name; little of what this band plays resembles... [+] Read More

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From the noisy demise of underground kingpins Pussy Galore came two interesting bands. The first was Jon Spencer's blues deconstruction unit, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion; the second was Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema's dissonant junkie nightmare known as Royal Trux. Interestingly, both bands started out as avant-noise combos playing... [+] Read More

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