| 词条 | Rockbitch |
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| name = Rockbitch | image = "Breathe" by Rockbitch.webm | caption = Rockbitch performing Breathe (video) | landscape = yes | background = group_or_band | origin = United Kingdom | genre = Gothic metal, industrial metal, progressive rock | years_active = 1984 - 2002 | label = | website = {{url|rockbitch.com}} | past_members =
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}} Rockbitch were an expat, British, mostly female, metal band, best known for performing nude and incorporating sexual acts and Pagan rituals into their performances. HistoryRockbitch was originally formed in 1984 as Cat Genetica by bassist Amanda Smith-Skinner ("the Bitch") and guitarist Tony Skinner ("the Beast"). The band was later renamed Red Abyss,[1] in 1989, and drew band members from the matriarchal, polyamorous, pagan, feminist community of which Smith-Skinner was a member.[2] Musically, Red Abyss drew on jazz, funk and rock influences dominated by singer Julie Worland's Janis Joplin–influenced vocals. In time, their music took on harder punk and metal influences. Red Abyss became Rockbitch with the lineup change of Jo Heeley on drums. The lineup varied over the years to include 'Luci the Stage Slut', 'The Haema-Whore', and Kali and Erzulie—the 'Sex Magik Priestesses'. The former two were primarily a combination of sexual performance artists and gonzo-camera team, capturing closeups of stage action projected on the wall behind the band while performing. They were also responsible for the cued playing of prepared art videos of subject matter relating to the songs. This included female genital mutilation, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and menstruation taboos. The band toured Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, the UK (but were banned from venues in Scotland), Italy, Spain, Finland, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Estonia, as well as a promotional tour in Canada. Rockbitch became infamous not only for performing live sex acts but also doing so with audience members via "The Golden Condom". During their shows, a condom was tossed into the crowd; whoever caught it (male or female) was taken backstage for sexual relations with one or more band members.[3] The members of the band lived together as a polyamorous commune in a house in France.[4][5] Rockbitch toured widely from approximately 1998 until 2002, meeting increasing resistance from authorities, particularly English, German and Norwegian town councils who often banned their concerts, although having no legal grounds upon which to do so. The band were often forced to find alternative venues to perform. After an event in Almelo, Netherlands, TVAmsterdam arranged a concert in Zaandam, recording the experience and adding extra footage to create the documentary "Bitchcraft". Babe stated in 2002, "Rockbitch had no problem with lads out for seeing breasts, as they were a component of the audience, there were always others seeing the deeper meaning and both groups had a good time. They generally made up for a great combined atmosphere".[6] The Rockbitch line-up became entirely female in 2000. Original lead guitarist Tony "The Beast" Skinner retired, taking over management/production. Lisa "Babe" Wills took lead guitar duties, while Luci, previously "Stage Slut" (one of the nude dancers and sexual band/crowd liaisons), took over rhythm guitar. In 1997, Rockbitch made tabloid headlines after they played at a school for pre-teen children, although for this particular concert they changed their name to "Rocky Beaches", wore modest clothes, and sang non-sexual songs.[7][8] ActivismMembers lent their voices to female and sexual issues, were winners of the yearly prize at the Sex Maniacs Ball (now Night of the Senses) founded by Tuppy Owens, openly voiced their admiration for sexual politics icons such as Annie Sprinkle and Betty Dodson, and generally advocated for open female sexuality as a healthy part of human nature. In an extension of the 1970s feminist statement that ‘the personal is the political’, they stated that no feminist movement was complete without female sexuality being reexamined, redefined and expressed in whatever shape it took by women themselves. They saw rock music as the perfect medium to do so, as it had been the arena for the expression of masculine sexuality for so long, whereas women's bodies were often a marketing spice to add interest to a product rather than a source of personal empowerment. [9][10] DissolutionAfter the release of its first studio album, Motor Driven Bimbo, Rockbitch were increasingly pressured to censor their stage performances by their record company. They refused and successfully negotiated a release from their contract. A second, goth-influenced album, titled Psychic Attack, was never released. The band took care never to break any laws regarding the content of their stage shows in any country or territory. Continued attention from British Interpol about their sexually driven themes and performances combined with local council opposition to their adult-only shows. Underhanded pressure on venue owners regarding liquor and performance licenses resulted in difficulties performing live—even when venue owners were positive towards the band. Tours were booked and then dates pulled with only days to spare. The frustration and problems this created led to Rockbitch ceasing performing live in 2002. Rockbitch were the subject of many documentaries and featured in many shows. Amongst others, Rockbitch were the subject of a 30-minute documentary on BBC Choice the same year.[6] A further, hour-long documentary was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK in 2003.[11] Award-winning director Norman Hull made ‘This is Rockbitch’ in 2003.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1814909/?ref_=nv_sr_1] They can still be spotted in repeats of ‘Sexcetera’. In 2005, the entire latter-day Rockbitch lineup emerged under the name MT-TV. This was a music-only project—no sex or nudity of the Rockbitch days—but it incorporated stage theatrics and provided sociosexual-based political comment through its lyrics. After a UK tour in summer 2005, they performed throughout the United States. The first part of their US tour was documented on the DVD 'Shevolution', released by Blackwing Films in 2006. The most recent program, released in 2017, is a Swedish documentary on the rise in popularity of witchcraft and its feminist connections. The first film crew to be allowed access behind the commune walls since the cessation of the Rockbitch live performances, the documentary contains a recap of their musical career, and provides insight into their pagan/witchcraft roots with how it underpinned their music and interviews with Babe.[https://vimeo.com/220078527] Amanda and Jo subsequently went on to form the band Syren with singer/songwriter Erin Bennett, who joined the Rockbitch commune in 2006. In 2012, Jo died of breast cancer. Amanda gave up her musical career shortly after. Erin Bennett subsequently continued as a solo artist with a backing band that contains some ex-members of Rockbitch, discarding the name Syren and performing as Erin Bennet & the EB band. Julie, the lead singer of Rockbitch, continues her musical career under the name Krow, creating hard dance music in the style of Noise Terror Punk EDM. Her music and video were also featured in the Swedish documentary. PersonnelThe personnel were as follows:
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References1. ^[https://weirdestbandintheworld.com/2015/01/04/weird-band-of-the-week-rockbitch/ Rockbitch - The Weirdest Band in the World] 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/rockbitch/biography/|title=About Rockbitch|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2015-08-22}} 3. ^'This is Rock Bitch' documentary on Joost {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830043515/http://www.joost.com/272ij4v/t/This-is-Rock-Bitch |date=30 August 2009 }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/jul/05/butcher-babies-rockbitch-tribe-8|title=The 'slut rock' of Butcher Babies pales next to music's true female adventurers|author=Charlotte Richardson Andrews|publisher=The Guardian|date=2012-07-05|accessdate=2015-08-22}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/uk/rockbitch|title=Rockbitch|publisher=MusicMight|date=2009|accessdate=2015-08-22|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214154223/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/uk/rockbitch|archivedate=14 December 2015|df=dmy-all}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/01_january/16/annainwonderland.shtml|title=Big Brother's Anna Nolan gets her very own BBC series|publisher=BBC|date=2002-01-16|accessdate=2014-12-27}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/61966619|title=Official RockBitch on The Girlie Show|publisher=Channel 4|date=1997|accessdate=2015-11-19}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/62216352|title=Official RockBitch on the Jonathan Ross Show|publisher=BBC|date=1997|accessdate=2015-11-19}} 9. ^The Diamond Condom Award 1998 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://whiplash.net/materias/biografias/154734-rockbitch.html|title=Rockbitch: Sexo e Rock Debaixo da Saia da Rainha|author=Luiz Carlos Barata Cichetto|publisher=pt:Whiplash.net|language=Portuguese|date=2012-05-16|accessdate=2015-08-22}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2003/05/this_is_rockbit|title=This is Rockbitch|author=Lorraine Smith|publisher=The F-Word (feminist blog)|date=2003-05-16|accessdate=2014-12-27}} 12. ^{{AllMusic| class = artist| id = mn0000869549| tab = credits| label = Nikki| first = | last = | accessdate = }} 13. ^{{AllMusic| class = artist| id = mn0001182333| tab = credits| label = Babe| first = | last = | accessdate = }} External links
| class = artist | id = mn0000287794 | tab = biography | label = Rockbitch | first = | last = | accessdate = 9 July 2016 }}
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