Chicano rock,also called chicano fusion,is rock music performed by Mexican American (Chicano) groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture. Chicano Rock,to a great extent,does not refer to any single style or approach. Some of these groups do not sing in Spanish at all,or use many specific Latin instruments or sounds. The subgenre is defined by the ethnicity of its performers,and as a result covers a wide range of approaches.
The Halo Benders was a band formed in 1994 as a side project by Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. They released their first album,God Don't Make No Junk,in 1994. They followed up in 1996 with Don't Tell Me Now and in 1998 with The Rebels Not In.
Joan Jett is an American rock singer,guitarist,songwriter,record producer and actress. She is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan Jett and the Blackhearts,and for founding and performing with the Runaways,who recorded and released the hit song "Cherry Bomb". With the Blackhearts,Jett is known for her rendition of the song "I Love Rock 'n Roll" which was number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in 1982. Jett's other notable songs include "Bad Reputation","Light of Day","I Hate Myself for Loving You" and her covers of "Crimson and Clover","Do You Wanna Touch Me " and "Dirty Deeds".
Mia Katherine Zapata was an American musician who was the lead singer for the Seattle punk band The Gits. After gaining praise in the emerging grunge scene,Zapata was murdered in 1993 while on her way home from a music venue,at age 27. The crime went unsolved for a decade before her killer,Jesus Mezquia,was arrested in 2003. Mezquia was tried,convicted and sentenced to 36 years in prison.
7 Year Bitch was an American punk rock band from Seattle,Washington. The band was active between 1990 and 1997 and released three albums over that time. The band formed at the same time as the emergence of the riot grrrl sub-genre,which is a subgenre of punk music from the early to mid-1990s that emphasized the role of women in rock music. The Riot Grrrl movement began as a feminist response to the violence and misogyny that became more prominent in punk music in the mid-to-late 1980s,and 7 Year Bitch,an all-female punk band,emerged as part of that sub-genre.
Home Alive is a Seattle-based anti-violence organization that offers self-defense classes on a sliding scale payment system. Home Alive once operated as a non-profit organization and now continues to operate as a volunteer collective. Home Alive sees its work as integrated into larger social justice movements,recognizing how violence is often perpetuated through oppression and abuse. Home Alive classes included basic physical self-defense,boundary setting,and advanced multi-week courses.
GI,stylized as (GI),is the only studio album by American punk rock band the Germs. Often considered the first full-length hardcore punk album,it was released in the United States in October 1979 on Slash Records with catalog number SR 103. The album was later released in Italy in 1982 by Expanded Music with the catalog EX 11. The album's title is an acronym for "Germs Incognito",an alternate name the band used to obtain bookings when their early reputation kept them out of Los Angeles-area clubs. After (GI)'s release,the band would only undertake one more recording session,for the soundtrack album to Al Pacino's 1980 film Cruising. On December 7,1980,a year after the release of (GI),vocalist Darby Crash died by suicide.
The Gits were an American punk rock band formed in Yellow Springs,Ohio,in 1986. As part of the burgeoning Seattle music scene of the early 1990s,they were known for their fiery live performances. Members included singer Mia Zapata,guitarist Joe Spleen,bassist Matt Dresdner and drummer Steve Moriarty,and,briefly,Bob Lee. They dissolved in 1993 after the murder of Zapata.
Frenching the Bully is the debut studio album by Seattle punk rock band The Gits. It was originally released as a 12-track album on C/Z Records in 1992 but was later reissued in 2003 with bonus tracks and different cover art on the Broken Rekids label. "A stunning document of the talent ... [of] singer Mia Zapata ... She sings with such conviction,ferocity,and expressiveness that the lyrics become irrelevant. The band becomes irrelevant." –River Cities' Reader
Enter:The Conquering Chicken is The Gits' second full-length album,recorded in 1993 and released posthumously in 1994 on C/Z Records. Lead singer and songwriter Mia Zapata was raped and strangled to death in July 1993 during production of the record. The remainder of the band completed the album with what they had finished so far,and disbanded shortly thereafter.
Kings &Queens is an album of early recordings by The Gits,recorded in 1988 and released in 1996 on Broken Rekids. The album was originally self-released by the band in 1988 under the name Private Lubs but did not receive an "official" release until 1996 when released under the Kings &Queens moniker. Several of the tracks that appear on this record were later re-recorded for The Gits debut album Frenching the Bully (1992).
¡Viva Zapata! is the debut studio album by American rock band 7 Year Bitch,released on May 20,1994,through C/Z Records. Produced by Jack Endino,it was their first record with guitarist Roisin Dunne. The album's tone was influenced by the deaths of several people close to the band,including original guitarist Stefanie Sargent in 1992 and The Gits' vocalist Mia Zapata—who inspired its title and is depicted on its cover artwork—in 1993,although this was not intended as its general theme. The album's promotion was supported by Atlantic Records,who signed 7 Year Bitch a month prior to its release.
Bad Reputation is the debut solo studio album by American recording artist Joan Jett. It was originally released independently in May 1980 as a self-titled album after her previous band The Runaways disbanded. After Jett signed with Boardwalk Records,the album was re-released worldwide with the new title on January 23,1981. The album was positively received by critics and reached number 51 on the Billboard 200.
Album is the third studio album by Joan Jett and the second to feature her backing band the Blackhearts. It was released in July 1983.
Pure and Simple is the ninth studio album by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts,released in 1994. The album includes several tracks co-written with Kathleen Hanna,including "Go Home",a response to the murder of Mia Zapata.
"Bad Reputation" is a rock song co-written and recorded by Joan Jett from her debut album of the same name. Though it was initially only released as a single in Germany,it remains one of her signature songs.
Lucy Hanna is an American artist,photographer,and filmmaker based in Seattle,Washington and San Francisco,California.
The discography of Joan Jett,an American rock musician,includes 44 singles and 12 studio albums.
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and first recorded by the Arrows,a British rock band,in 1975. A 1981 cover version by Joan Jett &the Blackhearts,released as the first single from her album of the same name,became Jett's highest-charting hit,reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the No. 3 song for 1982. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America,representing two million units shipped to stores. Jett's version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016.
Valerie Agnew is an American musician best known as the drummer of 7 Year Bitch.
