Foamola

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Foamola
Origin New York City
Genres Folk music, folk pop, underground music
Years active1991 (1991)–present
Members Sparrow, Violet Snow, Lawrence Fishberg, Sylvia Gorelick

Foamola is an underground musical group from New York City, consisting of Sparrow and his wife, who went by the cyber alias Violet Snow. [1] [2] Also in the group is artist Lawrence Fishberg and Sparrow's daughter, poet Sylvia Gorelick. [3] [4] Their music has been described as "folk-minimalist", [5] and as "anti-Plutarch pop". [6] They attracted media attention for their performance at a 1995 party in honor of Phiber Optik in Manhattan. [2] [7]

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References

  1. "Notes on contributors". Critical Quarterly . 54 (2): 98–101. July 2012. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8705.2012.02068.x.
  2. 1 2 Gabriel, Trip (January 14, 1995). "Reprogramming a Convicted Hacker; To His On-Line Friends, Phiber Optik Is a Virtual Hero". The New York Times . Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  3. "Foamola". Violet Snow Media. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  4. "Contributors". The Sun . September 1992. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  5. Christgau, Robert (1997). "Republican Like Me Review". Village Voice . Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  6. Fenchel, Luke Z. (February 22, 2012). "David Wax Museum and Sparrow: Somewhat Experimental Performers". Ithaca.com . Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  7. Quittner, Josh (January 23, 1995). "Hacker Homecoming". Time . Retrieved June 14, 2017.