Friday, August 5, 2016

Bitchschool - s/t



Artist: Bitchschool
Title: s/t
Year: 1999
Label: Lipstick Records
Tracks: 1.) Bitchschool, 2.) Record Store, 3.) I'll Be Good To You, 4.) Runaways In The Night (BONUS)

Along with the previously discussed The Retardos and the one day to be discussed first 7" by The Fevers, here is another relic from the early days when power pop was first acknowledged by the moderne garage scene. 


Bitchschool (This Is Spinal Tap reference) was a short-lived project between brother and sister Chris and Michelle Santamaria immediately after the end of their previous band, the fantastic Loli & The Chones. In this configuration, Chones guitarist Chris moved to drums and drummer Michelle moved to guitar and lead vocals. The band was rounded out by two other girls new to the scene. 

This is the only release they put out. It contains the first three songs included here. They recorded a cover of Nick Gilder's "Runaways In The Night" for a comp and I included it here as a bonus. I have no idea if they ever played any shows or if this was just a studio project. 

After this, Chris would mostly fade into the background, popping up every once in a while with other northern California budget rockers. Michelle and bassist Jessica would continue the direction of Bitchschool with The Pinkz, rounded out by longtime Bay Area drummer Kathy Walker and a new second guitar player. The Pinkz didn't last too long and a few years later Michelle had a run behind the drum kit with Hunx And His Punx. 

Sample: here

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