tommydski wrote:Branch Manager split in 1997 after only two albums. They actually played their last ever show in my hometown of Leeds in West Yorkshire. Not many people know that Branch Manager actually formed from the band Foundation, with whom both Ron Winters and Dave Allen played in the mid 80s. Dave Allen (he was the bassist but it's not the guy from Gang of Four smartypants) went on to play with The Maginot Line along with former members of Corm, the band that also gave us Q and Not U. Scarily enough drummer Desmond Decker also played in AOR rockers Emmett Swinging.

ebeam wrote:How about Mei Ling? Various St. Louis area all stars. I heard them play once and they just blew me away. I don't think they ever put anything out.

DrAwkward wrote:I know someone has told me this before, but what happened to the San Diego version of Camera Obscura?

Peripatetic wrote:The Scissor Girls

Allmusic wrote:Following the breakup of the band, Atavistic released Here Is the 'Is-Not' in April 1997, a CD that compiled all of the group's singles. Meanwhile, Youssefi went on to form the band Bride of No No, which continued in much the same vein as the Scissor Girls. Melowic received her GED and recorded one album with Chicago no wave supergroup Lake of Dracula, which included Weasel Walter from the Flying Luttenbachers on guitar, Marlon Magas from Couch on lead vocals, and Al Johnson (aka the Manhattanite) from Shorty and U.S. Maple on backing vocals. Following Lake of Dracula's breakup, Melowic went on to study virology at the University of Illinois. As for Kuvo, she moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., where she was neighbors with Johanna Fateman of the band Le Tigre. It was there that Kuvo formed the band Sweet Thunder and had Bobby Conn record their songs. Since embarking on yet another move from New York to Los Angeles, Kuvo has taken up a position teaching art at a mental hospital and also spends her time doing freelance writing for magazines like Index and Oui.

tommydski wrote:

Peripatetic wrote:The Scissor Girls

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Allmusic wrote:Following the breakup of the band, Atavistic released Here Is the 'Is-Not' in April 1997, a CD that compiled all of the group's singles. Meanwhile, Youssefi went on to form the band Bride of No No, which continued in much the same vein as the Scissor Girls. Melowic received her GED and recorded one album with Chicago no wave supergroup Lake of Dracula, which included Weasel Walter from the Flying Luttenbachers on guitar, Marlon Magas from Couch on lead vocals, and Al Johnson (aka the Manhattanite) from Shorty and U.S. Maple on backing vocals. Following Lake of Dracula's breakup, Melowic went on to study virology at the University of Illinois. As for Kuvo, she moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., where she was neighbors with Johanna Fateman of the band Le Tigre. It was there that Kuvo formed the band Sweet Thunder and had Bobby Conn record their songs. Since embarking on yet another move from New York to Los Angeles, Kuvo has taken up a position teaching art at a mental hospital and also spends her time doing freelance writing for magazines like Index and Oui.

I have the second Bride Of No No record. It's awesome, check it out. Also, a bit of a tidbit that no-one cares about. Remember the first Joan of Arc album 'A Portable Model Of...' ? At the end of 'The Hands' someone screams "Explain water to the fish!" Yup, that was Azita Youssefi.

ubuf wrote:Juno.