Flamingo 50
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Flamingo 50 was an English punk band from Liverpool.[1] Formed in 1999 whilst meeting at university[2] and inspired by the riot grrrl movement[3] they released two albums, three EPs and four split records, and toured extensively in the UK and France. They were regularly played on the radio by John Peel and Steve Lamacq.[4]
They supported bands such as The Fall, Ghost Mice[5], Electrelane[6] and The Thermals. They played Ladyfests and queer punk festivals.
Hanman would later to move to Bristol where she formed the band Caves and briefly played in Personal Best. She would go on to play with Katie Ellen, Worriers, Mikey Erg and fill in as a touring member of Camp Code and RVIVR. She now lives in Philadelphia, USA with a new project called All Away Lou.[7][8] Fitzpatrick currently plays in Good Grief and Witching Waves.[9] Brown now plays on Pardon Us.[10]
Band members
[edit]- Louise Hanman, vocals and guitar
- Morgan Brown, drums and vocals
- Will Fitzpatrick, bass and vocals
- Karen Timms, bass and vocals 1999-2003
- Laura Pye, bass 2003-2004
Discography
[edit]Singles/EPs
[edit]- The Sodastream Selector Volume 1 - split w/Fabiola (Sodastream Politics)
- Go Betsy Go! EP (No Concessions)
- Two Birds One Stone EP (Spank Records)
- split w/J Church (Los Diaper)[11]
- split w/The Measure (SA) (Ernest Jenning Recording Co.)
Albums
[edit]- My Reason (2004), Keith Records
- Tear It Up (2006), Ernest Jenning Recording Co. / Drunken Sailor Records
- What If Will Never Do - singles compilation (2008), Fixing A Hole
Other
[edit]- Split album with Lack Of Reason
- Several tracks were released on the Munkyfest compilation CDs
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ Leonard, Marion; Strachan, Rob (1 January 2010). The Beat Goes on: Liverpool, Popular Music and the Changing City. Liverpool University Press. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-84631-190-1.
- ^ Ladyfest Manchester 2003 programme (PDF). 2003.
- ^ Leonard, Marion (3 October 2017). Gender in the Music Industry: Rock, Discourse and Girl Power. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-21824-5.
- ^ "Music Review: Inner City Sumo,The Masque,Liverpool". 22 December 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Key, Philip (10 September 2008). "Key Events". Daily Post (Liverpool). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ Archived 1 April 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "All Away Lou". All Away Lou. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Lou Hanman (Caves) debuts new solo project All Away Lou with "Looks Right"". BrooklynVegan. 2021.
- ^ Kirk, Simon (4 December 2023). "Witching Waves Interview: "It was a decision on our part to push ourselves to be more honest"". Sun-13. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Morgan Brown Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "J-Church.com: My Favorite Place. Pop-Punk ... Hardcore ... J Church". www.j-church.com. Retrieved 8 November 2024.