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Sister George

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Sister George was an influential queercore band from London that was formed in 1994. [1]

37 relations: Aileen Wuornos, Ash (band), Au Pairs, Bass guitar, Blood Sausage (band), Charlotte Hatherley, Cover version, Curve (band), Debbie Smith (musician), Drum kit, Echobelly, Glad to Be Gay, Guitar, Huggy Bear (band), Jobseeker's Allowance, Lesley Woods, LGBT culture, Linus (band), London, Lucy Thane, Mouthfull, Music video, Nightnurse, NME, Old Compton Street, Outpunk, Pink money, Post-punk, Queercore, Serial killer, Skinned Teen, The Apostles (band), The Killing of Sister George, The Killing of Sister George (film), Tom Robinson, United Kingdom, Virago Press.

Aileen Wuornos

Aileen Carol Wuornos Pralle (born Aileen Carol Pittman; February 29, 1956 – October 9, 2002) was an American serial killer who murdered seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990 by shooting them at point-blank range.

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Ash (band)

Ash are a Northern Irish alternative rock band, formed in Downpatrick in 1992 by vocalist and guitarist Tim Wheeler, bassist Mark Hamilton and drummer Rick McMurray.

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Au Pairs

The Au Pairs were a British post-punk band that formed in Birmingham in 1978 and continued until 1983.

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Bass guitar

The bass guitar (also known as electric bass, or bass) is a stringed instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

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Blood Sausage (band)

Blood Sausage were an indie rock band from Brighton, England, containing members of Huggy Bear.

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Charlotte Hatherley

Charlotte Franklin Hatherley (born 20 June 1979) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist.

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Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by someone other than the original artist or composer of a previously recorded, commercially released song.

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Curve (band)

Curve were an English alternative rock and electronica duo from London, formed in 1990 and split in 2005.

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Debbie Smith (musician)

Debbie Smith is a British guitar and bass player who has been in several bands from the 1990s to the present, including Curve, Echobelly, Nightnurse, Snowpony, Bows, Ye Nuns (an all women cover band of The Monks which also includes two members of Mambo Taxi), SPC ECO (with Dean Garcia of Curve) and current bands Blindness and The London Dirthole Company.

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Drum kit

A drum kit — also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums — is a collection of drums and other percussion instruments, typically cymbals, which are set up on stands to be played by a single player, with drumsticks held in both hands, and the feet operating pedals that control the hi-hat cymbal and the beater for the bass drum.

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Echobelly

Echobelly are a British rock band, debuting in 1994 with their album Everyone's Got One.

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Glad to Be Gay

"Glad to Be Gay" is a song by British punk rock/new wave group Tom Robinson Band.

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Guitar

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings.

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Huggy Bear (band)

Huggy Bear were an English riot grrrl band, formed in 1991 and based in Brighton.

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Jobseeker's Allowance

Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit paid by the Government of the United Kingdom to people who are unemployed and actively seeking work.

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Lesley Woods

Lesley Woods (August 22, 1910 – August 2, 2003) was an American radio, stage and television actress.

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LGBT culture

LGBT culture is a culture shared by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (and may also include lesser-known identities, such as pansexual).

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Linus (band)

Linus was an indie band from London, England, formed in 1992.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Lucy Thane

Lucy Thane is a documentary filmmaker.

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Mouthfull

Mouthfull was a pioneering queercore band based in London, England from 1994 to 2000.

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Music video

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes.

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Nightnurse

Nightnurse was an indie rock band from London, UK who had some success in the late 1990s.

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NME

New Musical Express (NME) is a British music journalism website and former magazine that has been published since 1952.

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Old Compton Street

Old Compton Street is a road that runs east–west through Soho in the West End of London.

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Outpunk

Outpunk enjoys the distinction of being the first record label entirely devoted to queer punk bands.

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Pink money

Pink money describes the purchasing power of the gay community, often especially with respect to political donations.

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Post-punk

Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad type of rock music that emerged from the punk movement of the 1970s, in which artists departed from the simplicity and traditionalism of punk rock to adopt a variety of avant-garde sensibilities.

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Queercore

Queercore (or homocore), is a cultural and social movement that began in the mid-1980s as an offshoot of punk.

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Serial killer

A serial killer is typically a person who murders three or more people,A serial killer is most commonly defined as a person who kills three or more people for psychological gratification; reliable sources over the years agree.

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Skinned Teen

Skinned Teen was a riot grrrl band from London, England, active in the early 1990s.

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The Apostles (band)

The Apostles are an experimental punk rock band who developed within the confines of the 1980s anarcho-punk scene in the UK, but did not necessarily adhere to the aesthetics of that movement.

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The Killing of Sister George

The Killing of Sister George is a 1964 play by Frank Marcus that was later adapted into a 1968 film directed by Robert Aldrich.

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The Killing of Sister George (film)

The Killing of Sister George is a 1968 film directed by Robert Aldrich based on the 1964 play by Frank Marcus.

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Tom Robinson

Thomas Giles "Tom" Robinson (born 1 June 1950) is a British singer-songwriter, bassist, radio presenter and long-time LGBT rights activist, best known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Virago Press

Virago is London based British publishing company committed to publishing women's writing and books on feminist topics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_George

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