Pussy Galore

(1989) Pussy Galore - Dial 'M' For Motherfucker / V0
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Pussy Galore

Pussy Galore was an American noise garage punk band from 1985 to 1990, formed in Washington, DC. Being young Jon Spencer’s first band, Pussy Galore was reknowned for their sonic punk/blues violent disharmony, capacity for sheer noise power, an utter contempt for the local emocore and straight edge bands, and complete disregard for lyrical decency and songcraft. The band’s earliest incarnation consisted of guitarist and vocalist Jon Spencer, guitarist Julie Cafritz and drummer John Hamill though this line-up would be subject to both change and expansion in later years. Following the self released 7” Feel Good About Your Body, they added guitarist Neil Hagerty, and replaced Hamill with former Sonic Youth drummer Bob Bert after the band moved to New York City. They further expanded the line-up by taking on then 16 year old Cristina Martinez as a guitarist though she was not really a musician, she had simply taken the photograph for the 7”, and recorded the EP Groovy Hate Fuck. The EP, like all of their early releases, would be self-released on their own Shove Records label.

(1987) Pussy Galore - Right Now! / V0
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Neil Michael Hagerty & The Howling Hex

"Singer/songwriter/guitarist Neil Hagerty honed his subversive approach to rock over the course of two decades in two of the underground's most prominent bands. In the '80s, he fueled Pussy Galore's anti-rock cacophony and blurred the boundaries between avant-noise and classic rock as one half of Royal Trux in the '90s. Hagerty also made a name for himself as a witty, if somewhat chaotic, satirist with his 1997 book Victory Chimp. Royal Trux's turbulent existence finally ended in early 2001, just before the release of his solo debut Neil Michael Hagerty, which was released by the Trux's longtime label Drag City. Hagerty's solo career proved to be prolific, resulting in 2002's Plays That Good Old Rock and Roll and the following year's The Howling Hex." (amg)

(2001) Neil Michael Hagerty - Neil Michael Hagerty / 192k
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(2002) Neil Michael Hagerty - Plays That Good Old Rock and Roll / 192k
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(2004) Neil Michael Hagerty - The Return of the Third Tower / 192k
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"The always prolific Neil Michael Hagerty took the name of his group the Howling Hex from his 2003 solo album Neil Michael Hagerty & the Howling Hex. The band -- which featured Hagerty and a cast of mostly anonymous supporting musicians -- debuted later that year with Introducing the Howling Hex, a vinyl-only release limited to 500 copies." (amg)

(2005) The Howling Hex - You Can't Beat Tomorrow / 192k
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(2007) The Howling Hex - XI / 278 VBR
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(2008) The Howling Hex - Earth Junk / V0
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