Lydia Lunch

Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Koch on June 2, 1959 in Rochester, New York, also the birthplace of female rock musicians Kim Gordon and Wendy O. Williams) is an American rock singer, poet, writer, and actress.

Biography

After arriving in New York City at the age of 16, Lunch moved into a large communal household of artists and musicians, including Kitty Bruce, daughter of Lenny Bruce, where post-punk No Wave bands such as DNA and MARS frequently played. She immediately saw this form of music as the proper forum for her angry poetry and rants, and founded the short-lived but influential No Wave band Teenage Jesus & the Jerks in 1976 with her then romantic and artistic partner, No Wave punk-funk-jazz musician James Chance. The duo later recorded the album Off White (credited to James White and the Blacks, with 'Stella Rico') in 1978, before splitting up permanently.

Related Topics:
New York City - Kitty Bruce - Lenny Bruce - Post-punk - No Wave - DNA - MARS - Teenage Jesus & the Jerks - 1976 - James Chance - James White and the Blacks - 1978

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A self-avowed 'confrontationalist' identified by the Boston Phoenix as "one of the 10 most influential performers of the 90's", Lunch's solo career featured collaborations with musicians such as J.G. Thirlwell, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Nick Cave, Billy Ver Plank, Steven Severin, Robert Quine, Sadie Mae, Rowland S. Howard, Michael Gira, The Birthday Party, Einstürzende Neubauten and Die Haut. She also acted in, wrote, and directed underground films, sometimes collaborating with underground film maker and musician Richard Kern (including several films such as Fingered in which she performed unsimulated sex acts), and more recently has recorded and performed as a spoken word artist, again collaborating with such artists as Henry Rollins, Don Bajema, Hubert Selby Jr., and Emilio Cubeiro, as well as authoring both traditional books and comix (with award-winning graphic novel artist Ted McKeever).

Related Topics:
Boston Phoenix - J.G. Thirlwell - Kim Gordon - Thurston Moore - Nick Cave - Billy Ver Plank - Steven Severin - Robert Quine - Sadie Mae - Rowland S. Howard - Michael Gira - The Birthday Party - Einstürzende Neubauten - Die Haut - Underground film - Richard Kern - Spoken word artist - Henry Rollins - Don Bajema - Hubert Selby Jr. - Emilio Cubeiro - Comix - Ted McKeever

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