#prissteens

On the occasion of the release of the amazing rarities and B-sides collection, The Hound (Girlsville Records), I interviewed co-founder and drummer, Mighty Joe Vincent, about the excellent and way underrated late-90s power pop band, The Prissteens!  

And below, some cool pix not used in the piece!

Photo by Howard Thompson

Photo by Howard Thompson

Photo by Mick Rock

Photo by Mick Rock

Rock History: The Prissteens 

GIRLSVILLE #6: MY HEAD IS LIKE A RADIO SET. FEATURING THE PRISSTEENS!

PHOTO: MICK ROCK

I truly thought I’d exhausted every last bit of the suprisingly vast unearthed catalog of unreleased Prissteens nuggets. I’ve tried to do my best to share with all of you what I’ve dug up by issuing limited edition Cassettes, spreading the gospel and sharing the wealth.

It was at this point, like a fiend always thirsty for just one more taste from one of my favorite bands of all…

The Myrmidons – NYC synth pop trio release lush new cover of Siouxsie & The Banshees classic, announce live date

The Myrmidons are a trio from New York City formed by Ted Ottaviano and Lauren Johnson (Book Of Love) with vocalist Lori Lindsay (The Prissteens, Purple Wizard). Ottaviano has also remixed work by Hole, and Fleetwood Mac. Book of Love were a formidable synth pop band in the 80’s and 90’s. They toured with Depeche Mode, had a smattering of albums and singles released on Sire Records, and even a…

The 50thirdand3rd Interview with – The Prissteens

To coincide with the release of The Prissteens “Demos & Rarities, I’ve decided to pick the brains of former Prissteens members Lori Lindsay and Mighty Joe Vincent about their memories of sharing a rather unique bond with fellow cretins The Ramones in 90’s New York City.  Here’s what I found out!

50thirdand3rd:Tell me about The Prissteens relationship with The Ramones. I know Joey had great…