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Thomastik-Infeld's workshops were completely destroyed in World War Two. In 1970, the Dominant strings were launched. In those years, the conventional gut string was challenged by perlon strings; Thomastik-Infeld offered this type of string, making the brand very popular for virtuosi across the world.
The Iron Maidens are an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, formed in 2001 [2] as an all-female tribute act to English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. [3] The band currently consists of drummer Linda McDonald, bassist Wanda Ortiz, lead vocalist Kirsten Rosenberg and guitarists Nikki Stringfield and Shani Kimelman.
Before joining The Iron Maidens, Ortiz was the bassist of the band Rotten Rod & The Warheads from 1997 to 2002 and Heartache City from 1999 to 2001. In 1998 and 2004, Ortiz won the Best Female Bassist award at the Rock City News Awards and in 2003, won the best bassist award at The All Access Music Magazine Awards.
All-male bands are the most common in many rock and pop scenes, with all-female bands being substantially less common, and historically often viewed as a novelty rather than as serious musicians. Mixed-gender bands occupy a numerical middle-ground between them, with one source noting that "few bands in rock history have achieved a gender ...
An all-female band is a musical group in popular music that is exclusively composed of female musicians. This is distinct from a girl group, in which the female members are solely vocalists, though this terminology is not universally followed. [1] While all-male bands are common in many rock and pop scenes, all-female bands are less common.
Lillie Mae Rische [2] started playing and performing live at the age of 3. She started playing guitar at age 4 and started playing fiddle at age 7. Lillie Mae and her family toured as a family band for many years. Her father, Forrest Carter, left when she was 11. [2] The family settled in Nashville, Tennessee in 2000.
Riot grrrl bands often address issues such as rape, domestic abuse, sexuality, racism, patriarchy, and female empowerment. Bands associated with the movement include Bikini Kill , Bratmobile , Heavens to Betsy , Excuse 17 , Huggy Bear , Cake Like , Skinned Teen , Emily's Sassy Lime , Sleater-Kinney, and also queercore groups like Team Dresch .
The band continued to play live and record new songs for their major label debut and were a top live club draw outside of Los Angeles, touring with Nina Hagen, and performing on bills with such acts as Iggy Pop, The Fuzztones, The Beat Farmers, Johnny Thunders, The Alarm, Madness, The Blasters, and The Cramps. The music video for "Stop ...