Live Skull
| Live Skull | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Post-punk, noise rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, no wave |
| Years active | 1982–1990, 2016–present |
| Labels | Massive Homestead Caroline What Goes On |
| Associated acts | Crop, Spinal Root Gang, Circus Mort, Swans, the Del-Byzanteens, Glenn Branca, Radio Firefight, Deep Six, 3 Teens Kill 4, Bite Like a Kitty, Spoiler, Int'l Shades, Outpost 13, Fuse, Fairmount Girls, Wider, Chavez, White Women, Dangerous Birds, Uzi, Come, Thalia Zedek, Ruin, Of Cabbages and Kings, Digitalis, Hungry March Band, Lubricated Goat, LoveStruck, Art Gray Noizz Quintet, Phideaux, Rat at Rat R, Shilpa Ray |
| Members | Mark C. Marnie Jaffe Richard Hutchins |
| Past members | Tom Paine Dan Braun Julie Hair James Lo Thalia Zedek Sonda Andersson |
Live Skull is a post-punk/experimental rock band from New York City, formed in 1982.
In an overview of their abrasive no wave-influenced music, Trouser Press said, "As part of the same New York avant-noisy scene that spawned Sonic Youth, Lydia Lunch and the Swans, Live Skull records come complete with creepy lyrics, circular melodies and nod-out drum beats designed to lull you into their macabre world".
Live Skull formed in downtown New York City in 1982, founded by tandem guitarists Mark C. and Tom Paine (birth name: Lance Goldenberg). Both had previously been members of San Francisco band Crop along with brothers Ivan and Andrew Nahem (later of Ritual Tension, before moving to New York in 1980.
Live Skull's earliest lineup included Julie Hair on vocals and Dan Braun (formerly of Spinal Root Gang and Circus Mort) on drums. They were soon joined by drummer James Lo and bassist Marnie Greenholz. With this lineup of the band, lead vocals were shared by C., Greenholz and Paine.
In 1984, Live Skull released their self-titled debut 12" EP on Massive Records. After signing with prominent indie label Homestead Records, they released their 1985 debut full-length, Bringing Home the Bait. The follow-up, 1986's Cloud One, featured slightly more accessible song structures. A live album titled Don't Get Any on You was recorded at CBGB later that year, followed by the Pusherman 12" EP.
Thalia Zedek joined the band as lead singer in 1987, taking over most of the vocal duties so that the other members could concentrate on their instruments. Zedek had previously played in the Boston-area post-punk outfits White Women, Dangerous Birds and Uzi. The band also replaced Lo with ex-Ruin drummer Richard Hutchins. Zedek and Hutchins debuted on 1987's Dusted, which spawned a black-and-white music video for the song "5-D". This video later appeared on the Twelve O'Clock High Volume 1 (1989, Atavistic) video compilation.
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