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Two of these three individuals were my roommates circa 1988-89, and their band, ALICE FELL, were widely considered at the time to be the best our college town of Isla Vista, CA had to offer – and the ones poised for eventual success beyond the boundaries of Del Playa and Sabado Tarde Blvds. Ironically, MONOSHOCK sprang from this scene as well, and though it couldn’t quite be seen at the time, they ended up having an impact on multiple folks’ musical development even beyond US borders. Rad.

Alice Fell were were a heavy indie band with one foot in “Workingman’s Dead” and the other in “VS.”, though no one in the band claimed an affinity with either the Grateful Dead or Mission of Burma. They were all into SST stuff, Neil Young, some hardcore punk and even tripped-out krautrock before anyone cared about that stuff. They even nailed a couple of opening gigs with The Lazy Cowgirls in Los Angeles around that time, which we thought was pretty big-time. Great guys, great music, and they never recorded a thing. May their legacy live on in the hearts and minds of those who loved them.

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Here’s my latest mix up on 8Tracks called CHICK HABIT. It’s a collection of female-fronted masterpieces from the modern age, including stuff from the 60s, 70s, 90s and hell, even 2012. Everything’s got a little bit of harmony, a little bit of dirt, and a girl or a woman in the lead vocal position. Examples include Sally Skull, World of Pooh and Holly Golightly. Fall in love all over again.

http://8tracks.com/hedonistjive/chick-habit

  1. SALLY SKULL – Running Kind
  2. THE WENDY DARLINGS – Get Up
  3. WORLD OF POOH – Strip Club
  4. PAMELA – I’m Nobody (Cold Shoulders)
  5. HOLLY GOLIGHTLY – I Can’t Be Trusted
  6. NORMA TRACY & THE CINDERELLA KIDS – Skateboard
  7. CRACK UND ULTRA ECZEMA – Buddy’s a Good Boy
  8. LOVE IS ALL – Motorboat
  9. LORETTE VELVETTE – Boys Keep Swinging
  10. THE COATHANGERS – Bury Me
  11. GAZE – So Early To Tell
  12. LES CALAMITES – Le Supermarche
  13. LUSH – Hey Hey Helen
  14. THE GORLS – Tracie
  15. THE NIXE – You Say
  16. THE SCHOOL – I Wouldn’t Know What To Do
  17. LINDA LAINE – Low Grades & High Fever
  18. HABIBI – Far From Right
  19. DETECTIVE AGENCY – Daggers
  20. APRIL MARCH – Chick Habit
  21. NANCY SINATRA – You Only Live Twice
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A female French group who brought back the 1960s spirit of ye-ye to the 1980s, and even had one of their records released on Posh Boy (!) in the US, thanks to undying love shown the band by Rodney Bigenheimer (what a surprise!). I’m just now getting acquainted w/ the band. Maybe you can let me know if I should continue my research.