The B-52's
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Jemina Pearl: Winning Friends With Iggy Pop...Be Your Own Pet. Iggy Pop has historically proven to be a great foil for spirited female singers: His duet with Kate Pierson of The B-52's in 1990's "Candy" was a classic of the form, as was "Oh My God," his recent collaboration with Ida... In this article: Iggy Pop, Edward Cullen, Oh My God, Candy, Ida Maria, Kate Pierson, and The B-52's |
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Salon | 14 hours ago
Daytime soap's best celebrity cameos
...a fake pregnancy interrupting a wedding in a tornado. Join us on a journey through time to some of our favorite special guest moments. The B-52's on "Guiding Light" in 1982. The band were "riding the crest of the new wave" to Throw That...
In this article: James Franco, General Hospital, Luke and Laura, Elizabeth Taylor, Port Charles, Pine Valley, New Wave, Lily Allen, and Tom Arnold
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Salon | 14 hours ago
Celebrity soap: Franco & company get sudsy
...pregnancy interrupting a wedding in a tornado. Join us on a journey through time to some our favorite special guest moments. The B-52's on Guiding Light in 1982, "riding the crest of the new wave" to Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can and...
In this article: James Franco, General Hospital, Luke and Laura, Port Charles, All My Children, Pine Valley, New Wave, Tina Lord, and Jesse and Angie
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 17 hours ago
Airport strategy must not cut off the regions
...findings from respected sources. Who knows where this may lead? Tom Lockley Pyrmont Having attended Day on the Green (the B-52s and the Proclaimers) at Bimbadgen estate in the Hunter Valley at the weekend, I found the level of...
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PopMatters | 23 hours ago
Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster (Review)
...may have been surprised to find Lady Gaga indulging in in the fine art of the homage, devoting entire songs to her influences like the B-52s ("The Fame") and Blondie ("Summerboy"), these tribute tracks working much better than some of The...
In this article: Lady Gaga, The Fame, Madonna, Queen, Beyonce, Shakira, Poker Face, Just Dance, Britney, and Kanye West
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Times Online | November 14, 2009
'I want the best - and only the best'
Kate's Lazy Meadow Motel, Catskill Mountains You'd struggle to find a kookier spot than this. The baby of the former B-52's singer Kate Pierson, Kate's Lazy Meadow is an orgy of mid-20th-century kitsch in New York state,...
In this article: Kate Pierson, Crocodile, Copper, B-52's, Lamu town, Cornwall, Esopus Creek, and Manda Island
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Boston Herald | November 14, 2009
Cheap thrills
...band, led by platinum-blond pixie singer Sarah Guild and her guitar-wielding husband, Scott, opened several national dates for the B-52s and Blondie. Friday night, the New Collisions tie a nice synthesized bow on 2009 with a headlining gig at...
In this article: Cambridge, Middle East, Weezer, Boston, New Wave, Velveeta, Platinum, Cars, and Burton Snowboards
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Pitchfork | November 09, 2009
Pylon - Chomp More
...bigger ambitions than 1980's Gyrate. Hay's attitude and vocals, the flipside of the bright camp coming from her contemporaries in the B-52's, swings from dry observations to passionate fury, further broadcasting the group's desire to evolve.
In this article: Pylon, Randy Bewley, Chomp, Vanessa Briscoe Hay, Gang of Four, Dead Letter Office, R.E.M., New Wave, DFA, and Michael Lachowski
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Athens Banner-Herald | November 09, 2009
Berlin Wall: Share your memories 20 years later
...(remember him?) prepared his Bulldogs for a rousing 17-10 victory over the Florida Gators. Rolling Stone magazine readers voted The B-52's "Love Shack" the top song of 1989. Filmed just up the road in Atlanta, "Driving Miss Daisy" won...
In this article: Ray Goff, University of Georgia football, Florida Gators, Oscar, Love Shack, Rolling Stone magazine, Ford Festiva, Andy Landers, and Mazda
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Times Online | November 07, 2009
Stand-up comedy at its most childish
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The Australian | November 05, 2009
National identity a key to longevity
...circuit A Day on the Green. Being in a midlife new wave sandwich between local veterans Mental as Anything and American rockers the B-52s should keep them on their toes. "Hopefully, it'll be upbeat," says Charlie. "I think the most...
In this article: Craig Reid, The Proclaimers, Mental As Anything, B-52s, London, New Wave, Left-wing politics, and Nationalism
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Description from Wikipedia:
The B-52's originated as a New Wave rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States, in 1976. The band's name comes from a particular beehive hairdo resembling the nose cone of the airplane of the same name. During their early years, wigs of that style were often worn by the band's female singers Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson. The correct name for the band has long been "The B-52's", but in 2008 they dropped the apostrophe, with their official website and Funplex album and single covers reading "The B-52s". However, the file tags on the digital releases of both of these retain the apostrophe. Both spellings could now be considered correct.
The B-52's' sound is marked by the vocals--the female harmonies of Wilson and Pierson, and the generally spoken-word or sprechgesang male vocal counterpoint of Fred Schneider. The resulting unique "guy vs. gals" vocals, sometimes used in call and response style (as in their songs "Private Idaho" and "Good Stuff"), are a trademark of the band. Presenting as a positive, enthusiastic, slightly wacky party band, the B-52's have focused on songs telling tall tales ("Rock Lobster", "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland"), glorifying wild youth ("Love Shack", "Deadbeat Club"), or celebrating wild romance ("Strobe Light", "Hot Pants Explosion"), all set to a danceable New Wave beat.
- Name:
- The B-52's
- Origin:
- Athens, Georgia, U.S.
- Years Active:
- 1976-present
- Current members:
- Former Members:
- Ricky Wilson
- Associated With:
- NiNa
- Genre:
- New wave, pop rock, rock
- Record Label:
- Warner Bros., Reprise, Astralwerks
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