Finally, there is band who has plus-size lead singer! Gossip’s new ablum Music for Men is out now definitiy pick it up. Gossip to me is a cross between soul meets punk. Lead singer Beth Ditto is know for her outrageous outfits; but she respects her body and is not afraid to show it. She gives me hope that I can start my own band someday and it is oh ok to have curves as well.
Gossip (formerly The Gossip) are a three-piece American indie rock band fronted by Beth Ditto, guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie. The band was relatively unknown until they hit success with their third studio album, Standing in the Way of Control.
Gossip was formed in 1999 in Olympia, Washington with vocalist Beth Ditto, guitarist Nathan “Brace Paine” Howdeshell, and drummer Kathy Mendonca. In 1999 the Independent record label, K Records, released The Gossip’s first recording, their eponymous debut EP, The Gossip in 1999.
Their next release was their first album That’s Not What I Heard and was released by the record label Kill Rock Stars on January 23, 2001. In between the release of their second album, they released the EP Arkansas Heat on May 7, 2002. Movement, the group’s second studio album, followed one year later and was released on May 6, 2003. In November 2003, two months after the release of their first live album Undead in NYC on September 9, drummer Kathy Mendonca left the band to pursue a career as a midwife. Established punk drummer Hannah Blilie joined to replace her. In 2005, the band performed at North East Sticks Together.
The first release featuring new drummer Hannah Blilie was the band’s next album Standing in the Way of Control. It was released on January 24, 2006 on Kill Rock Stars and later on in 2006 on UK independent label Back Yard Recordings.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossip_%28band%29
Website: http://www.gossipyouth.com/us/home
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