Some may believe, if they are aware of the late-'70s New York no wave scene at all, that the genre begins and ends with the Brian Eno-produced compilation No New York. But only four bands are found on that album, and in truth there were dozens of New York-based groups that fell into the no wave category represented only by a single or two, a ROIR cassette, or nothing. Theoretical Girls were a major group in New York no wave, but their reputation mainly rests on one small-run 45 contain...   [ read more ]

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The Theoretical Girls may just be the most influential group you've never heard. This seminal New York City no-wave group from the late '70s created songs and sounds that helped shape what we know today as alternative or indie rock. Yet external politics and internal pressures within the band thwarted the official public release of their music -- until now. Following the initial punk and new wave explosion that gave birth to bands like Television, the Ramones, and Blondie, a movement emerged from the NYC ...   [ read more ]

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When looking at all the press that followed 99 Records' release of Glenn Branca's 'The Ascension' in 1981, one cannot avoid the debate, is 'The Ascension' a rock band performing classical pieces, or an experimental ensemble performing rock music? Glenn's prior work in the seminal no-wave bands The Static and the Theoretical Girls represented some of the most aggressively avant-rock sounds of the New Wave era, while his work in the two decades since has taken on a decidedly 'classical' approach. However, fo...   [ read more ]

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