Word: bandness
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...band,” the crowd replied, laughing...
...gossip pages. But then again, it’s hard to imagine dreaming up a more effective publicity stunt. All the juicy elements are there: betrayal, violence and sympathy for the injured. And even the Von Bondies have to admit that any press is good for a burgeoning band with a new album on the way. It seems doubtful Stollsteimer would have otherwise scored himself a three-inch face shot in Rolling Stone...
...they’re like, ‘Oh the Von Bondies, I’ve heard that name before.’ It does suck on a purely personal level, but on a career level, looking at it from the point of what it has done for the band, I guess,” she says, hesitating, then offers an accepting “okay...
...wobbly start—Bolen’s guitar strap fell off less than a minute into the angry, rumbling opener, first album title track “Lack of Communication.” Then, a line into the first verse, Stollsteimer walked offstage, leaving the crowd and fellow band members utterly confused...
Aside from their appealing songs and vibrant energy, the Von Bondies are also an uncommonly diverse rock band. The group is half girls, half guys, and drummer Dom Blum is one of very few Asian-American rockers. “Virtually anyone who comes to one of our shows can probably identify with one of us, which is pretty unique,” says Smith. “It’s an image too, but we were never conscious of it. Marcie and I just happened to be girls. I mean, we could play music and just happened...