I HATE THE 90s Volume 10

Thanks to Tom for making the cover

1. Sound Bite from Weird Science
2. SHIFT Dizzy
3. CHORE Trifler
4. HAMMERBOX Hed
5. URBAN DANCE SQUAD No Kid
6. CASTOR Pontiac
7. HOUSE OF FREAKS Rocking Chair
8. CRUNT Swine
9. IMPERIAL TEEN Water Boy
10.THE PRIMITIVES Earth Thing
11. TAR Time to Strike
12. SHADOWLAND Garden of Eden
13. HEAVY VEGETABLE Couch
14. LOCAL H No Problem
15. HONCHO OVERLOAD Gorgeous
16. THE PARACHUTE MEN Every Other Thursday
17. LUSTRE KING Asia Minor
18. BUTTERGLORY The Drums Were Lost
19. WHISKEYTOWN 16 Days
20. DOXIE Redpop
21. NO. 2 Critical Mass
22. DREAD ZEPPELIN The Song Remains the Same
23. THE CRAMPS Let's Get Fucked Up
24. BECK Satan Gave Me a Taco

IMPERIAL TEEN Seasick 1996

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biography

[+] by Jason Ankeny

Led by former Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum, the alternative pop band Imperial Teen emerged from San Francisco in 1994. Co-founded with drummer Lynn Perko, a veteran of Bay Area groups like the Dicks and Sister Double Happiness, the lineup was completed by former Wrecks bassist Jone Stebbings and vocalist Will Schwartz. Debuting in 1996 with the critical favorite Seasick, Imperial Teen resurfaced in early 1999 with What Is Not to Love, a minor hit due to the success of the sultry "Yoo Hoo." A tour with Hole followed, but the majority of their live shows were done on a headlining club tour. On was the next release, their first for Merge Records and another fine example of their coy boy/girl pop. A live album was also released that fall, backed by a tour. Former Hole drummer Patty Schemel took over touring duties while Lynn Perko rested. After the On tour, Imperial Teen's members took a hiatus from the band. Schwartz worked with his other project, Hey Willpower; Bottum wrote music for television shows including Help Me Help You; Stebbings pursued a career as a hairstylist, and Perko had a baby. When Imperial Teen finally reconvened, their reasons for what took them so long to reunite provided the title for their 2007 album The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band. Another five years were to pass before the band resurfaced with their fifth album, Feel the Sound, in early 2012.

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