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Genre: Indie / Punk / Rock
Location London and South East, UK
Profile Views: 116308
Last Login: 5/27/2009
Member Since 3/25/2006
Record Label Catcall, Wiija
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..THIS IS A FANPAGE, NOT THE REAL THING.. ..if you want more tracks, add/message the user ..aliendonuts;.... ..please no spamming, no booking or asking if we can play a show..we are broken up and this is a fan page!!.. ..HUGGY BEAR ENDORSES THE USES OF LIES BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF WHATS TRUE... ..Rising up in tandem with the Olympia, Washington-based riot grrl movement led by feminist bands like Bikini Kill, Huggy Bear called themselves "boy/girl revolutionaries," both in reference to their political philosophy and the gender makeup of their band..... During the course of their existence, they refused to be photographed or interviewed by mainstream press, nor gave their full names once they began releasing records formally. In spite of a major label bidding war, Huggy Bear stuck with Wiiija, an indie label. Huggy Bear did agree to sign to Nude Records, but only if the label would drop the band Suede from the label's roster. Nude Records refused to drop Suede, its best-selling act and one of the top British bands of the time..... “ Our situation was different to the one the American Riot Grrrls were responding to. The underground in London had deteriorated totally, there wasn't really much of an alternative . . . 'indie' just became an abstract term for a style of music, not ideas or values, 'cause they were all signing to major labels. The notion of selling out wasn't important. Punk rock wasn't important. Fanzines were seen as a sad joke, so we had to explain stuff that might have been obvious to American kids but was alien to young British kids. The reasons for being independent were snorted at”.... Their avant-garde debut EP, Rubbing the Impossible to Burst, was released in 1992, and in the same year they began working closely with Bikini Kill as riot grrl's popularity peaked on both sides of the Atlantic, culminating in a split album on Catcall records (Huggy Bear) and Kill Rock Stars (Bikini Kill) called Our Troubled Youth/Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah, the names of the Huggy Bear and Bikini Kill sides, respectively. "Our Troubled Youth" featured higher production values than a lot of their recordings, humorous fillers between tracks and some stylish harmonising. Huggy Bear then released a long series of EPs, often with free cryptic pseudo-political motivational inserts, which would be collected on Taking the Rough with the Smooch. No longer featuring Jon on guitar, Huggy Bear would release Weaponry Listens to Love in late 1994, their first full-length album as well as their final release..... On February 14 1993, Huggy Bear performed "Her Jazz" on the popular Mtv-like British TV show, The Word. After they played their fun, chaotic set, the band stayed in the studio to watch a report on 2 American models who called themselves "the Barbi Twins". Huggy Bear and their fans became upset at this and started shouting at the show's noticeably uncomfortable presenter Terry Christian. They were violently ejected from the studio and a spokesperson for The Word later said that one of the band's friends had "bit the face of a member of our production team." The performance was given a Melody Maker cover story, the event being compared to the Sex Pistols' Bill Grundy incident..... After Huggy Bear and side projects:.... Jon joined I'm Being Good and Comet Gain after leaving Huggy Bear. Chris later did some artwork for Skinned Teen Karen started Phantom Pregnancies while Niki and Jo joined Blood Sausage. Chris and Jo also formed Thee Element of Crime in 1993 with Dale from Blood Sausage, Layla from Skinned Teen, Andrew from Linus and Daryl from Sister George and released a single, "The things you do for love...". NB. There have been too many rumors about post-Huggy Bear activities to be certain of anything... -
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It was the sound of pure hate, the sound of two people stuck in a room getting on each others' nerves until all hell breaks loose. Huggy Bear songs were always edgy and brittle like they were going to break apart in a mess of shards. .. .. .. .. ..Discography.... .. ..We Bitched [No Image].. Huggy Nation / Kisser Boy Kisser Girl [No Image].. .... Rubbing the Impossible to Burst.. .... Kiss Curl for the Kid's Lib Guerrillas.. .... Shimmies in Super 8.. .... Her Jazz.. .... Our Troubled Youth.. .... Don't Die.. February 14 [No Image].. .... Taking the Rough with the Smooch.. .... Long Distance Lovers.. For Every Wolf That Roams [No Image].. .... Main Squeeze.. .... Weaponry Listens to Love.. Getting Close to Nothing [No Image].. Stars Kill Rock [No Image].. Peel Session [No Image]..
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10 of 216MoreWhat do YOU have to be Thankful For Huggy?
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT GRATITUDE ...
I have so very many things to be THANKFUL FOR.
The SUN that rises every morning, the BIRDS that
sing their sweet song. Clean AIR to breathe, good
FOOD to eat, and beautiful MUSIC to play.
WHEN WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR WHAT WE
HAVE, WHAT WE HAVE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH!
With Love, Respect, and Peace, my dear friend
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
LOTS OF SUNDAY LOVE FOR YOU Huggy!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT SUNDAY ...
Have a beautiful relaxing Sunday my friend!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Sending you some SUNDAY LOVE Huggy!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES ...
“Never underestimate the POWER OF DREAMS and the influence of the HUMAN SPIRIT. We are all the same in this notion: The POTENTIAL FOR GREATNESS lives within each of us.”
~ Wilma Rudolph - Olympic Champion
Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely at 4.5 lbs., the 20th of 22 siblings; Rudolph contracted infantile paralysis (caused by the polio virus) at age 4. She recovered, but wore a brace on her left leg and foot (which had become twisted as a result) until she was 9.
Wilma Rudolph was considered the FASTEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD in the 1960s and competed in two Olympic Games, in 1956 and in 1960.
In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome Rudolph became the first American woman to win 3 GOLD MEDALS in track and field during a single Olympic Games.
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com"
Uncle Sam wants YOU Huggy!
TO BE ENERGETIC AND ENTHUSIASTIC!
I AM RECORDING A BRAND NEW CD THIS SUMMER! WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT ENTHUSIASM ...
"NOTHING GREAT
was EVER ACHIEVED
without ENTHUSIASM."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
IT'S FAITH IN SOMETHING AND ENTHUSIASM FOR
SOMETHING THAT MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING!
GET FIRED UP!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Thank You for Being a FRIEND Huggy!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ...
It has been said that VICTORY has a thousand fathers,
while DEFEAT is an orphan.
"REAL FRIENDSHIP is shown in TIMES OF TROUBLE;
PROSPERITY is FULL OF FRIENDS."
~ Euripedes
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND FRIENDSHIP!
A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Happy Easter Huggy!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT EASTER ...
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him."
~ John 3:16-17
And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified. He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him."
~ Mark 16:6
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Be CHARITABLE Huggy!
(Richard is a patient with Primary Systemic Amyloidosis)
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT CHARITY ...
"The best thing to give to your ENEMY is FORGIVENESS;
to an OPPONENT, TOLERANCE; to a FRIEND, your HEART;
to your CHILD, a GOOD EXAMPLE; to a FATHER,
DEFERENCE; to your MOTHER, conduct that will MAKE HER
PROUD of you; to YOURSELF, RESPECT; to ALL MEN,
CHARITY."
~ Francis Maitland Balfour
CHARITY SEES THE NEED NOT THE CAUSE! NO ACT OF
KINDNESS, HOWEVER SMALL, IS EVER FORGOTTEN!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Believe in the POWER OF YOUR DREAMS Huggy!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT THE POWER OF DREAMS ...
"Every GREAT DREAM begins with a DREAMER.
Always remember, you have within you the STRENGTH,
the PATIENCE, and the PASSION to REACH FOR THE
STARS to CHANGE THE WORLD."
~ Harriet Tubman
GO CONFIDENTLY IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR DREAMS.
LIVE THE LIFE YOU HAVE IMAGINED!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen!
Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
OR
CDBaby.com / ITunes
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Thanks for your FRIENDSHIP Huggy!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT OPPORTUNITY ...
"Out of CLUTTER, find SIMPLICITY.
From DISCHORD, find HARMONY.
In the middle of DIFFICULTY lies OPPORTUNITY."
~ Albert Einstein
EVEN WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS ~ YOU STILL HAVE
TO GET UP OFF YOUR BUTT AND OPEN THE DOOR!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen!
Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
OR
CDBaby.com / ITunes
LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS FROM MY NEW CD "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Have an AWESOME WEEKEND Huggy!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT SUCCESS ...
"The ROAD TO SUCCESS
is
ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION."
~ Lily Tomlin
SUCCESS IS FALLING 9 TIMES AND GETTING UP 10!
DON'T EVER EVER EVER QUIT!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please give my music a listen!
Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
OR
CDBaby.com / ITunes