Hope Diamond (guitar and vox); Liz Lixx (bass and vox); Plaything (beat drums)
Influences
HOPE DIAMOND:NY Dolls, MC5, Ramones, Stooges, Patti Smith, just about all things Australian from '77-'91, Aretha, Billy Holiday, Only Ones, 60's psych, garage, Motown, SF psychedelia, Hawkwind, Detriot Detriot Detriot!
LIZ LIXX: all things punk and snotty, The Sonics, Dead Boys, Ramones, Sex Pistols, early Pretty Things, The Troggs, anger and PBR.
PLAYTHING: Loundness, The Electric Mayhem,,Burl Ives, Rabbi Krustofski, Paul Anka, The North Mississippi Klezmer Allstars, The Gypsy Kings, and that guy who did the I Like Big Butts song.
Thee Minks are a garage punk trio out of Philadelphia consisting of band members Hope Diamond on guitar and vocals, Liz Lixx (ex-Durty Vicars, ex-Famous in Vegas, ex-Fuck Bomb) on bass and vocals and Plaything (ex-Dead Susan, ex-Stuntmen, ex-Full Blown Cherry, ex-Mondo Topless) on drums.
In November of 2003 Thee Minks unleashed their 4 song debut 7", Songs About Boys, on Steel Cage Records (now in it's third pressing!) on an unsuspecting world, resulting in some much deserved attention and adoration from garage rock radio and press, locally and globally. They then recorded their much anticipated "sophomore" record, Are You Ready Now? (also on Steel Cage). They represented the U.S. with two previously unreleased raucous rockers on the Hellbound Honeys compilation on Australia’s Off The Hip Records, and two live raw bashers recorded at the Asbury Lanes bowling alley are featured on the Garage Mayhem compilation cd on Head Shop Records. Additional rock candy is found on the Gotham Garage compilation cd on Enoch Records and the Get Out Of Philly compilation cd.
"(I Wanna Do) A Woggle," off of the cd Are You Ready Now? is also getting regular play on Sirius Satellite Radio's Underground Garage--check it out!
Currently, Thee Minks recorded and mixed two new songs at 1935 studios and two new songs at Third Story Recording for their upcoming cd on Steel Cage Records. Check out pics from both studios on the pictures page!
They have also recorded two MORE songs at Dan McKinney's Dan's House Studio.
Stay tuned for future information!!!!!!!!
Drink, Rock, Feel Dizzy/ Drink, Rock, Fall Down/ Drink, Rock, Get Naked/ Drink, Rock, SPANK PLAYTHING/ Drink, Rock, Drink.
LIZ LIXX AND COMPANY!... I HAD NO IDEA "THEE MINKS" WERE SUCH CONTENDERS! KEEP THAT "FASTER PUSSY CAT KILL KILL" MENTALITY ALONG WITH THE "HEAVEN DON'T WANT ME AND HELL IS AFRAID I'LL TAKE IT OVER" REALITY OF THE 21ST... FULLY ENGAGED!
