Rock Stars Kill

by N/A

Overview

Rock Stars Kill is the third permutation of the compilation series that the label inaugurated with its first full-length comp, Kill Rock Stars (Stars Kill Rock appropriately being the middle of the trilogy). The dozen and a half cuts here represent a potent snapshot of punk rock circa 1994 and include tracks from such indie rock luminaries as the Boredoms, Helium, Rancid, the Spinanes, Cupid Car Club, Free Kitten, Kathleen Hanna, the PeeChees, and Pell Mell among the cast of highlights. As important to the package as the cuts contained herein, though, is the manifesto typed on the back cover by KRS' Tinuviel. It rails against the invasion of corporate hegemony into music fans' (consumers') leisure time (with "Is Your Leisure Time Private?" as the guiding thesis). It makes a convincing case for the planned obsolescence of vinyl as expressed by the corporate control of the production and distribution of music culture. Written before Napster and its freewheeling web-based file-sharing progeny made a run at wrestling distribution control from corporations, it is both dated and prescient. Standout tracks include an eerily atmospheric work contributed by the Boredoms, Team Dresch's "Seven," Smog's "37 Pushups," Hanna's "I Wish I Was Him (For Evan Dando)," and the Mulkiteo Fairies' "We Are Not Your Entertainers." However, each track has a reason for being on this compilation and adds to the underlying energy, spirit, and diversity that has made Kill Rock Stars an indispensable imprint in forging a future for D.I.Y. rock & roll. ~ Chris Kelsey

Product Details

Release Date:	06/10/1994
Label:	Kill Rock Stars
UPC:	0759656022125
Rank:	256654

Tracks

1. Horse Girl  -  Tourettes
2. M.P. Skulkers  -  Cupid Car Club
3. Megablot  -  Starpower
4. Pukulee & Rikulee  -  Boredoms
5. Puffin Stars  -  Helium  -  Bird of Paradise
6. Stupid Crazy  -  Spinanes
7. Seven  -  Team Dresch
8. We Are Not Your Entertainers  -  Mulkiteo Fairies
9. Anatomically Correct  -  God Is My Co-Pilot
10. Rev  -  Severed Lethargy
11. Brixton  -  Rancid
12. Feed the Tree  - Tanya Donelly  -  Free Kitten
13. Painfully Obvious  -  Universal Order of Armageddon
14. Patty Coahuila  -  Peechees
15. Roche Limit  -  Star Pimp
16. Don the Beachcomber  -  Pell Mell
17. 37 Pushups  -  Smog
18. Eskinaut  -  Star Sign Scorpio
19. North Pole  -  Hattifatteners
20. Pretty Polly  -  Grouse Mountain Skyride
21. Detox Killer (Erotic Thriller)  -  Fifth Column
22. Pusdog  -  Fleabag
23. I Wish I Was Him  - Kathleen Hanna

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Bird of Paradise   Primary Artist
Grouse Mountain Skyride   Primary Artist
Severed Lethargy   Primary Artist
Fleabag   Primary Artist
Star Sign Scorpio   Primary Artist
Smog   Primary Artist
Team Dresch   Primary Artist
Tourettes   Primary Artist
Helium   Primary Artist
God Is My Co-Pilot   Primary Artist
Boredoms   Primary Artist
Starpower   Primary Artist
Star Pimp   Primary Artist
Hattifatteners   Primary Artist
The Spinanes   Primary Artist
The Mulkiteo Fairies   Primary Artist
The Peechees   Primary Artist
Kathleen Hanna   Primary Artist
Rancid   Primary Artist
Pell Mell   Primary Artist
Universal Order of Armageddon   Primary Artist
Free Kitten   Primary Artist
Fifth Column   Primary Artist
Cupid Car Club   Primary Artist
Ron Burns   Drums
Lars Frederiksen   Vocals,Guitar
Bill Owen   Tambourine
Bill Callahan   Vocals,Guitar
Matt Freeman   Bass,Vocals
Brett Reed   Drums
Dame Darcy   Vocals,Banjo
Greg Freeman   Guitar
Tim Armstrong   Vocals,Guitar
Kim Osterwalder   Cello

Technical Credits

Team Dresch   Performer
Cupid Car Club   Performer
The Spinanes   Performer
Hattifatteners   Composer,Performer
Tim Green   Engineer
Starpower   Performer
Tourettes   Performer
Boredoms   Performer
Smog   Performer
The Peechees   Performer
Helium   Performer
Kathleen Hanna   Performer
Rancid   Performer
Pell Mell   Performer
Universal Order of Armageddon   Performer
God Is My Co-Pilot   Performer
Free Kitten   Performer
Fifth Column   Performer
Tanya Donelly   Composer