OK! For all lovers out there of really, really....Cool, Trashy and
Feel Good punk rock - power pop - garage band style in the
same vein as The Ramones, Rezillos, Blondie and X-Ray Specs, here's the Greatest
Rockband in the world (OK, maybe not
the greatest as they're no Pixies, but certainly they're the most Lovable,
Fun and Charming one). Still they're something of a
secret from Spain (but they had a fan base also in Germany) this great Galician
band from Vigo. The Rock Icon Joey Ramone
loved them - and that's some credentials! They're fronted by the Gorgeous, The
One and Only: Silvia Superstar
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100
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Silvia Superstar -
Sexiest Woman in Rock?
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El Grupo - Louder and Faster... |
The core of the group all since the start is the duo Billy King (Antonio
Domínguez), a great drummer providing that important heavy beat and
spanish punk queen and trashrock icon, singer Silvia Superstar (Silvia García
Pintos), both from Vigo.
Silvia were undisputedly the sexiest and most charismatic female singer
in rock since the days of Debbie Harry. Not the greatest voice in any way,
but she (and we) couldn't care less. I just love that spanish accent of
hers, SO SEXY, when she sings in english, and in spanish she's better, that
beautiful language (she would be adorable in cantonese too i'm sure).
The group's only - almost - hits were Love Killer and (They
Come From ) Mars. In the latter mighty fun music video,
evil marsians can be seen shooting nuns and abducting sweet innocent Silvia |
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A Very good compilation CD
with 13 of their songs incl.
Lovekiller, They Come From
Mars, Rage och Lost Control
(read more on link, left) |
The
Killer Barbies (CD)
Title: Bad Taste
Production year: 2000 (Germany)
Company: Drakkar; sung in english |
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Their latest and mighty great album with 13 songs incl.
Down the Street, Wake Up, Soy Mala, Apreder a Volar and the video of Candy
(read more on link, left)
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The
Killer Barbies (CD)
Title: Sin Is In
Production year: 2003 (Germany)
Company: Drakkar; sung in spanish and english |
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A much awaited DVD with music videos, live concert footage, be-hind the
scenes stuff and a
bonus CD with music and pics gallery (German
Drakkar edition) PAL
(read more on link, left)
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The
Killer Barbies (DVD + CD)
Titel: Freakshow
Production year: 2004 (Germany)
Company: Drakkar; sung in
spanish and english |
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Silvia Superstar, spanish punk queen and the band in a fun and very trashy
sex-horror from old maestro El Jess. Rare interview with Silvia and Billy
and some cool music videos widescreen
(US Shriek Show edition unrated)
(read more on link, left)
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Killer
Barbys (DVD)
Direction: Jesus Franco, production: 1996
Cast: Mariangela Giordano, Silvia Superstar, Aldo Sanbrell
DVD spanish language (or english dub) with english subs, region 1
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A quite fun Horror-comedy with Silvia and Bela B. widescreen, 5.1 behind
the scenes, music video Candy
(read more on link, left)
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Killer
Barbys vs. Dracula (DVD)
Direction: Jesus Franco, production: 2003
Cast: Silvia Superstar, Aldo Sanbrell, Lina Romay
DVD english or german language, region free
(German
Polyband PAL edition)
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| Aerolíneas
Federales |
Los
Cafres |
Silvia
García Pintos ........................ Antonio "Billy"
Domínguez |
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A Classic spanish New Wave post-punk band from Vigo. Started
by Miguel Costas 1981 with first album 1986 incl. punk-pop evergreen Soy
una punk
(see link left) |
But before Silvia started the Barbies with Billy King, and before she was
known as Silvia Superstar , she was Silvia García Pintos (born 1970)
Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, who in 1989 joined the GREAT group Aerolíneas
Federales, as one of 2 singers, Aerolinettes. After the 1991 album
"Una o Nínguna" (see link at left) the group disbanded.
Silvia was a popular hostess on the TV show Xabarin Club, acted in galician
horror "Cannibals de los Garrulos Lisérgicos", acted in
TV series, acted in Jess Franco films and 2006 in Pedro Temboury's "Ellos
Robaron la Picha de Hitler" |
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Los Cafres praised 1988 SF13 Tractor Cerebral
album is regarded as a spanish alternative
rock classic (see link left)
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What about Billy then?
Antonio "Billy" Domínguez (born
1966) the fine, fine drummer with that
heavy driving beat, he's also from Vigo, Galicia (which seems to be some-thing
of the indie-garage-rock center of Spain). He was/is? also the boss of
Toxic Records label, and before the Barbies he was drumming in the 1980's
alternative rock group Los Cafres
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Well, another pic of the lovely Silvia, dressed in a T-shirt with some
of her musical influences, and another great group. But...
shouldn't the Group get some attention also from other places than Spain
and Germany?
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Aaah, they're were mighty cute...
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| Juniper
Moon |
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Their much praised album
El Resto de mi vida
(see link left) |
From the small town of Ponferrada, Léon a great Power Punk Pop
with a lot
of fast nice guitars, a hammond organ and fine girl singer Sandra. The
band existed between 1997 - 2004 and recorded on the Elefant label.
They made at least 2 GREAT singles: Their debut in 1999 with - Volverás
and then with the beautiful - Sólo una sunrisa
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| A Great Song! |
Juniper Moon |
On
Youtube - Sólo una sunrisa |
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Fresones Rebeldes |
De rebelliska
jordgubbarna |
Cola
Jet Set ................................. La Casa Azul |
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Another cool spanish indiegroup worth mentioning is Barcelona's
Los Fresones Rebeldes
(see link left) |
This Barcelona indie pop group with the fun name Los Fresones
Rebeldes
existed between 1997 - 2003 and gave us pure indiepop and bubblegum punk
mixed in a most charming way. Not at all tough rockers, only sweet indie.
Famous for their GREAT powerpop classic Al
Amanecer from 1st album.
On
Youtube - Al Amanecer
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