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Red Cross (band)
Redd Kross is an American rock band from Hawthorne, California, who had their roots in 1978 in a punk rock band called the Tourists, which was started by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald while Steve was still in middle school. With the addition of friends Greg Hetson and John Stielow on drums, the band's first gig was opening for Black Flag. The band has since released eight albums and three EPs. Career Red Cross In April 1979, the band had their first practice in the living room of original drummer, John Stielow's parent's home. They eventually changed the band name to Red Cross, which was allegedly inspired by the masturbation scene in the film ''The Exorcist''. They soon began working on their 1980 debut self-titled EP. Eventually, Hetson left to join the Circle Jerks (and later Bad Religion) and Reyes left for Black Flag. They appeared on the Posh Boy compilation ''The Siren'', and then to complete the lineup on their first full-length album, '' Born Innocent'', they as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California. It is part of a seventeen-city subregion of the Los Angeles metropolitan area commonly known as the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 US census, Hawthorne had a population of 88,083. History Hawthorne was once part of the ''Rancho Sausal Redondo'' (Round Willow-grove Ranch) of the Ranchos of California, Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California given in 1837 to Ávila family of California, Antonio Ygnacio Ávila by Juan Bautista Alvarado, Juan Alvarado the Mexican Governments Governor of Alta California. ''Rancho Sausal Redondo'' covered the area that now includes Playa Del Rey, California, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, California, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, California, Manhattan Beach, Lawndale, California, Lawndale, Hermosa Beach, California, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, California, Inglewood, Hawthorne, and Redondo Beach, California, Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicki Peterson
Victoria Anne Theresa Peterson Cowsill (born January 11, 1958) is an American rock musician and songwriter. She has been the lead guitarist for the Bangles since their founding in 1981. After their first disbandment in 1989, she has returned to the band for all subsequent reunions. In intervening years, she has performed with other artists, most extensively with the Continental Drifters. Early life Peterson described herself as a solo artist in her early years – "I was a kid who brought her guitar to every sleep-over and summer afternoon in the park to play her newest creation to anyone who would listen…" In high school she formed a band that went through various incarnations as Crista Galli, Aishi, the Muze, the Fans, and Those Girls from 1976 to 1980. Music career In 1981, she founded the Bangs, later renamed the Bangles, with her sister Debbi Peterson and Susanna Hoffs. After the Bangles disbanded in 1989, Peterson played with the Continental Drifters and the Psy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Innocent (film)
''Born Innocent'' is a 1974 American made-for-television drama film which was first aired under the ''NBC World Premiere Movie'' umbrella on September 10, 1974. Highly publicized and controversial, ''Born Innocent'' was the highest-rated television movie to air in the United States in 1974. The movie deals with the physical, psychological and sexual abuse of a teenage girl, and included graphic content never before seen on American television. Plot Christine "Chris" Parker is a 14-year-old runaway who, after getting arrested many times, is sentenced to spend time in a girls' juvenile detention center. It is revealed that Chris comes from an abusive home. Her father beats her on a regular basis, which leads to her repeated flights from home. Her mother is unfeeling, sitting in her recliner, watching television and smoking cigarettes all day, and in complete denial as to what her husband is doing. Chris' older brother Tom is aware of the abuse, but he is unable to help Chris, as he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
