Betty Blowtorch is an all-female American
hard rock
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band from
Southern California
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.
Biography
The band was formed in 1998 by three members of
Butt Trumpet
Butt Trumpet is a Los Angeles-based punk band founded and maintained by Thom Bone. It is known for its crass lyrics and deliberately offensive style. The group features two bassists among its members. They became famous in 1994 when their Chrys ...
.
After releasing the 2001
album
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, ''Are You Man Enough?'', the group toured with
Nashville Pussy
Nashville Pussy is an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. The band's lyrical themes mostly revolve around sex, drugs, drinking, fighting, and rock 'n' roll. Initially called Hell's Half-Acre, the band's name comes from Ted Nugent's int ...
.
[ Betty Blowtorchat ]Allmusic
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During the tour, drummer Judy Molish and guitarist Sharon Needles left the group;
Jennifer Finch
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from
L7 and drummer Dave Gara joined in their stead.
On December 15, 2001, lead singer and bassist
Bianca Halstead
Bianca Halstead (May 5, 1965 – December 15, 2001), also known as Bianca Butthole, was an American rock musician, born in The Bronx, New York. She was the bassist and lead singer of the bands Betty Blowtorch and Butt Trumpet.
Halstead was kil ...
(Butthole) was killed in a
car crash
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while on tour in New Orleans. The remaining group members disbanded.
documentary film
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, ''Betty Blowtorch And Her Amazing True Life Adventures''.
In 2008–2009, Blare N. Bitch and Sharon Needles were both members of Los Angeles
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based bands, Psychostar and Suckerstar.
Blare N. Bitch played guitar for an all-female Black Sabbath
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tribute band, Black Sabbitch while Sharon Needles and Judy Molish played in all-female AC/DC
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tribute band Hell's Belles
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0–9 198
A A-Force
A-Next
A.I. Army
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.
All the original band members are currently playing shows with Mia X RockNRolla, who plays bass and lead vocals for Bianca. They are working on new music as of 2021.
Members
*Bianca Butthole (Bianca Halstead
Bianca Halstead (May 5, 1965 – December 15, 2001), also known as Bianca Butthole, was an American rock musician, born in The Bronx, New York. She was the bassist and lead singer of the bands Betty Blowtorch and Butt Trumpet.
Halstead was kil ...
) – bass, vocals
*Sharon Needles – rhythm guitar, vocals
*Blare N. Bitch – lead guitar
*Judy Molish – drums
* Mia X RockNRolla – vocals, bass
Discography
*''Get Off'' (Foil Records, 1999)
*#"Betty Blowtorch Anthem"
*#"Fish Taco"
*#"I Wanna Be Your Sucker"
*#"Shut Up & Fuck"
*#"Party Til Ya Puke"
*#"Get Off"
*''Are You Man Enough?'' (Foodchain Records, 2001)
*#"Hell On Wheels"
*#"Love/Hate"
*#"Size Queen" (featuring Vanilla Ice
Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas, raised in Miami, he was the first solo white rapper to achieve commercial success foll ...
)
*#"I Wanna Be Your Sucker"
*#"I'm Ugly and I Don't Know Why"
*#"Shut Up and Fuck"
*#"No Integrity"
*#"Frankie"
*#"I Wish You'd Die"
*#"Big Hair, Broken Heart"
*#"Part-Time Hooker"
*#"Rock My World"
*#"Dresses"
*#"Strung Out"
*#"Rock 'N Roll 69"
*''Last Call'' (Foodchain Records, 2003)
*#"Rock My World"
*#"Party 'Til Ya Puke"
*#"I Wanna Be On Epitaph"
*#"Fish Taco"
*#"Shrinkwrap"
*#"Limousines"
*#"Van"
*#"Dresses"
*#"Shut Up And Fuck"
*#"Diarrhea"
*#"Changing Underwear"
*#"Yesterday II, The Sequel"
*#"Frankie"
*#"I Wanna Be Your Sucker"
*#"Ode To Dickhead"
*#"Dickhead On The Radio"
*#"Get Off"
*#"Kill The Butcher"
*#"Teenage Whore"
*#"Funeral Crashing Tonite"
*#"T.I.T."
*#"Rock 'n Roll 85"
*#"Love/Hate"
*#"I've Been So Mad Lately"
*#"Johnny Depp"
*#"Size Queen"
*#"I'm Ugly And I Don't Know Why"
*#"Betty Blowtorch Anthem"
*#"Hell On Wheels"
References
External links
Official website
*
Betty Blowtorch and Her Amazing True Life Adventures
on Rotten Tomatoes
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American all-female bands
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Hard rock musical groups from California
1998 establishments in California
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