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band. Formed in 1995 by singer and guitarist

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, the group had originally been a guitar and drums duo with Poljak and drummer, Kevin Hair. Tamala had previously been in the bands Oiler and

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. The group released several singles, including a split single with

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, before disbanded in 1997, just after the release of their debut album, ''Once Upon A Time Called Now''. After the band had broken up, one of Longstocking's songs was featured on the soundtrack of the film ''Fuel'' and was included on the ''

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'' CD, released in 1998. After this, Tamala Poljak contributed to the collaborative project called ''KaraNEEDoke'', a set of double 7" singles released on the

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label with participants

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, Tracy Sawyer, formerly of Heavens to Betsy, and Tamala, with music by

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. Tamala then formed her next band, The Automaticans, who released a split single with Team Dresch on Metal Monkey Records. In the early 2000s, Tamala joined with

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and Whitney Skillcorn of The Little Deaths to form Infinite Xs. The band released one recording on Chainsaw Records. Tamala has collaborated with Los Angeles punk-rock legends,

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and

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. She currently fronts a band called Naps, in Los Angeles, California and collaborates with vocalist Anna Oxygen in their band Day Moon. In 2021 Jealous Butcher Records re-issued ''Once Upon a Time Called Now'' and released a Longstocking compilation called ''Singles & Demos: 1994-1998''.

Members

* Tamala Poljak -

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* Michelle Stevenson - guitar * David Gomez -

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* Sherri Solinger -

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Discography

Albums

''Once Upon a Time Called Now''

This was the band's only album, released on 30 September 1997.

Track listing

# "Teenage Angst at 27" – 2:14 # "Jehu on a Rollercoaster" – 2:17 # "Passing the Crown" – 2:54 # "Autobarb" – 2:54 # "Goddess (Pt. 4)" – 2:56 # "Radio Agony" – 3:57 # "Not a Jerk" – 3:30 # "Equator" – 2:56 # "Oscar Nite" – 2:41 # "Bus" – 3:51

Singles

* "Will You Stay",

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, International Pop Underground single IPU088 * "Never Nowhere", split single with

SP#0439, 1998 * "Equator", Chou-Chou Records CCR-003, 1996 * "Goddess", Atomic Gimlet AG001, 1995

Soundtracks

* ''

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, 1998

References

External links

* Longstocking at the AMG {{Authority control Punk rock groups from California Musical groups from Los Angeles Queercore groups