Molly Neuman (born June 18, 1972) is an American

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and

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, originally from the

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area who has performed in such influential bands as Bratmobile, the Frumpies, and the PeeChees. She was a pioneer of the early-to-mid '90s

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movement, penning the

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which coined the phrase in its title. She also co-wrote '' Girl Germs'' with Bratmobile singer Allison Wolfe while the two were students at the

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; that title later became the name of a Bratmobile song.

Career

Neuman co-owned the now-defunct Berkeley-based

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with her ex-husband and former PeeChees singer Chris Appelgren and Cathy Bauer, and in 2006 she started her own

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called Simple Social Graces Discos and has released records by Les Aus, Campamento Ñec Ñec, Grabba Grabba Tape, Two Tears, Delorean and Love or Perish. She also founded Indivision Management, and has worked as a manager for such artists as

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and

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. Neuman currently serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for

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, the global independent rights management and music services company. She was previously Head of Music for

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. And, prior to that, she was Director of Label Relations for

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, and in 2006 started a band with former PeeChees member Carlos Cañedo called Love or Perish but is no longer in the band. During high school, Neuman worked for Arizona Representative

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. In 2009, after graduating from the Chef's Training Program at the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City, Neuman founded a personal chef, catering and health consulting company focusing on natural and whole foods in Brooklyn called Simple Social Kitchen.

Discography

With Bratmobile

;Studio albums * '' Pottymouth'' (1993) LP/CD/CS (Kill Rock Stars) * '' Ladies, Women and Girls'' (2000) CD/LP, (

) * '' Girls Get Busy'' (2002) CD/LP (Lookout! Records) ;EPs * '' The Real Janelle'' (1994) LPEP/CDEP (Kill Rock Stars) ;Live albums * '' The Peel Session'' CDEP (Strange Fruit) ;Singles * ''Kiss & Ride'' 7-inch (

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) ;Split 7-inch * Tiger Trap/ Bratmobile split 7-inch (4-Letter Words) * Heavens to Betsy/ Bratmobile split 7-inch (

K Records K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent mu ...

) * Brainiac/ Bratmobile split 7-inch (12X12) *

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/ Bratmobile split 7-inch (

Simple Machines Simple Machines was an American independent record label in Arlington, Virginia. The label was founded by Derek Denckla and Jenny Toomey and Brad Sigal while both were living in the Positive Force House in north Arlington, but Sigal and even ...

) ;Compilation albums * ''Kill Rock Stars'' compilation, CD/LP, (

Kill Rock Stars Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in February 1991 by Slim Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, and based in both Olympia, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, but it was orig ...

) * ''A Wonderful Treat'' compilation cassette * ''The Embassy Tapes'' cassette * ''Throw'' compilation CD (

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) * '' International Pop Underground'' live LP/CD/CS (K Records) * ''Neapolitan Metropolitan'' boxed 7-inch set (

) * ''Teen Beat 100'' compilation 7-inch (

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) * ''Julep'' compilation LP/CD (Yo Yo) * ''Wakefield Vol. 2'' V/A CD boxed set (Teen Beat) * ''Plea For Peace Take Action'' compilation CD (Sub City) * ''Boys Lie'' compilation CD (Lookout! Records) * '' Yoyo A Go Go 1999'' compilation CD (Yoyo Recordings) * ''Lookout! Freakout Episode 2'' compilation CD (Lookout! Records) * ''Songs For Cassavetes'' compilation CD (Better Looking Records) * ''Lookout! Freakout Episode 3'' CD (Lookout! Records) * ''Turn-On Tune-In Lookout!'' DVD (Lookout! Records)

With the Frumpies

: *''Babies & Bunnies'' (7-inch EP) KRS213, released 1993-08. *''Eunuch Nights'' (7-inch EP) KRS322, released: 1998-09-23. *''Frumpie One-Piece'' (CD) KRS335, released: 1998-10-23. *''Frumpies Forever'' (7-inch EP) KRS366, released: 2000-08-01.

With the PeeChees

;Albums ;Singles and EPs ;Non-album tracks

References

External links

Love or Perish! myspace
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