She still wants revenge...
She Wants Revenge
Mon October 29, 2007
The Loft
Atlanta, GA
Find Tickets! (on sale Aug. 17 at 10am)
With its Joy Division-style vocals, dark melodies, and new wave rhythms, you 
would never expect that She Wants Revenge has its origins in hip-hop.
But in fact, the founding duo of Justin Warfield and Adam “Adam 12” Bravin were both hip-hop DJs in Los Angeles long before venturing into the rock world. As the son of a Jewish-American mother and an African-American father, Warfield’s original project was an attempt to pull together ‘60s bohemia with hip-hop. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately for SWR fans, his debut release in 1993 “My Field Trip to Planet 9” never made it out from the underground (see picture to the right).
It wasn’t until ten years later when the idea of She Wants Revenge came to fruition. Along with collaborator Bravin, the duo reached back to the dark and sensual world of ‘80s new wave. They couldn’t have timed it better. Riding the wave started by Interpol and followed by contemporaries The Bravery, She Wants Revenge was a perfect fit for the resurgence of post-punk. The Bravery, oddly enough, started off as a ska band…so maybe 2003 was the right time for bands to find a new direction.
Apparently She Wants Revenge had found the right sound to resurrect. Thanks to a great deal of play on Sirius Satellite Radio and exposure on KCRW in West Coast, She Wants Revenge got the attention they needed to score a record deal with Geffen. Their self-titled release followed in 2006.
Their first single, “Tear You Apart,” made it into the top 5 on the alternative radio charts. Warfield’s haunting vocals and suggestive stories resonated across genres, moving indie kids, Goths, and clubbers on to the dance floor.
would never expect that She Wants Revenge has its origins in hip-hop. But in fact, the founding duo of Justin Warfield and Adam “Adam 12” Bravin were both hip-hop DJs in Los Angeles long before venturing into the rock world. As the son of a Jewish-American mother and an African-American father, Warfield’s original project was an attempt to pull together ‘60s bohemia with hip-hop. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately for SWR fans, his debut release in 1993 “My Field Trip to Planet 9” never made it out from the underground (see picture to the right).
It wasn’t until ten years later when the idea of She Wants Revenge came to fruition. Along with collaborator Bravin, the duo reached back to the dark and sensual world of ‘80s new wave. They couldn’t have timed it better. Riding the wave started by Interpol and followed by contemporaries The Bravery, She Wants Revenge was a perfect fit for the resurgence of post-punk. The Bravery, oddly enough, started off as a ska band…so maybe 2003 was the right time for bands to find a new direction.
Apparently She Wants Revenge had found the right sound to resurrect. Thanks to a great deal of play on Sirius Satellite Radio and exposure on KCRW in West Coast, She Wants Revenge got the attention they needed to score a record deal with Geffen. Their self-titled release followed in 2006.
Their first single, “Tear You Apart,” made it into the top 5 on the alternative radio charts. Warfield’s haunting vocals and suggestive stories resonated across genres, moving indie kids, Goths, and clubbers on to the dance floor.
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1 Comments:
$18 ticket with a $3.90 convenience charge (22% of the ticket price)? Are you guys taking pointers from TicketMaster?
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