KatieJane Garside
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KatieJane Garside (born July 8, 1968) is an English vocalist, lyricist
, artist
and writer
who fronted the first incarnation of the '90s noise rock
band Daisy Chainsaw
and now fronts Queen Adreena, an independent rock band from London
.
She has also worked in performance art, film and photography. In late 2007, her exhibition Darling, they've found the body was shown at WOOM in Birmingham. She has previously exhibited, in 2005, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
in London; Queen Adreena also recorded their first live album there (Live at the ICA
(2005)).
in 1989 after responding to an ad in a newspaper by guitarist Crispin Gray
. Bassist Richard Adams joined the band, along with Canadian drummer Vince Johnson. The group was well known for its wild stage performances, featuring Garside drilling doll heads onstage and drinking from baby bottles. Garside's look was described as a "Gothic street urchin image, complete with dead flowers meshed into her dreadlocked hair".
The band released Eleventeen in 1992, which would be their only full-length album before Garside left the band in 1993. The album spawned "Love Your Money", which was the band's most popular single; they performed the song live on British television show The Word
in 1992. "Love Your Money" reached number 26 in the UK Singles Chart
in February 1992.
The band toured the United Kingdom with Hole
and Mudhoney
to promote the album prior to its release. Hole frontwoman Courtney Love
allegedly cited Garside as one of the "first true riot grrls" in 1991; Garside never associated herself with the movement, which was based in the Pacific Northwest
. Courtney Love, who initially advocated the movement, distanced herself from it in the following years.
After Garside left Daisy Chainsaw, she disappeared from the public eye and music scene. Due to her manic onstage histrionics
and bizarre behavior in interviews, rumours circulated that Garside had fallen into mental illness
. Despite the rumors, Garside was given a credit in the liner notes
of the 1993 Frostbite album, Second Coming.
Garside reportedly moved to a house (Rigg Beck) in the Lake District
, and had no intentions of returning to music until the late 1990s when former guitarist Crisipin Gray contacted her. In 1999, Queen Adreena was formed. The band released several albums over the course of the 2000s.
Garside's solo work includes a collection of home recordings called Lalleshwari / Lullabies in a Glasswilderness
released in 2006. Complementing this release was a collection of short films made by Katiejane.
Garside also co-created the comic book
Indigo Vertigo
with artist Daniel Schaffer
. Another comic book produced by Garside with Daniel Schaffer is "Lesions in the Brain".
Most recently, KatieJane is collaborating with Chris Whittingham in the band Ruby Throat, a more ethereal, vocal based project. They have released two albums to date. There has been no update on her journal, website or myspace for a long time so any current projects are unknown.
Her sister, Melanie Garside
, also has a career in music, and was briefly the bass player for Queen Adreena.
Queen Adreena
Solo
Ruby Throat
Others
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
who fronted the first incarnation of the '90s noise rock
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
band Daisy Chainsaw
Daisy Chainsaw
Daisy Chainsaw was an English alternative rock band, active between 1989 and 1995. It originally featured KatieJane Garside as lead vocalist and lyricist on the band's early EPs and debut album, Eleventeen , before her departure in 1993...
and now fronts Queen Adreena, an independent rock band from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
She has also worked in performance art, film and photography. In late 2007, her exhibition Darling, they've found the body was shown at WOOM in Birmingham. She has previously exhibited, in 2005, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. It is located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch...
in London; Queen Adreena also recorded their first live album there (Live at the ICA
Live at the ICA
Live at the ICA is a live album by QueenAdreena released in 2005, which includes songs from all three of their albums. The album was accessorized in April 2006 with a DVD featuring the ICA show, as well as bonus from Astoria.-Track listing:#Medicine Jar...
(2005)).
Life and career
Little is known of Garside's life before her work in music. Garside formed Daisy ChainsawDaisy Chainsaw
Daisy Chainsaw was an English alternative rock band, active between 1989 and 1995. It originally featured KatieJane Garside as lead vocalist and lyricist on the band's early EPs and debut album, Eleventeen , before her departure in 1993...
in 1989 after responding to an ad in a newspaper by guitarist Crispin Gray
Crispin Gray
Previously guitarist and songwriter in Daisy Chainsaw, currently with Queen Adreena and The Dogbones.-Daisy Chainsaw:*LoveSickPleasure EP , Deva Records*Pink Flower EP *Eleventeen , One Little Indian Records...
. Bassist Richard Adams joined the band, along with Canadian drummer Vince Johnson. The group was well known for its wild stage performances, featuring Garside drilling doll heads onstage and drinking from baby bottles. Garside's look was described as a "Gothic street urchin image, complete with dead flowers meshed into her dreadlocked hair".
The band released Eleventeen in 1992, which would be their only full-length album before Garside left the band in 1993. The album spawned "Love Your Money", which was the band's most popular single; they performed the song live on British television show The Word
The Word (TV series)
The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom.-Format:Its presenters included Mancunian radio presenter Terry Christian, comedian Mark Lamarr, Dani Behr, Katie Puckrik, Jasmine Dotiwala, Alan Connor, Amanda de Cadenet and "Huffty"...
in 1992. "Love Your Money" reached number 26 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
in February 1992.
The band toured the United Kingdom with Hole
Hole (band)
Hole is an American alternative rock band that originally formed in Los Angeles in 1989. The band is fronted by vocalist/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, who co-founded Hole with former songwriter/lead guitarist Eric Erlandson...
and Mudhoney
Mudhoney
Mudhoney is an American alternative rock band. Formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1988 following the demise of Green River, Mudhoney's members are vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner, bassist Guy Maddison, and drummer Dan Peters. Original bassist Matt Lukin left the...
to promote the album prior to its release. Hole frontwoman Courtney Love
Courtney Love
Courtney Michelle Love is an American rock musician. Love is the lead vocalist, lyricist, and rhythm guitarist for alternative rock band Hole, which she formed in 1989, and is an actress who has moved from bit parts in Alex Cox films to significant and acclaimed roles in The People vs...
allegedly cited Garside as one of the "first true riot grrls" in 1991; Garside never associated herself with the movement, which was based in the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
. Courtney Love, who initially advocated the movement, distanced herself from it in the following years.
After Garside left Daisy Chainsaw, she disappeared from the public eye and music scene. Due to her manic onstage histrionics
Histrionic personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval and inappropriately seductive behavior, usually beginning in early...
and bizarre behavior in interviews, rumours circulated that Garside had fallen into mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
. Despite the rumors, Garside was given a credit in the liner notes
Liner notes
Liner notes are the writings found in booklets which come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for vinyl records and cassettes.-Origin:...
of the 1993 Frostbite album, Second Coming.
Garside reportedly moved to a house (Rigg Beck) in the Lake District
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
, and had no intentions of returning to music until the late 1990s when former guitarist Crisipin Gray contacted her. In 1999, Queen Adreena was formed. The band released several albums over the course of the 2000s.
Garside's solo work includes a collection of home recordings called Lalleshwari / Lullabies in a Glasswilderness
Lalleshwari / Lullabies in a Glasswilderness
Lalleshwari/Lullabies in a Glasswilderness is an independent solo album by British artist KatieJane Garside. She is also the frontwoman of Queen Adreena, Ruby Throat and formerly of Daisy Chainsaw. The name 'Lalleshwari' comes from an ancient Hindu poet....
released in 2006. Complementing this release was a collection of short films made by Katiejane.
Garside also co-created the comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
Indigo Vertigo
Indigo Vertigo
Indigo Vertigo is a 48-page graphic novella, written by KatieJane Garside and illustrated by Dogwitch creator, Daniel Schaffer. It was published by Image Comics in 2005....
with artist Daniel Schaffer
Daniel Schaffer
Dan Schaffer is a British writer/artist working primarily in comics and film. He is best known as the writer and illustrator of cult comic book series, Dogwitch...
. Another comic book produced by Garside with Daniel Schaffer is "Lesions in the Brain".
Most recently, KatieJane is collaborating with Chris Whittingham in the band Ruby Throat, a more ethereal, vocal based project. They have released two albums to date. There has been no update on her journal, website or myspace for a long time so any current projects are unknown.
Her sister, Melanie Garside
Melanie Garside
Melanie Garside is a songwriter, artist and musician whose long career in music has been diverse and often surprising. Currently releasing material under the name of Maple Bee, she is about to release her third solo album entitled These Four Worlds on Xie Recordings...
, also has a career in music, and was briefly the bass player for Queen Adreena.
Discography
Daisy Chainsaw- LoveSickPleasure EP (Deva, 1991)
- Pink Flower EP (1992)
- EleventeenEleventeen (Daisy Chainsaw album)Eleventeen was the only full album recorded by UK band Daisy Chainsaw featuring Katie Jane Garside as lead vocalist.-Track listing:#"I Feel Insane" – 2:41#"You Be My Friend" – 2:52#"Dog With Sharper Teeth" – 3:05#"Hope Your Dreams Come True" – 4:46...
(One Little Indian, 1992)
Queen Adreena
- Taxidermy (Blanco y Negro, 2000)
- Drink MeDrink Me (album)Drink Me is a 2002 album by QueenAdreena. Since the band switched labels from Rough Trade to One Little Indian, this album has fallen out of print and has become somewhat of a collector's item to new fans of the band. The original British pressing of the album featured a controversial hidden image...
(Rough Trade, 2002) - The Butcher and the ButterflyThe Butcher and the ButterflyThe Butcher and the Butterfly is the third album by British Alternative Rock band QueenAdreena, released in 2005.-Track listing:#"Suck" – 3:19#"Medicine Jar" – 3:48#"Ascending Stars" – 4:21#"Join the Dots" – 4:22#"Pull Me Under" – 4:23...
(One Little Indian, 2005) - Live at the ICALive at the ICALive at the ICA is a live album by QueenAdreena released in 2005, which includes songs from all three of their albums. The album was accessorized in April 2006 with a DVD featuring the ICA show, as well as bonus from Astoria.-Track listing:#Medicine Jar...
(One Little Indian, 2005) - Ride A Cock Horse (Imperial, 2007)
- Djin (Imperial, 2008)
Solo
- Lalleshwari / Lullabies in a GlasswildernessLalleshwari / Lullabies in a GlasswildernessLalleshwari/Lullabies in a Glasswilderness is an independent solo album by British artist KatieJane Garside. She is also the frontwoman of Queen Adreena, Ruby Throat and formerly of Daisy Chainsaw. The name 'Lalleshwari' comes from an ancient Hindu poet....
(2005) (Boxset included an audio CD and a DVD. This version was limited to 300, with the first 100 being signed and numbered) - Lalleshwari / Lullabies in a Glass Wilderness (2006) (Version did not include a DVD but included two different tracks from the previous release)
- Corps Electriques (2008) (Collaboration with Hector ZazouHector ZazouHector Zazou was a prolific French composer and record producer who worked with, produced, and collaborated with an international array of recording artists...
)
Ruby Throat
- The VentriloquistThe Ventriloquist (album)The Ventriloquist is an album by Ruby Throat, a musical act consisting of Katiejane Garside and Chris Whittingham. It was released on 8 November 2007 on a limited run of only 500 copies. This consisted of books bound from Indian vintage red leather, the CD in a cloth pocket in the back of the book...
(2007) (Version limited to 500, signed and numbered) - Out of a Black Cloud Came a Bird (2009) (Version limited to 500 number copies, including 10 fine art prints, 5 photographs and a personal effect)
Others
- Creaming Jesus - Dead Time EP (1991)
- Creaming Jesus - Guilt By Association (1992)
- Frostbite - The Second Coming (1993)
- The Sacred Sawdust Ring: The Greatest Show Of Truth (1994)
- Test Dept - Totality 1 (1995)
- Test Dept - Totality (1995)
- Test Dept - Totality 1 & 2: The Mixes (1997)
- Mínus - Halldór Laxness (2004)
- Ghostigital - In Cod We Trust (2006)
- Stories From The Moon - Stories From The Moon (2006)
- Jeff Zentner - The Dying Days Of Summer (2009)