Sexpod Explained

Sexpod
Origin:Hoboken, New Jersey
Genre:Punk rock
Years Active:1994–2004
Past Members:Alice Genese, Karyn Kuhl, Tia Sprocket (Tia Palmisano)

Sexpod was an American punk rock band made up of three women from Hoboken, New Jersey:[1] vocalist and guitarist Karyn Kuhl, bassist Alice Genese, and drummer Tia Sprocket.[2] One reviewer identified the band with the riot grrrl movement and lesbianism, saying "they're not playing cookie-cutter punk rock for kids who think it started with Green Day."[3] A critic described their appearance as "defiant women who wear their love of making heavy loud noise like a badge of honor."[4]

The band never achieved mainstream success. They played at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival in the 1990s.[5] Their song Foot on the Gas was used in the film Escape from L.A.

Drummer Tia Sprocket left the band in 1998, and Karyn Kuhl left by 2004, dissolving Sexpod.[6]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. News: Sullivan . Jim . March 27, 1998 . Curve comes back without missing a beat . The Boston Globe . April 30, 2020 .
  2. News: Kenn . Rodriguez . May 9, 1997 . Sounds like Joan Jett . Albuquerque Journal . April 30, 2020 .
  3. News: Sullivan . Jim . March 15, 1997 . Sexpod: when riot grrrls grow up . The Boston Globe . April 30, 2020 .
  4. News: Darzin . Daina . April 3, 1997 . Sexpod: Goddess Blues . LA Weekly . April 30, 2020 .
  5. Katz . Alyssa . November 1997 . Postcards from the edge . Spin . Bob Guccione Jr. . April 30, 2020 .
  6. News: Gramlich . Barry . February 13, 2004 . A punk-metal icon mellows . The Record . Hackensack, New Jersey . April 30, 2020 .