The Muffs
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| The Muffs | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Pop Punk, Punk Rock |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Label(s) | Sympathy for the Record Industry Sub Pop Reprise Oglio Five Foot Two Records Honest Don's Records |
| Associated acts | The Pandoras, The Beards, Red Kross |
| Members | |
| Kim Shattuck Ronnie Barnett Roy McDonald |
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| Former members | |
| Criss Crass Melanie Vammen |
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The Muffs are a rock band based in Southern California, formed in 1991.
After releasing their initial 7" EPs and singles independently and on local labels, The Muffs signed to Warner Bros. Records in the early '90s. After the release of their first album, Warner Brothers failed to promote the band. In spite of this the Muffs set the stage for the success of bands like Green Day, and producer Rob Cavallo. Despite the wide exposure afforded by appearing on a wide variety of movie soundtracks (Clueless director Amy Heckerling, in particular, had taken a keen interest in their songs) as well as a lucrative Fruitopia commercial, The Muffs were eventually dropped from the label. The Muffs have since continued to release new records on various independent labels.
The Muffs' leader is singer-songwriter Kim Shattuck. The original lineup also included guitarist Melanie Vammen (like Shattuck, a former member of 1980s all-female garage rock outfit The Pandoras), bassist Ronnie Barnett and drummer Criss Crass. Vammen and Crass left after the band's self-titled debut album. Crass was replaced by Jim Laspesa after their 1993 tour with the Goo Goo Dolls, and later by Roy McDonald in 1994. Ironically, McDonald's former band Redd Kross had released a 1987 single, "Play My Song," whose chorus was viewed by many as directed toward The Pandoras, who had recently moved into a glam metal direction: "No metal sluts or punk rock ruts for me, oh no." The Muffs have been a 3-piece since 1995 with members Kim Shattuck, Ronnie Barnett and Roy McDonald.
The Muffs are currently taking a long break from music but have announced they have not broken up. [1] [2]
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The Muffs (1993)
- Blonder and Blonder (1995)
- Happy Birthday to Me (1997)
- Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow (1999)
- Hamburger (2000)
- Really Really Happy (2004)
[edit] Trivia
- Kim Shattuck sang in a NOFX song, "Lori Meyers" on the album Punk in Drublic.
- Their cover of "Kids In America", originally by Kim Wilde, was used in the soundtrack for the movie Clueless in 1995.
- A character on Mr. Show (HBO, 1995-1999) was named Dr. Shattuck, this was a reference to the lead singer of The Muffs.
