The Muffs

The Muffs
The Muffs

Kim Shattuck and Roy McDonald
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, CA, USA
Genres Rock, Pop punk, Punk rock
Years active 1991–present
Labels Warner Bros. Records
Sympathy for the Record Industry
Sub Pop
Reprise
Oglio
Five Foot Two Records
Honest Don's Records
Associated acts The Pandoras
The Beards
Redd Kross
Members
Kim Shattuck
Ronnie Barnett
Roy McDonald
Past members
Criss Crass
Melanie Vammen

The Muffs are a rock band based in Southern California, formed in 1991 and led by Kim Shattuck.

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History

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.

After releasing their initial 7" EPs and singles independently and on local labels, the Muffs signed to Warner Bros. Records in the early '90s and released their self-titled debut album in 1993. The Muffs were eventually dropped from the label.

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. The Muffs have been a 3-piece since 1995 with members Kim Shattuck, Ronnie Barnett and Roy McDonald.

The Muffs' second album, Blonder and Blonder, was released on Reprise Records in 1995.

Their cover of "Kids In America", originally by Kim Wilde, was used in the soundtrack for the 1995 film Clueless.[1] It was later reissued on the Muffs' 2000 album Hamburger. The song is also used in Rock Band 2.

The band contributed the song "Pimmel" to the Fat Wreck Chords compilation Short Music for Short People in 1999. "I Wish That I Could Be You", from the band's Alert Today, Alive Tomorrow, was featured on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode The Freshman.

British indie band Silver Sun covered the Muffs' song "I'm A Dick" on their Too Much, Too Little, Too Late EP, while American punk rock band the Huntingtons covered the Muffs song "Big Mouth" on their Rock 'N' Roll Habits For The New Wave LP. "Big Mouth" was also covered by American punk rock band Off With Their Heads on the Art of the Underground Singles Series Volume 9.[2]

Discography

Ronnie Barnett (2008)

Studio Albums:

Compilation Albums:

  • Hamburger (2000)
  • Kaboodle (2011)

References

  1. ^ Smith, Ethan (August 18, 1995). "Music Review: Clueless". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,298426,00.html. 
  2. ^ Art of The Underground Series Particulars; www.artoftheunderground.com.

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