- Wendy Wild
Wendy Wild, born Wendy Andreiev on August 31, 1956, was an American singer, musician, and artist who in the 1980s was a well known presence in
New York 's downtown music and performance scenes.Growing up in
Northport, New York , Wild moved toManhattan in the late 1970s, accompanied by John McLoughlin, who would later become known as the performerJohn Sex . Throughout the eighties she performed regularly in Lower Manhattan night clubs and art spaces, including the Lucky Strike, Privates, andClub 57 . She would go on to become a fixture at the legendaryPyramid Club , where she could often be seen go-go dancing on the bar.Along with her work as a nightclub performer, Wild performed in several well-known New York-based bands, including the
Roll-Ons ,Pulsallama , theWild Hyaenas (with then-boyfriendKeith Streng ofThe Fleshtones ), polka-rockersDas Furlines , and most famously, the neo-psychedelicMad Violets . In addition to playing locally in many of Manhattan's celebrated rock venues (The Dive,Irving Plaza ,CBGB ,Danceteria , Andy Warhol's Underground, and others), she and her bands toured extensively, including US performance dates atBoston 's The Rat,Miami 'sClub Nu , and the inWashington, D.C. Overseas appearances includedLondon (The Venue ),Leeds andManchester (The Hacienda Club),England withPulsallama in 1982, and Tokyo in 1988 withJohn Sex .During her career, Wild appeared on several recordings. Along with releases for
Mad Violets ("World of LSD..." and the posthumously-released "Season of the Mad Violets"), she sang on records forBronski Beat ,The Fleshtones , Peter Zaremba's Love Delegation,Hoodoo Gurus , andJohn Sex . She also appeared in two music videos with Mr. Sex, "Hustle with My Muscle" and "Rock Your Body", as well as the 1988 documentary "Mondo New York ".Wild performed in the stage musicals "
The Sound of Muzak " atClub 57 in 1981 (revived at NYC'sLimelight in 1986), and "Peter Pan " atDanceteria in 1983. She also staged one-woman shows for her booze-addled sex-kitten character "Joey Heatherock," and was one of the group ofEast Village performers who created the first annualWigstock festival. She performed atWigstock many times, and appeared in "Wigstock, The Movie ", released in 1994.Many of Wild's performances at the Pyramid and other
New York City venues have been recorded by the late video artistNelson Sullivan and have been included in exhibitions of his work.Wendy Wild died on October 26, 1996, after a long battle with
breast cancer .----"'Selected Recordings
*Pulsallama - "Ungawa Part II/The Devil Lives In My Husband’s Body"(1981)
*Pulsallama - "Oui Oui (A Canadian in Paris)"(1983)
* Various Artists - "Train To Disaster"(1983)
*Richard Mazda - "Hands of Fate"(1983)
*Bronski Beat - "Hundred And Thousands"(1985)
*Mad Violets - "World Of ..."(1986)
* Peter Zaremba's Love Delegation - "Spread The Word"(1986)
*The Fleshtones - "Fleshtones Vs. Reality"(1987)
* Frieda - "Disco Lover / Plastic Rap"(1987)
* Various Artists - "Time Bomb: Fleshtones Present The Big Bang Theory"(1988)
*John Sex - "Rock Your Body"(1988)
* Peter Zaremba's Love Delegation - "Delegation Time"(1989)
* Various Artists - "Polka Comes to Your Haus!"(1990)
* Various Artists - "Battle of the Garages, Vol. 1"(1994)
*Hoodoo Gurus - "The Mountain"(1994)
*Mad Violets - "Season Of The Mad Violets"(2004) (Wild also sang the title theme to the 1989 film, "
No Such Thing as Gravity ")----"'External Links
* [http://wendywildworld.blogspot.com/ WendyWildWorld]
* [http://www.myspace.com/wendywildcocktailtime Wendy Wild at MySpace]
* [http://www.tripwave.com/mv.html Mad Violets at Tripwave]
* [http://www.bettyjack.com/funtone/nelson/nelsonlogs/ Nelson Sullivan Video Logs]
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