Angelica are an all-girl punk rock band from Lancaster, England. Holly Ross (lead vocals and guitar), Brigit Colton (bass guitar), Claire Windsor (guitar) and Rachel Parsons (drums) formed the band while still at school in 1994. Their music is influenced by punk music mixed with surf rock overtones, and feminist lyrics. This article is about an English city. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ...

Since their debut single "Teenage Girl Crush" on the independent label Deceptive Records in 1997 they have been regulars on the Independent music scene, making numerous appearances on BBC Radio 1's Evening Session and the legendary John Peel show as well as supporting The Beautiful South at the Galpharm Stadium (formerly McAlpine Stadium) in Huddersfield. After disagreements with Deceptive Records management, they switched labels to Fantastic Plastic and in August 1999 their "Why Did You Let My Kitten Die" was voted Alternative Record of the Year by the Evening Session audience. Their follow up single in November 1999, "Bring Back Her Head", peaked at No 8 in the Indie Charts and the band finished the year with a showcase set on Lamacq Live. In January 2000 Angelica played at the NME Premier Awards with Ash and Muse. In April 2000, their EP The End of a Beautiful Career recorded in Matrix Studios London and produced by Paul Tipler, reached No 4 in the Indie charts. In August 2000 The band played at the Reading and Leeds Festivals and their single "Take Me I’m Your Disease" débuted at No 1 in the Indie charts. Deceptive Records was a British independent record company formed in 1992 by Steve Lamacq, Tony Smith and Alan James, which concentrated on rock and alternative rock. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). ... John Peel John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was a British disc jockey and radio presenter. ... The Galpharm Stadium is a multi-use sports stadium in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. ... Huddersfield viewed from Castle Hill Huddersfield is a university town in the county of West Yorkshire in England, near the confluence of the River Colne and the River Holme. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ... Ash is a band which was originally formed in Downpatrick ( Northern Ireland) in 1992. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ...

In 2002 Angelica completed a European tour supporting Babes in Toyland and also appeared on the UK Ladyfest Tour. Their first full-length album The Seven Year Itch was recorded and produced by Kat Bjelland of Babes in Toyland and Katastrophy Wife. Angelica also ended the year by headlining the Lancaster Music Co-op benefit weekend. Despite the momentum the band had achieved, Bridget Colton and Rachel Parsons have recently appeared with another Lancastrian band The Adventures of Loki leading to rumours of a split. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Babes in Toyland were a riot grrl band, formed in Minneapolis in 1988. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Kat Bjelland was the lead singer of Babes in Toyland. ...

Members

• Holly Ross - Lead vocals, guitar
• Claire Windsor - Guitars
• Brigit Colton - Vocals, Bass guitar
• Rachel Parsons - Drums and percussion

Discography

Albums:

• The Seven Year Itch (2002)

Singles: 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• "Teenage Girl Crush" (1997)
• "Why Did You Let My Kitten Die" (1999)
• "Bring Back Her Head" (1999)
• The End of a Beautiful Career (2000) (EP)
• "Take Me I’m Your Disease" (2000)

1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• All-women band

All-women bands are musical groups where women sing and play all the instruments. ...

External links

• Alternative Angels entry (http://www.geocities.com/altangels/angelica/)
• Allmusic.com entry (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CAW010505070116&sql=11:e23m967ofepc~T0)
• Artistdirect.com entry (http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,658741,00.html)
• VH1.com Angelica (http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/angelica_uk_/artist.jhtml)