Bob Bert is the lovable Fozzy Bear-esque Zelig-like drummer of American indie post-whatever. This Hoboken-based battery arsenal initially came to prominence as drummer for the post-No Wave band Sonic Youth during the early to mid-1980s. (See/Hear S.Y.'s classic 1984-5 album Bad Moon Rising.) Bert continued to rock the nation/notion during the last half of the 1980's as the Ringo Starr of DC-to-NYC scuzz rock transplants Pussy Galore, as well as funky mushroom offshoot Boss Hog. (See/Hear Boss Hog's cover of "Black Throat".) In the early 1990s, Bert helmed the Chrome Cranks (which also included Peter Aaron on vocals; Jerry Teel on bass; and William Weber on stun guitar.) After the dissolution of the Cranks, Bert joined forces with guitarist Kid Congo, guitarist Jack Martin, bassist/vocalist Jerry Teel and keyboardist Barry in the rootsy Knoxville Girls. Throughout, Bert managed to release a handful of recordings by his percussive/concussive vehicle Bewitched. Releases by Bewitched include the "Chocolate Frenzy" 12" EP; some albums on No. 6 Records; and the "Hey White Homie" 7" on Sub Pop. Bewitched toured with S.Y. and STP (shortlived NYC all-female foxcore band which included PG guitarist Julie Cafritz) during the summer of 19-- whatever year "Goo" was released. During the late 1990's, Bert (with his wife, artist Linda Wolfe) began publishing BBGun, a zine that covers punk rock _ mostly _. Bert currently plays with the International Shades, which features ex-Live Skull guitarist Mark C. and former Pier Platters shop assistant-turned-keyboardist Dorian Gary among others. Sonic Youth are an experimental rock group formed in 1981. ... Pussy Galore is a character from the Goldfinger novel and feature film. ... Bewitched was an American sitcom starring actress Elizabeth Montgomery. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington famous for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, and many other bands from the local scene. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A zine—a contraction of the word magazine—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. ...