Clockwise from top left: Kurt Bloch, Lulu Gargiulo, band, Kim Warnick

The Fastbacks were a pioneering Seattle band. Formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch (born August 28, 1960), and friends Lulu Gargiulo (guitar and vocals, born October 12, 1960) and Kim Warnick (bass and vocals, born April 7, 1959), they disbanded in 2001. Their sound mixed a generally punk approach to vocals and sound textures with poppy tunes and strong musicianship. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Fastbacks-Win_Lose_or_Both_cover. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Fastbacks-Win_Lose_or_Both_cover. ... Jump to: navigation, search Downtown Seattle skyline City nickname: The Emerald City Location Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Government County King Mayor Greg Nickels NP/Democrat ¹ Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 369. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Although these three band members remained constant, they went through numerous drummers, including Duff McKagan, later of Guns N' Roses. MTV's web page on the Fastbacks says that estimates at the number of Fastbacks drummers "range from 12 to 20." [1] For most of the band's last decade, Mike Musberger filled this role, but other Fastbacks drummers before him (or when he took occasional breaks) included Bloch himself, Richard Stuverud (perhaps best known from Three Fish, side project of Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament), Nate Johnson and Rusty Willoughby (both of whom also played in both Flop and Pure Joy), John Moen (of the Dharma Bums, later of Steven Malkmus' Jicks and the Decemberists), Jason Finn (of the Presidents of the United States of America), Dan Peters of Mudhoney, and Tad Hutchison of the Young Fresh Fellows. Several of these people also served at times as drummers in The Squirrels, a similarly long-lived band, and the Fastbacks' sometime label-mates on Pop Llama Records, who bring a similar mix of strong musicianship and punk attitude to even poppier material. Jump to: navigation, search Guns N Roses (GNR) is an American hard rock band whose dangerous reputation, controversial front man, and technical prowess have made them one of the most popular and acclaimed rock n roll bands ever. ... Jump to: navigation, search MTV (abbreviation for Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ... Jump to: navigation, search The current Pearl Jam lineup. ... The Presidents of the United States of America has two meanings. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mudhoney Mudhoney is a grunge band, formed in Seattle in 1988. ...

Contributing to the band's breakup was Warnick's move to the band Visqueen. She has subsequently announced her retirement from performing. Ben Hooker, Rachel Flotard and Kim Warnick in Visqueens video Mrs. ...

Kurt Bloch, who also ran the label No Threes records, has since gone on to form Sgt. Major, with bassist Jim Sangster, drummer Rusty Willoughby, and vocalist Carmella. They have released a record entitled "Rich Creamery Butter" on Bloch's Book Records.

Discography

• "It's Your Birthday"/"You Can't Be Happy" (single), No Threes, 1981
• "Someone Else's Room" on the Seattle Syndrome compilation, 1981
• Fastbacks Play Five Of Their Favorites (5-track, 12" EP), No Threes, 1982
• Everyday Is Saturday, No Threes, 1984
• Fastbacks....And His Orchestra (album), Pop Llama, 1987, also released on UK Subway, 1987
• "In The Winter"/"It Came To Me In A Dream" (single), UK Subway, 1989
• "Wrong Wrong Wrong"/"In America" (single), UK Subway, 1989
• "Lose" [Fastbacks]/"King of Hubcaps [Gas Huffer] (single), SPFC 1990
• Very, Very Powerful Motor (album), Pop Llama, 1990
• "In The Summer/You Can't Be Happy/Everything I Don't Need/Queen of Eyes" (EP), No Threes/SPFC, 1990
• Bike-Toy-Clock-Gift, first released as a tape on Bus Stop, 1990; (album), Lucky, 1994
• The Answer Is You ["My Letters"/"Whatever Happened to ?"/"Impatience"/"Above the Sunrise"]' (2-single set), Sub Pop, 1991
• Live in America (2-single set), Smilin' Ear, 1991
• In America, Live in Seattle 1988 (album), Lost and Found (Germany), 1991
• Never Fails, Never Works (album), Blaster (UK), 1991
• "Run No More/"Really" (single), Who Cares, 1992
• "Now Is the Time"/"Sometimes"/"Was Late" (single), Ded Beet, 1992 [recorded 1983-1985]
• The Question is No (album), Sub Pop, 1992
• "They Don't Care"/"Out of the Charts" (single), PopLlama, 1993
• "Gone to the Moon"/"Go All the Way" (single), Sub Pop (Germany), 1993
• Gone to the Moon (EP), Sub Pop (Germany), 1993
• Zücker (album), Sub Pop, 1993
• Gone to the moon (album), Sub Pop, 1993
• "Wait It Out"/"The Jester" (single), Munster (Spain), 1994
• Answer the Phone Dummy (album), Sub Pop, 1994
• New Mansions in sound (album), Sub Pop, 1996
• Alone in a Furniture Warehouse Scaring You Away Like a Hotel Mattress (album), Munster (Spain), 1996
• Here They Are... Live At the Crocodile... (album), Lance Rock (Canada), 1996
• Win Lose or Both (EP), Pop Llama, 1998
• Day That Didn't Exist, spinArt, 1999
• Truth Corrosion and Sour Bisquits, Book, 2004

External links

• 1991 interview, Noise For Heroes #20
• on the Trouser Press site
• Former fastbacks.com pages, mirrored at Sub Pop