Luscious Jackson is an all-woman band formed in 1991 in New York City named for a basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers (Lucious Brown "Luke" Jackson). They performed a style of alternative music that combined hip hop, punk, folk and dance. Their biggest hit (and only Billboard Top 40 entry) is "Naked Eye" (#36, March 22, 1997). All-women bands are musical groups where women sing and play all the instruments. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short) are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Lucious Brown Jackson (born October 31, 1941 in San Marcos, Texas) is a former pro basketball player. ... The term alternative rock or alternative music1 was coined in the early 1980s to describe bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Hip hop music, also referred to as rap or rap music, is a style of popular music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people. ... Dance music is a style of popular music commonly played in dance music nightclubs, radio stations and shows and raves. ...

Lusciousity

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History

The band members are Kate Schellenbach (drums), Jill Cunniff (vocals, bass), Gabby Glaser (vocals, guitar), and Vivian Trimble (keyboards, vocals). Schellenbach and Cunniff met while Schellenbach was drummer for the Beastie Boys whom Cunniff was interviewing for her zine. They all frequented shows at downtown Manhattan haunts like CBGB's, Hurrah, Tier 3, and Max's Kansas City. Their mutual appreciation of Bad Brains, the Slits, ESG, Funky Four Plus One More, Afrika Bambaata, and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five led to friendship. Kate Schellenbach was the Drummer for Beastie Boys from 1981 to 1984 and currently drums for Luscious Jackson. ... The Beastie Boys are a hip hop group from the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. ... A zine—an abbreviation of the word magazine—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... CBGB, also CBGBs or CBs is a legendary club in the Manhattan Bowery district of New York City, New York. ... Maxs Kansas City was a nightclub (upstairs) and restaurant (downstairs) between 17th and 18th Streets, on Park Avenue South in New York City. ... The Bad Brains are an extremely influential American all-black hardcore punk and reggae band, originally formed in Washington, DC in 1977. ... The Slits are an all female punk rock band. ... Afrika Bambaataa (born April 10, 1960) is a DJ and community leader from the South Bronx, who in the late 1970s, was instrumental in the early development of hip hop. ... DJ Grandmaster Flash was one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ...

In early 1991, Jill and Gabby created the first Luscious Jackson demo with tip money with their first live performance later that year opening for Beastie Boys and Cypress Hill at the now-defunct Building in lower New York City. The Beastie Boys ask Luscious Jackson to be the first band on their Grand Royal label. Cypress Hill is a Latin-American hip-hop group from South Gate, CA. It was founded in 1988 and has sold up to 17 million records worldwide by 2006. ...

In 1992, three tracks from the original Luscious Jackson demo and four new songs are released as the In Search Of Manny EP. Later that summer they had their first headlining show the Wetlands club.

Trimble and Cunniff released a side project under the name Kostars in 1996. Tired of touring on the road, Trimble left Luscious Jackson in 1998 after the group's second full-length album, Fever In Fever Out in order to pursue other musical projects. The group produced an additional album, titled Electric Honey, as a trio, but they disbanded in 2000.[1] Vivian Trimble and Josephine Wiggs (formerly of The Breeders) released an album under the name Dusty Trails in 2000. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Josephine Wiggs is an indie/alternative rock musician, noted for parts in Perfect Disaster, The Breeders, and her own project The Josephine Wiggs Experience. ... The Breeders are an American rock band, formed in 1988 as a side project for Kim Deal of Pixies and Tanya Donelly of Throwing Muses. ... Dusty Trails is an American music duo consisting of Vivian Trimble (formerly of Kostars and Luscious Jackson) and Josephine Wiggs (formerly of The Breeders). ...

In October of 2006, after an "official" break up of more than six years, Luscious Jackson announced plans to reuinite. The band is currently recording a new album of songs for children.

On February 6, 2007, vocalist/basssist Jill Cunniff will release her first solo album titled "City Beach" on The Militia Group label.

February of 2007 will also see the release of a Luscious Jackson Greatest Hits package on the Capitol label covering their recordings for the Grand Royal label 1992-1999.

Notable Appearances

Luscious Jackson was the musical guest on numerous television shows in the 1990s, including Saturday Night Live and Viva Variety, and were part of 1994's Lollapalooza tour lineup. They were featured in Christmas ad campaign for The Gap (voted most popular ad of the campaign in TV Guide). A musical guest is a singer, band, or other musician who makes a brief musical appearance on a television program of a non-musical nature. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Viva Variety was a short-lived show on Comedy Central mocking variety shows. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Lollapalooza is an American touring music festival featuring alternative rock, rap, and punk rock bands, dance and comedy performances, and craft booths. ... Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. ... Billboards and street advertising in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, (2005) Advertising is the business of kayleigh selling her body for fried chicken drawing public attention to goods and services, and performed through a variety of media. ... Gap, Inc. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ...

The band was also featured on the Nickelodeon TV series The Adventures of Pete and Pete in the episode titled "Dance Fever" as the band that plays at Little Pete's first junior high dance. They played the song "Here" at the dance/throughout the episode's credits. Nickelodeon may refer to: Nickelodeon (TV channel), a cable TV network primarily for children and pre-teens in the United States Nickelodeon Australia Nickelodeon Asia Nickelodeon Latin America a subsidiary of MTV Networks Nickelodeon Scandinavia Nickelodeon Magazine, published by the Nickelodeon (TV Channel) Nickelodeon UK, a satellite/cable TV station... Artie, Pete, and Pete The Adventures of Pete and Pete was an American television series about two brothers named Pete which aired on the Nickelodeon cable channel. ...

Lusciography

THE ALBUMS

In Search Of Manny [EP] (1993)

1. Let Yourself Get Down
2. Life Of Leisure
3. Daughters Of The Kaos
4. Keep On Rockin’ It
5. She Be Wantin’ It More
6. Bam-Bam
7. Satellite

Natural Ingredients (1994)

1. Intro (Interlude)
2. CitySong
3. Deep Shag
4. Angel
5. Strongman
6. Energy Sucker
7. Here
8. Intermission (Interlude)
9. Find Your Mind
10. Pele Merengue
11. Rock Freak
12. Rollin’
13. Surprise
14. LP Retreat

Fever In, Fever Out (1997)

1. Naked Eye
2. Don’t Look Back
3. Door (Interlude)
4. Mood Swing
5. Under Your Skin
6. Electric
7. Take A Ride
8. Water Your Garden
9. Soothe Yourself
10. Why Do I Lie?
11. One Thing
12. Parade (Interlude)
13. Faith
14. Stardust

Electric Honey (1999)

1. Nervous Breakthrough
2. Ladyfingers
3. Christine
4. Alien Lover
5. Summer Daze
6. Sexy Hypnotist
7. Friends
8. Devotion
9. Fantastic Fabulous
10. Gypsy
11. Beloved
12. Country’s A Callin’
13. Space Diva
14. Fly
15. Lover’s Moon

Greatest Hits (Title TBA) (planned February 2007 release on Capitol Records)
Tracklisting not finalized.

SPECIAL RELEASES

Daughters Of The Kaos [Promotional EP] (1993)
Packaged with promotional copy of In Search Of Manny

1. Daughters Of The Kaos
2. Let Yourself Get Down (Edit)
3. Surprise [Version 1]
4. Find Your Mind [Version 1]

Tip-Top Starlets [Exclusive 'Nice Duds' Fan Club Release] (1999)

1. Soothe Yourself (Live from WHFS)
2. Angel (Live from WHFS)
3. Why Do I Lie? (Live from WHFS)
4. Under Your Skin (Live from WHFS)
5. Naked Eye (Live from WHFS)
6. Soothe Yourself (Keyboard Version)
7. Soothe Yourself (Band Demo)
8. Under Your Skin (Acoustic Version)
9. CitySong (Live 1995)
10. Serenade - with 99 (Live 1995)

THE SINGLES

The following songs were issued as singles commercially and/or promotionally (to radio/clubs). Many of these songs had accompanying music videos (see Promotional Films below)

Let Yourself Get Down (Edit)

Single version is an edit of the version on 'In Search Of Manny'

Daughters Of The Kaos (Single Version)

Single version is the same as the 'In Search Of Manny' album version

CitySong (NY State Of The World) (Radio Re-mix)

Single version is an early fade of the 'Remix' version; a subtle remix by Todd Ray

Deep Shag (Sunny Ray Mix)

Single version is similar to the 'Natural Ingredients' album version; subtle remix by Todd Ray

Here (Squirmel Mix)

Single version as featured on the 'Clueless' film soundtrack, remixed by George Drakoulias

Naked Eye (Radio Edit)

Single version is remixed, edited and restructured by Tony Mangurian, Jill Cunniff and Jamie Candiloro

Under Your Skin (Single Version)

Single version is an uncredited remix by Tchad Blake

Why Do I Lie? (Remix)

Single version as featured on the 'Good Will Hunting' film soundtrack, remixed by Jamie Staub and Mike Diamond with Tony Mangurian

Ladyfingers (Guitar Up Version)

Single version is the 'Electric Honey' version subtly remixed by Andy Wallace so that the volume of the guitar track increases during each repeat of the chorus

Nervous Breakthrough (Single Version)

Single version is the same as the 'Electric Honey' album version

B-SIDES & NON-LP TRACKS

The following are recordings --commercially available or confirmed unreleased-- that do not appear on proper Luscious Jackson albums. The majority were issued on various artist compilations, film soundtracks or on one of Luscious Jackson's many single releases.

Radiating

from the 'CitySong' single

Daddy

from the 'Deep Shag' single

Queen Of Bliss

from the 'Here' single

69 Année Érotique

from the compilation 'Ain’t Nothin’ But A She Thing'

Banana’s Box

from the 'Naked Eye' single

Foster’s Lover

from the 'Naked Eye' single

Roses Fade (Mojo Mix)

from the soundtrack to the film 'The Saint'

Love Is Here

from the soundtrack to the film 'A Life Less Ordinary'

Love That’s Real Suite

from the soundtrack to the film 'Half-Baked'

Holy Fool - Love And Rockets featuring Luscious Jackson

from the Love And Rockets release 'Lift'

I’ve Got A Crush On You

from the compilation 'Red Hot + Rhapsody'

Gridlock

from the 'Ladyfingers' single

To Sir With Love

from the 'Ladyfingers' single

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

from the 'Nervous Breakthrough' single and the promotional 'Capitol Chestnuts' compilation

Down To Earth

from the soundtrack to the film 'Titan A.E.'

Stone Fox

unreleased song; featured in GAP commercial

Ursuline

unreleased song; 1997

We Got Next

unreleased song; 1997

Joy Rider

unreleased song; 1998

Mum’s The Word

unreleased song; presumably from 1999

Megamix

unreleased remix by Garth Trinidad; comprised of multiple Luscious Jackson recordings

ADDITIONAL REMIXES & ALTERNATE VERSIONS

The following is a list of all known officially commissioned remixes and alternate versions of songs, released and unreleased.

CitySong (NY State Of The World)

• (Remix)
• (Supernatural Mix)

Deep Shag

• (Aqua-Magic Remix)
• (Aqua-Magic Dub)

Here

• (Explosion Mix)
• (Love Hate Mix)
• (Instrumental)
• (Dallas Austin Remix) (unreleased)

Bam-Bam

• (Live)

Surprise

• (Live)

Naked Eye

• [EP Version]
  
• (Totally Nude Mix)
  
• (Suntan Knee-Hi Mix - Instrumental)
  
• (Tony’s Magic Mix)
  
• (20/20 Mix)
  
• (The Propellerhead Mix)
  
• (Muscle Shock Remix)
• (Muscle Shock Remix Instrumental)
• (Trash Edit)
• (Curious George Mix)
• (Boodie Radio Edit) (released on in-house CDR)
• (Analog NRG) (released on in-house CDR)
• (Lite FM) (released on in-house CDR)
• (Dan Mix) (released on in-house CDR)
• (Live From Lilith Fair)

Under Your Skin

• (Sheds Lbs Mix)
• (Aquatic Mix)
• (Bentley Rhythm Ace Rejig)
• (Under Your Skank)

Why Do I Lie?

• (Pants On Fire Mix)
• (Rumpshakermix) (unreleased)
• (Guiro’s Deep Groove Remix) (unreleased)

Roses Fade

• [Original Version] (unreleased)

Ladyfingers

• (Americruiser Mix)
• (Refridgerator Box Remix)/(DJ Wally Mix)
• (BD’s Smooth Finger Remix)
• (Guarenteed Every Time Remix)/(Kut Masta Kurt Vocal)
• (SmackIt Remix)
• (No Talk Box) (released on in-house CDR)
• (1/2 Talk Box) (released on in-house CDR)
• (Top 40 Remix) (unreleased)
• (Matt Kahane) (unreleased)
• (Riz Maslen Remix) (unreleased)

Nervous Breakthrough

• (Discoteque Electronique Remix)
• (Buffalo Daughter’s Electric Dummy Mix)
• (The Lush Mix)
• (HQ2 Club Mix)
• (HQ2 Radio Edit)
• (Anxious Mix)
• (Thievery Corporation Remix)
• (Ectomorph Version)
• (Scott Fritz Remix) (unreleased; received airplay on KRCW)
• (Skyjuice Drum & Bass Remix) (unreleased)
• (Mixmax Remix) (unreleased)
• (Sean Sauers Mix) (unreleased)
• (Parlophoned) (unreleased)

Devotion

• (Jack Joseph Puig Radio Remix) (released on in-house CDR)

PROMOTIONAL FILMS

Life Of Leisure

Director: unknown

Daughters Of The Kaos

Director: Tamra Davis, 1993

CitySong

Director: Tamra Davis, 1994

Deep Shag

Director: Steven Hanft, 1995

Here

Director: Steven Hanft, 1995

69 Année Érotique

Director: Julie Hermelin, 1995

Naked Eye

Director: Marcus Raboy, 1996

Under Your Skin

Director: Chris Applebaum, 1997

Ladyfingers

Director: Tamra Davis, 1999

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Director: Unknown

'No Preservatives'
1995, full length promotional VHS featuring videos, live performances and various television appearances

1. Pele Merengue (Live In Denver)
2. CitySong (Video)
3. Here and In-Stores (Live Across America)
4. MTV ‘120 Minutes’ Promo Spots
5. Strongman (From MTV ‘120 Minutes’)
6. Here (From MTV ‘120 Minutes’)
7. Deep Shag (Video Featuring Lollapalooza ’94 Footage)
8. Tower NYC In-Store
9. Daughters Of The Kaos (Live In Tower NYC)
10. Cindy Crawford Presents...
11. MTV ‘House Of Style’
12. Saturday Night Live Intro
13. CitySong (Live On Saturday Night Live)
14. Here (Live On Saturday Night Live)

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

GAP Commercial (several versions exist)

Stone Fox

GAP Commercial

Lusciography originally compiled by Matthew Stout and Ray Jalbert. Updated through Fall 2006.

For a detailed worldwide singles discography, refer to the incomparable Beastiemania Luscious Jackson page.

See also

• List of all-women bands

This is a list of all-women bands of any musical genre. ...

External links

• Luscious Jackson Net fan site
• Vocals/Bassist Jill Cunniff's MySpace
• Vocals/Guitar Gabby Glaser's MySpace
• I Saw It All: A Luscious Jackson Fansite
• All Music Guide entry for Luscious Jackson
• 1999 interview
• fan site