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For|the song by Slade|7 Year Bitch (song)Infobox musical artist | name = 7 Year Bitch| image = Seattle - Pain in the Grass - 1995 - 7 Year Bitch 01.jpg.JPG| caption = 7 Year Bitch playing at Seattle Center (1995)| image_size = 200 px| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Seattle , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington , United States|USA | genre = Punk rock | years_active = 1988–2002| label = C/Z Records|C/Z Atlantic Records|Atlantic Man's Ruin | associated_acts =| website =| current_members =| past_members = Selene Vigil Stefanie Sargent (Deceased) LeeAnn Rose Elizabeth Davis Valerie Agnew Roisin Dunne Lisa Faye Beatty 7 Year Bitch was an American punk rock band from Seattle , Washington (U.S. state)|Washington that was active for 7 years, between 1990 and 1997. Their career yielded three albums, and was impacted by the deaths of their guitarist Stefanie Sargent and close-friend Mia Zapata of fellow Seattle punks The Gits .White, Emily. http://books.google.ca/books? id=iqjQUZoqfawC& pg=PA49& dq=seven+year+bitch& hl=en& ei=UnU8TaOpEYf2gAel8PTZCA& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=7& ved=0CD0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage& q=seven%20year%20bitch& f=false Dead Again . Spin Magazine . August 1995.
Biography
Career
7 Year Bitch was formed in 1990 by vocalist Selene Vigil, guitarist Stefanie Sargent, bassist Elizabeth Davis and drummer Valerie Agnew. Vigil, Sargent, and Agnew had been playing together in the Seattle band Barbie's Dream Car when their bassist left for Europe. They subsequently recruited Davis and renamed their band after the movie Seven Year Itch .
At their first concert, the band opened for The Gits , who would prove to have a significant influence on their music. In 1991 the band released the single "Lorna" and signed with C/Z Records . Their first album, '' Sick 'Em '', was released in 1992, but it was overshadowed by Sargent's death on June 27.Simmonds, Jeremy. http://books.google.ca/books? id=bMBf3TYZigQC& pg=PA289& dq=seven+year+bitch& hl=en& ei=UnU8TaOpEYf2gAel8PTZCA& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=4& ved=0CDEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage& q=seven%20year%20bitch& f=false The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches . Chicago Review Press . 2008. Sargent passed out on her back after returning home from a party where she had drunk alcohol and taken a small amount of heroin. She died of asphyxiation when she failed to wake up after throwing up the contents of her stomach.Prato,Greg. Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music. (Toronto: ECW Press, 2009), 359-360. After a prolonged period of uncertainty, the band decided to continue, recruiting guitarist Roisin Dunne as Sargent's replacement later that year.
In July 1993, longtime friend and Gits frontwoman Mia Zapata was brutally raped and murdered while walking home late at night.Muscio, Inga. http://books.google.ca/books? id=fzOF61JsU3MC& lpg=PA148& dq=seven%20year%20bitch& pg=PA150#v=onepage& q& f=false Cunt: a declaration of independence . Seal Press . 2002. This event, coupled with Sargent's death the previous year, had a profound effect on the group. As a reaction, the band recorded and released their second album ˇViva Zapata! (1994) in tribute to both of their fallen friends.Stovall, Natasha. http://books.google.ca/books? id=8X17JjiXfYYC& pg=PA137& dq=seven+year+bitch& hl=en& ei=UnU8TaOpEYf2gAel8PTZCA& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=3& ved=0CC0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage& q& f=false|Spins: Platter du Jour. Spin Magazine . September 1994. Valerie Agnew also became the primary instigator and co-founder of the anti-violence and self-defence organisation Home Alive . http://www.homealive.org/index.php? option=content& task=view& id=27& Itemid=35 History, Home Alive site.Cynthia Rose, http://www.state51.co.uk/hottips/496/homealive.html Safety and Violence Hot Topics on Celebrity-Packed CD, on state51.co.uk. http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/2200/art37.html Fabula magazine interview with 7 Year Bitch. http://www.webcitation.org/5kjLAtdc6 Archived 2009-10-22. On April 8, 1994, the band played a benefit show for Rock Against Domestic Violence at the Cameo Theatre on Miami Beach, alongside Babes in Toyland (band)|Babes in Toyland and Jack Off Jill .Baker, Greg. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1994-04-06/music/the-hits-just-keep-on-coming/3 "The Hits Just Keep on Coming" Miami New Times, April 06, 1994.
In 1995 the band signed with Atlantic Records , and in 1996 released their third album, Gato Negro .Clow, Aaron. http://books.google.ca/books? id=OS0EAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA1985& dq=seven+year+bitch& hl=en& ei=UnU8TaOpEYf2gAel8PTZCA& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=8& ved=0CEEQ6AEwBw#v=onepage& q& f=false Best New Music . CMJ New Music Monthly . May 1996. Following the tour supporting Gato Negro , guitarist Roisin Dunne left, and was replaced by Lisa Faye Beatty, the band's live sound engineer and long-time friend.
Break-up
In early 1997, the band began recording material for what was to be their fourth album. The band moved from Seattle to California, Elizabeth Davis and Valerie Agnew to San Francisco and Selene Vigil to Los Angeles. With the recent departure of their guitarist, Roisin Dunne and the geographical separation between bandmates, Seven Year Bitch's career came to a close after a final tour with San Francisco's Lost Goat.
Aftermath
Following the break-up of 7 Year Bitch, bassist Elizabeth Davis joined the San Francisco-based band Clone, with whom she performed until 2003. In 2005 she helped to form the band Von Iva .Hasty, Kate. http://books.google.ca/books? id=OBQEAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA76& dq=seven+year+bitch& hl=en& ei=qYI8TZLlIcPAgQea7-yjCA& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=9& ved=0CEYQ6AEwCDgK#v=onepage& q=seven%20year%20bitch& f=false Music Underground . Billboard . November 22, 2008. Vocalist Selene Vigil formed a gothic rock|gothic / psychedelic music|psychedelic -influenced band by the name of Cistine, in 2000. Roisin Dunne joined the band The Last Goodbye in 2006, and now resides in New York .
Their songs, "The Scratch" and "Icy Blue" were featured in the movie Mad Love (1995 film)|Mad Love with Drew Barrymore and Chris O'Donnell .
Band members
Selene Vigil — vocals
Stefanie Sargent — electric guitar|guitar (1990& ndash;1992) (died of a heroin overdose on June 27, 1992)
Elizabeth Davis — bass guitar|bass
Valerie Agnew — drum kit|drums
Roisin Dunne — electric guitar|guitar (1992& ndash;1996)
Lisa Faye Beatty — electric guitar|guitar (1997)
Discography
Albums
'' Sick 'Em ( C/Z Records , 1992 in music|1992 ).
ˇViva Zapata! ( C/Z Records , 1994 in music|1994 ).
Gato Negro ( Atlantic Records , 1996 in music|1996 ).
Singles/EPs
"Lorna" b/w "No Fucking War," "You Smell Lonely" (Rathouse/Face The Music Records), (1991; reissued by C/Z Records in 1992).
"8-Ball Deluxe" on Kill Rock Stars (album)|Kill Rock Stars ( Kill Rock Stars , 1991).
"Dead Men Don't Rape" on ''There's A Dyke In The Pit ( Outpunk /Harp Records, 1992).
"The Scratch" on Power Flush: San Francisco, Seattle & You (Rathouse/Broken Rekids, 1993).
"In Lust You Trust" on Rawk Atlas (promo only) ( C/Z Records , 1993).
"Dead Men Don't Rape" on Progression (Progression, 1994).
"The Scratch," "Icy Blue" on the Mad Love Motion Picture Soundtrack (Zoo Records, 1995).
"Kiss My Ass Goodbye" on Seattle Women In Rock: A Diverse Collection (Insight Records, 1995).
"Damn Good And Well" on Space Mountain (Rough Trade Publishing, 1995).
"The Scratch" on Take A Lick (promo only) ( BMG , 1995).
"M.I.A." on Notes From The Underground, Vol. 2 (Priority Records, 1995).
"Mad Dash" on Home Alive: The Art Of Self-Defense ( Epic Records , 1996).
"24,900 Miles Per Hour" on huH Music Sampler #23 (promo only, RayGun Press, 1996).
"Knot (Live)" on Hype& #33; (soundtrack)|Hype& #33; The Motion Picture Soundtrack ( Sub Pop Records , 1996).
"Damn Good And Well" on Rough Cuts: The Best Of Rough Trade Publishing, 1991-1995 (Rough Trade Publishing, 1997).
"Rock-A-Bye Baby" on ''She's A Rebel (Beloved/Shanachie Records, 1997).
"Shake Appeal" on We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute (Royalty Records, 1997).
"M.I.A." on ''Whatever: The 90's Pop & Culture Box (Flying Rhino Records/ Warner Music Group|WEA , 2005).
"The Scratch" on Sleepless In Seattle: The Birth Of Grunge (LiveWire Recordings, 2006).
Music videos
"In Lust You Trust" (1992)
"Hip Like Junk" (1994)
"24,900 Miles Per Hour" (1996)
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