Poison Girls

Poison Girls
Poison Girls performing at the squatted Zig Zag Club in London, 18 December 1982
Poison Girls performing at the squatted Zig Zag Club in London, 18 December 1982
Background information
OriginBrighton, England
GenresAnarcho-punk
Years active1976–1987
LabelsCrass Records
X-N-Trix Records
Past membersSee members section

The Poison Girls were an English anarcho-punk band from Brighton. The singer/guitarist, Vi Subversa, was a middle-aged mother of two at the band's inception, and wrote songs that explored sexuality and gender roles, often from an anarchist perspective.[1][2] The original Poison Girls line-up also included: Lance D'Boyle (drums); Richard Famous (guitar/vocals); Nil (tapes/bass/electric violin); and Bernhardt Rebours (bass/synthesiser/piano).

  1. ^ "Julian Cope presents Head Heritage | Unsung | Album of the Month | Nathaniel Mayer - Why Don't You Give It To Me?". Headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ Lauraine Leblanc (1999). Pretty in Punk: Girls' Gender Resistance in a Boys' Subculture. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813526515. Retrieved 20 February 2016.