The Bastard Fairies
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The Bastard Fairies | |
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Origin | Los Angeles, California |
Genres | Alternative, New Weird America, Anti-folk |
Years active | 2005-2009 |
Labels | unsigned |
Members | Yellow Thunder Woman Robin Davey |
Website | thebastardfairies.com |
The Bastard Fairies were an American musical group from
Band biography
The band's website describes the group as being composed of two members, singer/lyricist Yellow Thunder Woman and guitarist/songwriter Robin Davey. Yellow Thunder Woman was a Native American ("Yellow Thunder Woman" being the English translation of her birth name, Wakinyan Zi Win), while her bandmate Davey is a British expatriate from Great Cheverell, near Devizes, Wiltshire, formerly in The Davey Brothers with his brother Jesse.[3] The Davey Brothers album 'Monkey Number 09' was released on AN Records, a label owned by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. Robin Davey and Yellow Thunder Woman, with Dave Stewart as executive producer, created an award-winning documentary film called The Canary Effect, which "takes an in-depth look at the devastating effect that U.S. policies have had on the Indigenous people of America."[4] The Canary Effect won 'The Stanley Kubrick Award For Bold and Innovative Film Making' at Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival in 2006,[5] and 'Best Music Video' Award at The American Indian Motion Picture Awards in 2006.[6]
The band recorded their album Memento Mori "on a Mac" and has released twelve of its songs for free on their website as a means of "spreading the word about their music"; the version in stores includes five additional tracks.[1] A track from that album, "The Boy Next Door," was featured on The L Word, episode eleven of the third season.
In August 2021, Yellow Thunder Woman died at the age of 40.[7]
Controversial video
The band released a
OFFICIAL STATEMENT: THIS VIDEO FEATURES A TALENTED YOUNG ACTRESS PLAYING A FICTITIOUS CHARACTER. IT IS A COMMERCIAL FOR THE BAND 'THE BASTARD FAIRIES' AND DIRECTED BY AN AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING TEAM.[8]
As of September 11, 2007, the video has received more than 1.6 million views and holds several honors on YouTube, including a ranking as the No. 10 all-time most-discussed video for news and politics.[8]
Discography
Albums:
- Memento Mori (2007)
EPs:
- Man Made Monster (2010)
- The Jesus Song and Other Stocking Fillers (2010)
Singles:
- A Venomous Tale (Alternate Version) (2010)
- Dirty, Sexy, Kill, Kill (2010)
Songs:
- "Apple Pie" (from Memento Mori)
- "Bad Moon Rising" (Video Only)
- "The Boy Next Door" (from Memento Mori)
- "Brand New Key" (renamed "The Rollerskate Song" and recorded live with The Uncle Lincoln Ukulele Group)* (Video Only)
- "A Case Against Love" (from Memento Mori)
- "A Case Against Love (Live)" (from The Jesus Song and Other Stocking Fillers)
- "Dirty, Sexy, Kill, Kill" (from Man Made Monster)
- "Earth Died Screaming" (from Man Made Monster)
- "Everyone Has A Secret" (from Memento Mori)
- "Exoskeleton" (from Memento Mori)
- "Fait Accompli" (from Man Made Monster)
- "The Greatest Love Song" (from Memento Mori)
- "Guns And Dolls" (from Memento Mori)
- "Habitual Inmate" (from Memento Mori)
- "A Heathens Lament" (from Memento Mori)
- "I Find A Vein" (from The Jesus Song and Other Stocking Fillers)
- "The Jesus Song" (from The Jesus Song and Other Stocking Fillers)
- "Man Made Monster" (from Man Made Monster)
- "Maybe She Likes It" (from Memento Mori)
- "Memento Mori" (from Memento Mori)
- "Moribund" (from Memento Mori)
- "Ode To The Prostitute" (from Memento Mori)
- "The Road To No Where" (from The Jesus Song and Other Stocking Fillers)
- "Silly Games" (from Man Made Monster)
- "Ten Little Indians" (from Memento Mori)
- "Tool For Your Love" (from Man Made Monster)
- "A Venomous Tale" (from Memento Mori)
- "A Venomous Tale (Alternate Version)" (Single Only)
- "We're All Going To Hell" (from Memento Mori)
- "Whatever" (from Memento Mori)
References
- ^ a b "The Bastard Fairies Get Ready To Release Debut Album". PlugInMusic. 2007-03-08. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ a b "Internet Abuse?". Fox News. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Interview with The Davey Brothers". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ "Biography". TheBastardFairies.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "2006 Traverse City Film Festival Awards". Traverse City Record-Eagle. 2006-08-07. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
- ^ "American Indian Motion Picture Awards Show Award Recipients". American Indian Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
- ^ "Obituary for Yellow Thunder Woman at Peters Funeral Home/Wagner".
- ^ a b c bastardfairies (2006-11-01). "The Coolest 8 Year Old In The World Talks About O'Reilly". YouTube. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
External links
- The Bastard Fairies official site
- The Bastard Fairies on MySpace
- Interview with Yellow Thunder Woman at WickedInfo.com