Sunday, December 7, 2025

Lipstick on the Mic: The 5. 6. 7. 8s

 

Woo hoo hoo hoo

You know them but you don't: they appeared as the house band for the Toyko club House of Blue Leaves in the movie and soundtrack to Kill Bill, they've had their songs sampled in various commercials, participated in several festivals, served as the opening act for several big names, and is a favorite on Little Steven's Underground Garage. 

From Wikipedia: 
The 5.6.7.8's formed when Sachiko and Yoshiko "Ronnie" Fujiyama, two sisters from Tokyo who both shared a passion for rock and roll, founded the band in 1986 with two other members. Originally, the line-up consisted of Yoshiko on vocals and guitar, Rico on second guitar, Yoshie on bass guitar and Sachiko on drums. After several line-up changes (including the bassist Yoshiko "Yama" Yamaguchi, who was the bassist featured in the Kill Bill movie), the band eventually became a trio after Rico's and Yoshie's departures. Yoshiko and Sachiko are still the main components in the band, and now Akiko Omo has rejoined the band as the bass guitarist (She originally joined the 5.6.7.8's in the early 1990s)...

... The 5.6.7.8's music draws from multiple genres of American music, including rock and roll, surf, rockabilly, doo-wop, punk rock, and psychobilly. According to Yoshiko "Ronnie" Fujiyama, the band wanted to "deconstruct rock 'n' roll into punk music by using distortion and noise and screaming." The band's influences include Chuck Berry and Sex Pistols. The 5.6.7.8's sound has been classified as garage rock, rock and roll, garage punk, punk rock, rockabilly, roots rock, surf punk, and surf rock.

Notable songs include Woo Hoo, Walk Like Jayne Mansfield, I'm Blue, and The Barracuda. 

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Lipstick on the Mic: The 5. 6. 7. 8s

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