Years Active: 1985-2007
Band Members: Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Bob Bert, Jim O'Rourke, Richard Edson, Kim Gordon, Anne DeMarinis, Thurston Moore
Influenced by: The Stooges, The Godz, The Pretenders, Television, Glenn Branca, Black Flag, Wire, The Fall, Crime, The Velvet Underground
Genre: Rock & Alternative
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