THE LAME FLAMES
Amanda Brix had been in an all-female band called the Lame Flames that was active in the Los Angeles area in the 1980’s. They are described variously on the Internet as a rap trio and a heavy metal act (with Amanda Brix called a “sex goddess”). Though the band has a Facebook page – www.facebook.com/The-Lame-Flames-137156196321030/ – they apparently did not release any records, and I am not sure that there are any YouTube videos out there either. There are oodles of photos and posters on the Facebook site and elsewhere on the Internet though.
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Before Amanda Jones was formed, Amanda Brix and fellow Lame Flame Iris Berry started a band called Pink Sabbath. A website called www.theeyeshadows.com says that they are not a Pink Floyd or Black Sabbath cover band; that might be true of another band called Pink Sabbath that is still active. Other bandmembers were James McCrone (guitar), Dawn Laureen (bass), and Eric Blitz (drums). They were one of the performers at the Hollygrove Orphanage Benefit at the Roxy, where they shared the stage with Henry Rollins and with River Phoenix (in his last acoustic performance before his untimely death).
(December 2015)
