BIANCA BUTTHOLE
Bianca Butthole (born Bianca Halstead; May 5, 1965 – December 15, 2001) was an American rock musician, born in Bronx County, New York. She was the bassist and lead singer of the bands Betty Blowtorch and Butt Trumpet. She was killed when she accepted a ride from a drunk driver on December 15, 2001 in New Orleans. A substance abuse center called The Bianca Center for Substance Abuse, which opened in November 2008, is named in her honor. (More from Wikipedia)
Lightening the mood some, Betty Blowtorch is an all-woman punk rock band that is more like this month’s UARB than anyone I have talked about so far. Allmusic described the band like this: “Strutting with the guts of Joan Jett and harsh vocals of L7, this hard rock four-piece is truly individualistic and unafraid to be disruptive. Bianca Butthole (bass/vocals), Sharon Needles (guitar), Blare N. Bitch (guitar), and Judy Molish (drums) follow Hollywood’s heavy metal/glam rock scene with a passion for sexed-up anthems of fantasy, and have been honing their nasty rock ways since the late ’90s.”
(June 2016)
