Vade - Self-titled cassette

Vade was the band that most of the members of The Blood Brothers were in prior to starting that band. They had three releases that I know of: a 7" called Saturn, a 12" split with Jough Dawn Baker and this here Self-titled cassette tape released on Henry's Finest. I lost my original copy of this thing years ago and had been searching for a replacement copy ever since. Thankfully though, last year someone let me know they were auctioning off a copy on ebay and I was able to get my grubby little hands on it.
So, here ye be:
Vade's 4 song Self-titled cassette (with cover and lyric sheet scans)

The Blood Brothers / Stiletto - Split 7"

Today's download is the 1998 Home Alive benefit split featuring Stiletto and The Blood Brothers. The Blood Brothers provide two blasts of hyperactive screamy hardcore, backed by two tracks in the indie rocker, riot grrrl-ish vein by Stiletto.

Split 7" (in wav format with cover and insert scans)

The Vogue - s/t 7"

Today's post is The Vogue's self titled 7". I had originally included these files in with the As Brass and Satin posting but forgot to include them when I re-upped that record last year. So here you go, more artsy no wave goodness from one of the many Blood Brothers related side projects.

The Vogue 7"

Shoplifting - Body Stories

Shoplifting arose from the ashes of the first incarnation of Chromatics, who themselves had risen out of the remnants of The Vogue & Soiled Doves. Composed of members Hannah Blilie (drums/vocals), Melissa Lock (bass), Chris Pugmire (guitar/vocals) & Devin Welch (guitar/keyboards), Shoplifting pick up the post punk torch left behind by their former bands, though Shoplifting definitely has a more dance feel than Soiled Doves or Chromatics ever had. They released one album, Body Stories, and one EP before the members moved on to other projects such as The Gossip and Past Lives.

Body Stories

Soiled Doves

Soiled Doves is the name that The Vogue started going by after their keyboardist left the band (see earlier post: The Vogue). Soiled Doves broke up in 2001, their album "Soiled Life" came out posthumously on GSL in 2003. The picture above is taken from the Soiled Doves 7" which contains two tracks from the aforementioned album. As Johnny Whitney began to focus more on Blood Brothers, Soiled Doves mutated into the band The Chromatics, who then morphed into Shoplifting.
Soiled Life (*re upped with bonus track taken from the GSL 50 comp)