Wylde Ratttz
Wylde Ratttz were an American punk rock supergroup.[1] Composed of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley,[2] Ron Asheton (The Stooges),[3] Don Fleming (Gumball),[2] bassist Mike Watt (Minutemen),[2] Jim Dunbar,[4] and Mark Arm (Mudhoney)[2] the band provided the music for Ewan McGregor's Curt Wild character in the film Velvet Goldmine.[5][6]
Wylde Ratttz | |
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| Genres | Punk rock |
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In April 2020, the band with additional member Sean Lennon, released an album with proceeds going to The Ron Asheton Foundation.[1]
Discography
- Velvet Goldmine (soundtrack, 1998)
- Wylde Ratttz (LP, 2020)
References
- Pearis, Bill (April 1, 2020). "Wylde Ratttz (Sonic Youth/Stooges band from 'Velvet Goldmine') share unreleased 1997 recordings". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- Prato, Greg. "Wylde Ratttz Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- Ratliff, Ben (January 8, 2009). "Ron Asheton, Guitarist in the Stooges, Dies at 60". The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- "Radiohead, Sonic Youth, Pulp, Others Turn Up In "Velvet Goldmine" Music". MTV. April 24, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- Chapman, Ian; Johnson, Henry (2016). Global Glam and Popular Music: Style and Spectacle from the 1970s to the 2000s. Routledge. p. 107. ISBN 9781317588191.
- Nelson, Chris (November 7, 1998). "Wylde Ratttz Members Furious Over Actor's Vocals On Velvet Goldmine". MTV. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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