Jayne Casey (born 1956,[ Liverpoolecho.co.uk "If Madonna (two years her junior) is considered the ultimate queen of reinventions, she is still probably a handful behind Jayne".] in Wallasey, Cheshire) is an English people artistic director who was known for being involved in the Liverpool punk rock and new wave scene in the 1970s and 1980s, with Big in Japan, Pink Military and Pink Industry. A Keychange Inspiration Award was presented to Casey at Liverpool Sound City.
Biography
Big In Japan
After she left home at 14, and being interested in
Andy Warhol and
Lou Reed,
[ Appelstein.com ] she joined one of the first punk
musical ensemble in Liverpool, Big In Japan, in mid-1977. She was notorious for her shaved head. The band explored various styles whilst together such as punk,
power pop and
post-punk. After two years, they split up in 1978, but reunited for three Peel sessions in early 1979. The group comprised several now well-known
musician, such as
Holly Johnson, who later was the
frontman of Frankie Goes To Hollywood;
Bill Drummond, later member of
The KLF;
Ian Broudie, known for his
Britpop/
Alternative rock band The Lightning Seeds; and Budgie, drummer in Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Pink Military
After Big In Japan split up, Casey formed Pink Military, who recorded the album
Do Animals Believe in God?.
Pink Industry
She formed Pink Industry, a
synthpop band, at the end of 1981. Pink Industry was formed with her fellow Big In Japan bandmate,
Ambrose Reynolds, and the
, Tadzio Jodlowski. The band recorded and
concert tour widely in the
United Kingdom and
Europe in the early 1980s, developing a devoted
cult following. They did four session recordings for
John Peel and performed with bands such as The Cocteau Twins and The Jesus and Mary Chain. They disbanded in 1987 after releasing three
.
Quotes
"Nothing that's got any potency is ever accepted by the established art world at the moment of potency... it's only in retrospect that they're kinda able to assimilate it into their culture.." (Jayne Casey on the KLF)
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