23-603: Ann Robie Bandes (born c. 1961 ), better known as Little Annie , Annie Anxiety or Annie Anxiety Bandez , is an American singer, painter, poet, writer, performing and recording artist, pastor, and stage actor. Little Annie began singing at the age of 16 with her band 'Annie and the Asexuals', formed in 1977. Upon moving to the UK in 1981 at the invitation of Steve Ignorant , she began working with Penny Rimbaud and Crass . As Annie Anxiety, she performed poems onstage using
46-525: A betrayal of the Crass ethos". Ignorant had a different view; "I don't have to justify what I do. (...) Plus, most of the lyrics are still relevant today. And remember that three-letter word, 'fun'?" He moved to the Norfolk coast in 2007 where he volunteers as a lifeboatman . In 2010 Ignorant announced plans to do a tour called "The Last Supper", performing Crass songs from the period 1977–1982 with largely
69-551: A hiatus from music in 1990. Being in her words 'driven insane by the hues' during a period of living in Mexico, the New Yorker returned home determined to teach herself painting, something which she had dabbled in previously, by devoting a full year of average 16-hour days. Employing every medium with the exception of oils, her work has been described as having a "naive style", which is "figurative, metaphorical and surrealistic, with
92-456: A more contemplative band backed by acoustic instruments. Thus Slice of Life was born. They performed for the first time at Wellingborough, UK on 25 October 2013. Lucas Martin joined the band on upright bass in 2015. Music publisher Wipeout Music says of the group, "Steve opens both heart and soul when reflecting on life and then reminds us just why we should never give up on this world or on each other with his poems and songs that make us think about
115-588: A self-sustaining anarchist-pacifist intentional community in Epping Forest, Essex; it was here where he met Penny Rimbaud , one of the founders of the Dial House project. Ignorant and Rimbaud went on to co-found the anarcho-punk band Crass in 1977. After Crass stopped performing in 1984, he worked with other groups including Conflict , Schwartzeneggar , Stratford Mercenaries , and Current 93 as well as being an occasional solo performer. He
138-405: A soundtrack of backing tapes at gigs across the UK with Crass and their extended family. She was also involved at the beginning of the band Rubella Ballet . With the assistance of Penny Rimbaud of Crass , she recorded and released her first 7" EP 'Barbed Wire Halo' on Crass Records in 1981. She then went on to become the house chanteuse for Adrian Sherwood 's On-U Sound Records , including
161-564: A strong emphasis on color; often combining tortuous, expressionistic cityscapes with Biblical imagery". God and Science , was inspired by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States . She first exhibited as part of a group show curated by artist the late Louis Laurita, who provided her much encouragement and guidance. Annie had her first solo gallery show four years later in 2002. She returned to recording in 1992 with
184-608: Is also a sculptor, and has worked as a traditional Punch and Judy performer using the name Professor Ignorant . In recent years he has developed an interest in the history of traditional London music hall performance. Ignorant is vegetarian. On 24 and 25 November 2007 he performed Crass's entire The Feeding of the 5000 live at the Shepherd's Bush Empire , backed by guest musicians. Other members of Crass were not involved in these concerts. "I acknowledge and respect Steve's right to do this", Rimbaud said, "but I do regard it as
207-1010: Is an American musician who specializes in German multimedia theater productions. He works extensively in Western Europe and makes his home in Harlem , New York, United States. Paul Wallfisch was born in Basel , Switzerland, to classically trained musicians Lory Wallfisch and Ernst Wallfisch . His parents performed as a duo, with his mother on piano and harpsichord and his father on viola, violin and viola da gamba . The family moved to Northampton, Massachusetts , in early 1964. Paul Wallfisch recorded eight albums with his band Botanica . He has also contributed to dozens of other albums and toured with artists including Firewater, Love and Rockets , Congo Norvell, Angela McCluskey, Syl Sylvain , Stiv Bators , Anne Pigalle , Johnny Hallyday and others across
230-461: The Cannes Lions – International Advertising Festival, 2007 (Bronze Lion ) for "Best Use of Music". Little Annie has performed on stage with Marc Almond , supporting him in 2007 in several appearances at Wilton's Music Hall, where she performed with pianist Paul Wallfisch of the band Botanica, and on Almond's '30 Years Of Hits' tour two years later. In 2008, she and Paul Wallfisch recorded
253-529: The Coalmine Canary , released on the Durtro/Jnana label, was co-produced by Antony Hegarty and Joe Budenholzer (of Backworld). Hegarty also played piano, sang backup vocals and co-wrote several songs on the album. The song "Strangelove", co-written by Little Annie and Hegarty, was used as the soundtrack for Levi's 'Dangerous Liaisons' advertising campaign in 2007, garnering several awards, including
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#1732783273588276-628: The On-U Sound single "I Think of You", with the album Short and Sweet following in 1993, now recording under the name Little Annie. Annie met the actor Bill Rice , and the two became close friends, appearing together many times in numerous plays and theater pieces, with Jim Neu's play Alone Together their last work together as Rice died a few months after the end of their run in January 2007. Little Annie returned full-time to music with an EP , Lullaby , cowritten with Larry Tee , and "Diamonds"
299-518: The Shepherd's Bush Empire where he was joined on stage by Rimbaud and Eve Libertine . This was the last time Crass songs were performed live by him until his 2020 tour. In 2019, Ignorant announced plans to tour England in 2020 with a full band performing an all-Crass set. While stranded in Sydney, Australia after a tour, Steve Ignorant, Carol Hodge and Pete Wilson came up with an idea for a new band,
322-909: The album When Good Things Happen to Bad Pianos , which includes a cover of U2 's song " I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For ". In 2010, Annie and Wallfisch released their second album, Genderful . In 2011, Little Annie became the singer of the Italian band Larsen appearing on the albums La Fever Lit 2010 and Cool Cruel Mouth (Tin Angel). In 2013, Little Annie and Baby Dee released State of Grace on Tin Angel Records, and toured together in North America and Europe. In 2015, Annie had her first gallery show since 2007 at Gavin Brown Enterprises, curated by Boo-Hooray Gallery,
345-462: The globe, primarily in Europe and Asia. He has also worked with Little Annie , and produced her album, Genderful (2010). Wallfisch has played in many groups over the years, such as Little Annie, Swans , Ministry of Wolves, and his own group Botanica. Wallfisch has played in the duo Little Annie, opening for bands such as Swans. Wallfisch joined Swans as a member of the touring band in 2016. He
368-522: The poems and prose of Little Annie , a collection of her poems and song lyrics including "Bless Those" (Little Annie's Prayer) which Living Color recorded. Steve Ignorant Steve Ignorant (born Steven Williams in 1957) is a singer and artist. Steve Ignorant was born in Stoke-on-Trent but grew up in Dagenham , East London. He later lived at Dial House , which since 1967 has been
391-505: The recording of three solo albums Soul Possession , Short & Sweet , and Jackamo . During this time she also recorded with The Wolfgang Press , Current 93 , Coil , Nurse With Wound , Lee 'Scratch' Perry , Bim Sherman , CL Stealers, Swans , Kid Congo Powers , Fini Tribe , and wrote for the late Bim Sherman , Paul Oakenfold , Gary Clail , and Living Color . With the exception of recording and appearing with close friend Kid Congo Powers and New York duo Sister Boy, Annie started
414-694: The same band that performed with him at Shepherd's Bush, including Gizz Butt , Bob Butler and Spike Smith. In August 2010 Ignorant and Rimbaud took to the stage together to be interviewed by John Robb on the literacy stage at the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool where they informed the large crowd that Rimbaud has now given him his blessing to perform Crass material live. In the same year Southern Records published The Rest Is Propaganda , Ignorant's autobiography co-written with Steve Pottinger. On 19 November 2011, Ignorant performed "The Last Supper" at
437-509: The show called 'NYC/Miami' showcased her artwork done between 2013 and 2015, consisting of monochromatic tumbling cityscapes juxtaposed with vibrant mandalas reflecting her recent relocation to Miami. She and Wallfisch reunited to tour with Swans . Annie recorded Trace , her eighth solo album, in Toronto with Ryan Driver , Opal/Onyx, and Wallfisch, produced by Jean Martin and released in 2016. In 2017, she guested on Hifi Sean's album FT on
460-505: The title: You Cant Sing The Blues While Drinking Milk , which were published in 2012 by Tin Angel Publishing and including forewords by Lydia Lunch , David J , Baby Dee , David Tibet , and Antony Hegarty . Also released in 2013 were her most recent book of prose Sing Don't Cry /I Remember Mexico on Existencil Press in the UK. Preceding these was Stride Publications published: Hell is a place where we call each other darling:
483-464: The track "Just Another Song", which she also wrote, and her first book of artwork, Meditations in Chaos , was published by Timeless Ed (Toulouse, France). In 2020, she provided guest vocals on the song "Washed Our Name Tags Away" on Michael Cashmore's album "The Doctrine of Transformation Through Love". Little Annie has consolidated and published her memoirs, poetry and lyrics. First her memoirs under
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#1732783273588506-488: The world around us and reminds us just why we should still care." In March 2022 Steve Ignorant's Slice of Life released an EP called The Kids Was Just Crass via the Stay Free Recordings label. It contains David Bowie cover versions. The band has recorded several albums. They also released an extended single, Just Another, in 2017. Paul Wallfisch Paul Wallfisch (born September 18, 1962)
529-509: Was produced by Joe Budenholzer and Christoph Heemann released in 2002 by Drag City. A new project, 'The Legally Jammin', a band formed with Christian Jendrieko, Khan Oral, and Kid Congo Powers. The 2003 album The Legally Jamming (Italic Records) was voted in Mojo as no. 1 Dance Album of the Year. Her next album to follow would be the first of her more piano /string section-based works; Songs from
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