The Bitches

Joel: What's your band's name?
Band: The Bitches.

Joel: Who all is in the band and what do they do?
Leslie: Guitar
Kat: Drums.
Anna: Vocals and bass.

Joel: Briefly describe your music.
Leslie: Punk. Perhaps
something like a mix between Bikini Kill and F-minus? ...If you can imagine that.
Kat: Eh kinda fast and screamy, and I think leslie had a good answer.

Joel: Why should people listen to your band?
Leslie: Because it's fun and you can dance to it.

Joel: How long have the Bitches been a band for?
Kat: Since about April (2003) I think.

Joel: Where did you get your name from?
Kat: Anna came up with it in that crazy head of hers, she'd tell you about it, but she couldn't make the interview...

Joel: What makes the Bitches different from every other band out there?
Leslie: We're all girls and we give a female perspective through the lyrics. We also have songs that kids can dance and sing along to.
Kat: Yeah what she said.

Joel: Is there any message you try to get across through your music?
Kat: Of course, CHARLETON HESTON CAN EAT MY SHORTS! (hah just kidding).
Leslie: That females aren't just sex objects and that we can think for ourselves. We are not a femenist band, but an equalist band. We also bash on things that we don't like, for example: racism and charleton heston.

Joel: Do you have a single song that has a special meaning to you?
Kat: Well not really a special meaning but I do like "Bitch Please" a lot.
Leslie: "Bitch Please". It's about how women are seen as sex/pleasure objects. Most people don't think of girls as really being "below" guys in society, but being involved in the san diego punk scene has made me realize how little respect girls really get. I'm not saying that all guys are jerks or anything, but I've seen guys take advantage of drunk girls too many times. I've also had to deal with crap from people about being a girl in a band... For some reason people think girls can't rock as hard as guys or something. The Bitches will hopefully prove them wrong.

Joel: What bands, people, books, etc. have had the biggest influence on your band?
 Leslie: We all enjoy the same types of music, so the bands we listen to have a big influence. But if we ever need influence for a song, we can always just turn on the PA that mysteriously picks op random radio stations and listen for inspiration.
Kat: As far as people? Ken Flaherty (a former teacher) had a pretty big influence on me.

Joel: What about the Bitches are you most proud of?
Kat: Our first show.
Leslie: That we're all girls. It's about time some of us gals in the san diego scene started up a band.

Joel: What is the biggest thing about the Bitches you want to improve?
Leslie: Well, we are still a fairly new band, so we just need to work on writing more songs for now. I'm confident in what we have so far, though.
Kat: we should probably practice more to get new songs but its all good.

Joel: What CDs are currently in your stereo?
Kat: Tiltwheel/Watch It Burn split.
Leslie: Hot Hot Heat, Rancid, and The Adicts.

Joel: Do you have any closing comments?
Kat: Thank you Joel!
Leslie: Kids in San Diego should keep in touch with the music scene, other than just the pop-punk. There's a lot more out there to listen to than just the mainstream bands played on the radio.

Official Website: http://www.geocities.com/bitchestheband/
mp3's: http://artists.iuma.com/IUMA/Bands/The_Bitches/

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