Period Pains

Period Pains were as short lived all girl punk band with music reminiscent of Action Pact. The band formed in 1995 and consisted of Chloe Alper on vocals, Felicity Aldridge on guitar, Laura Warwick on bass and Laura Viney on drums. Viney was later replaced by Magdalena (Magda) Przybylski.

The band achieved notoriety in 1997 after releasing the single "Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)", a play on the Spice Girls single title. The track was an attack on what they saw as the Spice Girls' shallow attitudes, and was heavily plugged by John Peel and Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1.

The UK's tabloid newspapers also picked up on the band. As a result, it made the UK Singles Chart at number 87 with practically no advertising, and reached No.4 in Peel's annual end-of-year Festive Fifty. They then recorded a session for Peel, which was released as an EP. They only played a few short gigs and even took part in the Reading Festival in 1997, before calling it a day in 1998.

Links to Peel
Peel and Steve Lamacq started playing the band in 1997 and were played quite regularly on their shows. Peel invited the band for a session and was also released as an EP in 1997.

Festive Fifty Entries

 * 1997 Festive Fifty: Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?) #4

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1997-08-19. First broadcast: 09 September 1997


 * Ex Boyfriend / Daddy I Want A Pony / Just 17 / Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?) / Homework

Other Shows Played
1997
 * 12 January 1997 (BBC World Service): Daddy I Want A Pony (LP - Various Artists - The Rest Is History)
 * 31 July 1997: Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?) (7")
 * 05 August 1997: Just 17 [7" - Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)]
 * 07 August 1997 (BFBS): Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?) (7")
 * 23 December 1997: Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?) 1997 Festive Fifty #4