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Huggy Bear were an English riot grrrl band, between 1991 and 1994, formed in Brighton. Evolving in tandem with the Olympia, Washington-based riot grrrl movement led by feminist bands such as Bikini Kill, Huggy Bear called themselves "girl-boy revolutionaries", both in reference to their political philosophy and the gender makeup of their band (Niki Elliott: bass and vocals, Jo Johnson: guitar and vocals, Karen Hill: drums and piano, Chris Rowley: vocals, trumpet and piano, Jon Slade: guitar). For the majority of their existence, they refused to be photographed or interviewed by mainstream press, nor gave their full names once they began releasing records formally. In spite of a major label bidding war, Huggy Bear stayed with indie label Wiiija.
The band were played regularly by Peel between 1992 and 1993, when the riot grrrl movement was at its peak. Peel included tracks from the band on his Peel Out In The States series, consisting of half-hour radio shows recorded by the DJ at home in the early 1990s and distributed via 12 CDs to 200 commercial and college stations in the United States. It was offered free of charge either weekly for six months or biweekly for 12 months.
21 February 1993 (BFBS): T-Shirt Tucked In (album - Our Troubled Youth (split album with Bikini Kill - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Our Troubled Youth) Catcall PUSS001LP
27 February 1993: 'T-Shirt Tucked In (split LP with Bikini Kill, Our Troubled Youth)' (Catcall / Kill Rock Stars)
27 February 1993: 'Blow Dry (split LP with Bikini Kill, Our Troubled Youth)' (Catcall / Kill Rock Stars)
05 March 1993: Her Jazz (7" Her Jazz) Wiiija Records/Catcall TROUBLE001
08 March 1993 (Ö3): 'Her Jazz (7")' (Wiiija) (JP: 'They're "classically trained", of course. You've seen in record reviews, press releases and so forth, they often say that rock musicians are "classically trained" as though you're going to be impressed by this. Usually it means that the music they're making is unutterable crap. Clearly, Huggy Bear aren't classically trained at all, but they are wonderful.')
12 March 1993: 'Aqua Girl Star / February 14th (shared LP with Bikini Kill - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Our Troubled Youth)' (Kill Rock Stars)
13 March 1993: Hopscotch (split album with Bikini Kill - (Yeah Yeah Yeah) - Our Troubled Youth) Kill Rock STars KRS 206
14 March 1993 (BFBS): Hopscotch (split album with Bikini Kill - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Our Troubled Youth) Catcall PUSS001LP
26 March 1993: "Jupiter Re-Entry" (split LP with Bikini Kill - Yeah Yeah Yeah / Our Troubled Youth) Kill Rock Stars
