![]() The Gore Gore Girls (who take their name from the title of a HG Lewis’ blood ‘n’ guts B movie) are the creation of principle songwriter Amy Surdu (Vocals/Guitar), the groups’ remaining original member. And while many of Detroit’s bands are carrying on the various traditions of R&B or garage rock Detroit has always been known for, The Gore Gore Girls combine the seemingly disparate styles of ’60s girl groups and noisy indie-rock to create a unique yet familiar sound. The success of The White Stripes has resulted in a resurgence of interest in Detroit, from The Von Bondies to The Dirtbombs. The Hives’ Veni Vidi Vicious from 2000 and The White Stripes’ White Blood Cells from 2001 made many 2002 top 10 lists. And while these groups slipped under the radar once their singles dried up, it was, ironically, records that were released two or more years ago that were being hailed as the return of rock in 2002. ![]() But a quick search reveals it has been two years since either ‘NSync or the Backstreet Boys have released albums, which can mean death in their product-driven genre. ![]() In that time, it wasn’t that rock music wasn’t being written, performed and lived during this time, it’s just that it wasn’t what mainstream corporate media chose to talk about. The airwaves (or more importantly, at this point, the video channels) have been dominated by teen-pop and bling-bling hip-hop over the past five years or so. The response that it never really left is only partially correct. “Rock is back” declared magazine articles and websites around the world in 2002.
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