The Raincoats / Gina Birch "I Play My Bass Loud" Les Claypool the self-made 25-year old Bronx

the self-made 25-year old Bronx native not only asserts herself as a force to be reckoned with here but proves she's a perfectly timed modern pop star with staying power in the process

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The Raincoats / Gina Birch "I Play My Bass Loud" Les Claypool the self-made 25-year old BronxLondon based Gina Birch began her storied career in music in 1977 when she formed the feminist punk band The Raincoats with fellow Hornsey School of Art student, Ana da Silva. Gina and Ana witnessed an early performance by The Slits and although neither of them knew how to play any instruments, they knew they had to start a band. Just months after they picked up their instruments they were on stage doing their thing around London and the UK in the