1) A 3-piece band which changed their name to Gossip in 2009, originally from Searcy, Arkansas, United States. Their most recent release is Music For Men. They formed in 2000 in Olympia, WA and are now based in Portland, OR. They have opened for bands such as Sleater-Kinney, Le Tigre and Sonic Youth. The members are Beth Ditto (vocals), Brace Paine (guitar) & Hannah Blilie (drums, replaced Kathy Mendonca - left the band to become a midwife). 2) gossip (gossip) is a Japanese indies visual band with a dark and sinister edge that was formed in Tokyo in early 2005 by vocalist Hiro. Their first live took place at Takadanobaba AREA on May 11th. Currently they have released one mini-album, “obscene”, and one maxi-single, “Newborn” with two new singles entitled “smell of skin” and “butterfly” planned for release late April and May, respectively. Member lineup is as follows— Vocals: 緋絽 / Hiro (ex-Visage)|Guitar: kaname (ex-Dystopia)|Guitar: 公佑 / Kousuke (ex-Deuse)|Bass: 卓也 / Takuya (ex-Pawn)|Drums: 雅美 / Masami (ex-Faust) |
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