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A portrait of an artist as a young punk rocker: Mia Zapata of The Gits is still influential 30 years after her death
When the Seattle-based band was in L.A. in June 1993, they were offered the opportunity to sign with Atlantic Records, but The Gits never got the chance to fulfill that deal — Zapata was sexually ...
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Gits to re-release 'Frenching the Bully'
The Gits will re-release their debut LP, Frenching the Bully. The new version is remastered by Jack Endino and is out January 31 via Sub Pop. The band released a statement: "“It’s been more than ...
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Guilty verdict in Mia Zapata murder trial
Zapata was 27 at the time and fronting up and coming Seattle punk band The Gits. On July 7th 1993, after returning from a successful tour of the US west coast Zapata was beaten, raped and strangled, ...