Collection: Fastbacks

The Fastbacks were a Seattle punk rock band formed in 1979 by songwriter/guitarist Kurt Bloch, and friends Lulu Gargiulo (guitar and vocals) and Kim Warnick (bass and vocals). They disbanded in 2001. Their sound mixed a generally punk rock approach to vocals and sound textures with poppy tunes and strong musicianship.

Although these three band members remained fairly constant, they went through numerous drummers, including Duff McKagan, later of Guns N’ Roses. Estimates at the number of Fastbacks drummers range from 12 to 20. For most of the band’s last decade, Mike Musberger filled this role, but other Fastbacks drummers before him included Bloch himself, Richard Stuverud (perhaps best known from War Babies, Fifth Angel and now Three Fish), Nate Johnson and Rusty Willoughby (both of whom also played in both Flop and Pure Joy), John Moen (of the Dharma Bums, later of Stephen Malkmus’ Jicks and The Decemberists), Jason Finn (of the Presidents of the United States of America), Dan Peters of Mudhoney, and Tad Hutchison of the Young Fresh Fellows.

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