Avenue D
general info
What happens when you’re a pair of fabulously hot girls (barely old enough to drink) from the moist and pseudo-primordial land of Miami who enjoy the musical strains of rap, freestyle, 80's New Wave, and punk? Well, if you’re Debbie D. or Daphne D., you have no choice but to morph like a magical, fantastic robot into a volatile, hilarious ghetto booty group called Avenue D. Then you must fuse these musical influences (from 2 Live Crew to Cyndi Lauper, from Jem and the Holograms to CRASS) together to produce an awesome array of songs with all the style and fun of 80’s camp, mixed with hard-hitting beats, and a little "Girls Gone Wild" thrown in for good measure. Then you go forth and shock and rock the legions of teeming masses in NYC and beyond!
With their outrageous outfits and sexy dance moves, Avenue D provided plenty of eye candy to the hungering masses. Yet, no vapid girl group was this: incredibly innovative ghetto tracks and wildly original, laugh-until-you-pee lyrics made every song stick in the brain long after the music had ended. Collaborating with new and established DJs from all over the scene, Avenue D’s music commented on such hard-hitting issues as the War on Terror (War Sucks and Bang!), our increasing reliance on technology to find fulfillment (Orgasmatron), and the overall role of sexuality in modern society (how many have suffered from those 2D2F? Hmm?). Of course, these topics were all illuminated with saucy lyrics, heavy beats, and enough ass-shaking to make a monkey go blind.
From humble, almost Quaker-like beginnings, the group began as an original creation of the 2001 electroclash revolution in NYC before busting out into new musical galaxies. Avenue D collaborated with a plethora of musical wunderkinds, like Tigra (from L’Trimm), Phiiliip, Cazwell, Mikey P., Larry T., and ye olde pop culture icon himself, Boy George, and played to sweaty masses at old-school and spanking-new New York establishments like CBGB's, the Cock, Don Hill's, Piano’s, Siberia, Deitch, the Warsaw and Stinger Bar. The classy lassies were featured in an overwhelming amount of publications, from VICE to Paper, k48 to Time Out New York, Blender to The Face, The Los Angeles Times to The New York Times.
The girls smacked the New York City scene up and then preached their sexual sermons across the country and beyond, playing to packed clubs in Chicago, Boston, California, Hawaii, Texas, and Florida. With iron grips that could crush a man’s soul, they reached out to mesmerize audiences in Japan, Brazil, London, Amsterdam, Rome, Ibiza, and Germany. The D’s conquered the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh (would Andy have approved? We think so!), and made major eyes at Henry Rollins before rocking his brains out at a gay marriage rights rally in Washington D.C. Much like an attack by manic locusts, nowhere was safe from the shaking hips and fast lips of the girls of Avenue D.
And then, like some brilliant supernova, Avenue D exploded into oblivion. After six years of taking decency to the furthest limits, the girls bid a fond farewell to the music world with not one, but two final shows: one in New York City and another in their hometown of Miami. But while the band may be gone, they’re definitely not forgotten: three CDs containing never-released singles and artist collaborations will soon be available, as well as a DVD box set of their music videos and notorious sitcom, Down on Avenue D.
From Miami to New York, from the backseat to the center stage, it’s been one long, strange, hard ride for two simple girls who grew up listening to booty bass on Miami’s 5 o’clock Traffic Jam. But at least they always knew how to go out with a bang.
by: Deidra Garcia
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selected discography
As Free As We Wanna Be
by Avenue D
on Avenue Dreams
07/15/2007
Hip Hop/Rap, Pop
liner notes
1. This Land Intro featuring Jonas Jonasson
Original Song by Woody Guthrie
2. USA = #1
Lyrics by Daphne and Debbie. Engineered, arranged and mixed by Jason Michel. Bass by Corvette. Guitar/Guest Vocals by Amy Kay. Recorded at Asylum Digital in Charlotte, NC.
3. My Dirty South
Lyrics by Debbie and Daphne. Sample... (more)
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This Land Intro (featurin...
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USA = #1 (with Jason Mich...
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My Dirty South (music by ...
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Cock Rock featuring Mr. M...
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The Wanderer (music by An...
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Downtown featuring Pumpst...
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D4 (music by Mikey Lamar)
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Thanks, Bitch (with Tadd ...
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Eurawesome!
by Avenue D
on Avenue Dreams
07/15/2007
Hip Hop/Rap, Pop
liner notes
1. You Love This Ass
music written and produced by pete heller at the musicbox, london
2. R2F (Avenue D vs. Fluffy Target)
music written and produced by fluffy target (achim treu & richard cameron), drive in productions @ drive@xs4all.nl
3. Fire, Desire
featuring boy george as the twin. produced by kevan... (more)
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You Love This Ass (music ...
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R2F (Avenue D vs. Fluffy ...
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Fire, Desire featuring Bo...
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Just Keep Dancing (music ...
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Stick It In!!! (Punk Soun...
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Bootleg
by Avenue D
on Avenue Dreams
07/15/2007
Hip Hop/Rap, Pop
liner notes
1. Slut? (Mikey Lamar, Debbie, and Daphne)
2. Stick It In!!! (Debbie and Daphne)
3. 2d2f (Mikey, Debbie and Daphne)
4. The Sex That I Need (Cazwell)
5. Bang! (Debbie Daphne and Roger)
6. Donkey Punch (Debbie and Daphne)
7. O-Tron (Mikey, Debbie and Daphne)
8. Punk Rock Song (Debbie, Daphne and Vynee)
*2,3... (more)
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Slut?
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Stick It In!!!
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2D2F
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The Sex That I Need (Feat...
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Bang!
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Donkey Punch
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O-Tron
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Punk Rock Song
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Grade D Beef
by Avenue D
on Avenue Dreams
11/13/2007
Hip Hop/Rap, Rock
liner notes
Avenue D - Grade D Beef
Early Avenue D songs
1.Intro (Grant and Vynee)
2.Hey Boy (DJ Salinger)
3. Rainy Day (DJ Salinger)
4. Backseat Bushwack (DJ Andersonic)
5. Buy me things feat. Purrfection (Dr. Wundt)
7. X-mas (Debbie and Daphne)
8. Dirty Girl (Debbie and Daphne)
9. Tutti Fruity (Vynee)
*all lyrics... (more)
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Intro (Grant+Vynee)
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Hey Boy (Dj Salinger)
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Rainy Day (Dj Salinger)
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Backseat Bushwack
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Buy Me Things Feat. Purrf...
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X Mas
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Dirty Girl
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Tutti Fruity
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Totally Magic
by Avenue D and Phiiliip
on Avenue Dreams
11/27/2007
Hip Hop/Rap, Rock
liner notes
1.Pants down (w. lady tigra)
2.Excellent Partytime
3.Bedbugs
4.Totally in Love
5.Campfire Girls (w. grant worth)
6 and 7 are extras
All songs words and music by Avenue D and Phiiliip
Pants down words by the lady tigra
excellent partytime music by Yukari Fresh
campfire girls spooky story by tracy stewart... (more)
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Pants Down (feat. Tigra)
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Excellent Partytime (Yuka...
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Bedbugs
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Totally In Love
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Campfire Girls (feat. Gra...
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Youwillcapitulatethefire
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Oh Oh Michael
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D Sides
by Avenue D
on Avenue Dreams
12/08/2007
Rock, Country
liner notes
1. "Landslide" original song by Stevie Nicks
music by Jason Michel
2. "Extreme to the Max" words by debbie and daphne, music by avenue d and black cracker.
3. "Beverly (I hate you)" words by tea party music by Phonique
4. "Ratings" words by debbie music by Ryan Eugene Kelley... (more)
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Landslide (Jason Michel)
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Extreme To the Max (Black...
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Beverly I Hate You (Phoni...
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Ratings (Ryan Eugene Kell...
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Public Announcement (Chri...
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