1. Got all this Waiting
2. Non Non Non
3. Dont Make Waves
4. Rules for Love
5. Ain't it the Truth
6. Arkansas Heat
7. Confess
8. Gone Tomorrow
9. Dangerr
10. I wanna Be Your dog (w/ Chromatics)

In the late 1990s, three youngsters called The Gossip brought the blues and gospel of their Arkansas roots to Olympia, WA, hotbed of punk, riot grrrl and queercore. All three¾Beth Ditto, Kathy Mendonca, and Nathan Howdeschell had a lot to offer the already bursting-with-originality Olympia scene: Kathy played the best minimalist garage drums this side of Detroit, and with Nathan's raw and raucous blues guitar, the band would've been notable with any vocalist. But it was Beth Ditto's mournful, bluesy howl that shot the band into a league with other great punk/garage bands. Beth stripped her music down, but filled up every room and every fan's eardrum with her incredibly rich, Elvis-from-hell yowl. Soon, the band was opening for Sleater-Kinney, et al., and before long, The Gossip signed to Olympia's Kill Rock Stars label, releasing, to date, an EP and two full-lengths.

Now, Hollywood, CA's avant-punk-blues label, Dim Mak, is blessing you with a live album from this essential band. Undead in NYC, to be released Sept. 9, 2003, was recorded in a single night at New York's Knitting Factory in July 2002. Like most bands who draw their strength from simple music played with relentless power, The Gossip are meant to be seen onstage. Beth Ditto's vocals fill venues with an auditory tidal wave, and as a frontwoman, her bantering interaction with the audience is legendary. Famous for calling out the NME's sexism at a London show, and frequently removing her clothing for her own pleasure, Beth is bratty, funny, rude, sassy, always engaged and always engaging. Undead in NYC brings her commanding, live presence to record for the first time. Also featured is a cover of The Stooges' classic, "I Wanna be Your Dog," on which The Gossip are joined by GSL recording artists The Chromatics.
- Tristin Laughter

Band Members:
Beth Dittto: Vocals
Brace Paine: Guitar
Kathy Mendonca: Drums