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Pocket Rockets.

MEMBERS

Carmen Clark,

Mat Lewis,

Lili Schülder

HOMETOWN

Washington, D.C.

MOST POPULAR

Love or Perish

GREATEST HITS

A Film by Shooting
Bella Lugosi
Cookie Blows a Fag
Outside
Turn to Dust
T.W.A.T.

DESCRIPTION

A trio of high school pals who were still in high school when this band existed.

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PARADISE BAND

SHADOWLUST

Lili, Carmen, Mat [L to R]
Photo by Cara Bowen-Goldberg
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ALSO MEMBERS

Jane Buscher,

Ben Currier

SUPPLEMENTARY MEMBERS

Jacquelyn Briskman,

Ian Jones,

Laris Kreslins,

Brian Markovitz,

Patrick Gough

MORE FILMS

Sugar Babe [audio only]

AND

ANDREW'S BLOG

@Washington City Paper

ROB'S BLOG

@Washington City Paper

ALSO

The only constant member for the life of the band was Andrew Beaujon.

The only constant member for the life of the band was Andrew Beaujon.

The only constant member for the life of the band was Andrew Beaujon.

BIOGRAPHY

Pocket Rockets are real live teenagers that live in the Washington, DC area. Carmen and Mat are still in high school and Lili is now a freshman in college. They're helping put the 'teen' back in Teenbeat.

Love or Perish was recorded in Athens, Georgia with the help of Mat's brother, Ryan Lewis (Kindercore Records/The Four Corners). Ryan set the trio up with producer Bill Doss from Olivia Tremor Control to record "Love or Perish," their debut album.

Pocket Rockets list their influences as David Bowie and other early '70's glam bands but somehow come out sounding more like Sleater-Kinney meets The Rondelles. Johnny Marr-ish guitars and teen-girl angst vocals with Bill Doss' almost-psychedelic production make Love or Perish an exciting ride. Guitarist Lili is also an artist, her illustrations grace the cover of the new CD. She has also illustrated the cover for The Book of Lists for Teens by Sandra and Harry Choron (Houghton Mifflin) and is currently working on stuff for a gallery in Japan.

DISCOGRAPHY

ALBUMS

Love or Perish

COMPILATIONS

2002 Teen-Beat Sampler
2003 Teen-Beat Sampler

ALSO

Teen-Beat's 17th Anniversary
Teen-Beat's 18th Anniversary

SONGS

A Film By Shooting
Bella Lugosi
Cookie Blows a Fag
Deva-station
Fast Asleep in Tintern
Glam Saved the Day
Just a Dream
Outside
Sleep is the Enemy
Solid Gold
Song for Giraffe Boy
Turn to Dust
T.W.A.T.
The Youth Can Have It All