Monica Richards
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Biography
Richards started singing when she was in her teens and was one of the earliest female singers in the harDCore scene. Hate From Ignorance, Madhouse, Strange Boutique and Faith and the Muse are among the bands she has fronted. She performed at the same time as other bands including Bad Brains, Minor Threat, and State of Alert.
Richards works in a number of different media for her visual art. In her early days as an artist she designed punk rock flyers, album covers and local business logos, among other things. Her work now ranges from painting to graphic art.
Richards' first book, a compilation of art, poetry, essays, and re-writings of Welsh-Celtic tales called The Book of Annwyn, was released in early 1998. She is currently working on a graphic novel based on her short stories called 'Anafae'.
Richards celebrated her Welsh ancestry by headlining the 2011 West Coast Eisteddfod: Welsh Festival of Arts.[1]
Discography
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Studio albums
- 2007: InfraWarrior
- 2012: Naiades[2]
- 2013: Kindred
See also
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References
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- American rock songwriters
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- American people of Welsh descent
- 21st-century American poets
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