Juliette and the Licks

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After establishing herself as a successful actress, Juliette Lewis formed the Licks in 2002, recruiting former H2O guitarist Todd Morse, bassist Paul Ill and former Hole drummer Patty Schemel. Recalling the likes of Blondie and Joan Jett, the resulting sound was a sonically varnished brand of melodic punk replete with Lewis's purring vocal delivery and lyrics that bash porn, pharmaceutical companies and rotten lovers. The Licks garnered attention in the summer of 2004 at the Vans Warped Tour and they released a five-song EP, Like a Bolt of Lightning, months later.

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