We had to fill out each single shipment, right? And then they have to fill it out again. That was like four hours in the post office. The worst was the international shipments. And friends came over and we did labels and we did packing. I had several-I call them my packing parties. Easier said than done, right? When you have an intern you have to provide them an educational experience. I saw an Instagram of Ikea bags filled with envelopes.īasically, we did the pledge drive, and one of the items is the CD. Then we’re attempting to launch our band again, so we’re working around the clock. Even busier than when your career was starting out? I think more busy than I’ve ever been in my whole life. Jill Cunniff, 47, took a few minutes to speak with BLURT from her home in New York about the new album, the band regrouping, and making it all work.īLURT: I imagine you’ve been pretty busy with everything going on. 7, including an appearance on the Letterman show)) and Philadelphia (Nov. The 10 danceable songs tackle topics from the 2012 passing of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch (“We Go Back”) to more lighthearted fare in the derrière-inspired “#1 Bum.” At the time of this interview the band only has two dates announced in New York (Dec. The group’s Magic Hour dropped November 5, and was funded through PledgeMusic, a Kickstarter-type website designed for bands to crowd-fund projects. Below, the band as it looked in the ’90s.) (Keyboardist Vivian Trimble left the band in the late ’90s and is not participating in the reunion. Now the trio of Jill Cunniff (lead vocals, bass), Gabby Glaser (vocals, guitar), and Kate Schellenbach (drums) are back with a new album and a handful of appearances. Not much had been heard from Luscious Jackson since. Let’s take a minute to reintroduce the world to Luscious Jackson: all-girl alt-rock group formed in New York in the early ‘90s discovered by the Beastie Boys signed to the Beastie’s Grand Royal label had a mega-hit with 1996’s “Naked Eye” broke up at the turn of the century after four albums. Jill Cunniff talks about the return of her ‘90s group, their new album, and not being tethered to the music industry.
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