Unseen, Unheard, and (sorta) Undicovered:
The new column that features great little known bands
Featured this month:
BETTY GOO
By Kori

On August 15, 1994, a small punk-pop outfit was born. Known as Betty Goo, this band consisted of singer/songwriter/guitarist named Aaron Tap, a drummer named Jeff Nourcross, and a bassist singer named Doug Fraim. They had one goal in mind: to perform in The WBCN Rock 'N Roll Rumble so they could play Bad Company's "Feel Like Makin' Love" for the allowed thirty minutes each band has. Since then, "the band's goals have been slightly elevated." They released a self-titled debut album, and a seven-song disc entitled "Superchthonic," which got some critics raving, but oodles of fans weren't exactly coming-a-running. In 1997, Betty Goo was your average local band, striving to strike gold in a business almost all about the luck of the draw. It was in this stage that the concept for the album "Gooicide" was born. Aaron, Jeff, and Doug became obbsessed with the supposed death of Betty Goo. By some odd twist of fate, this group seem even more cheerful and incredible than everr before seen in a guitar-based poppy-punk band. After listening over and over again to the album that was derived from the death of a musical group, I've never felt more amazed in my life. Betty Goo is a very refreshing band, never using the same tired melodies and riffs time and time again. Check them out, and discover why "you haven't lived until you've died."