Magnapop are a rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1990, the band has consistently included Linda Hopper as vocalist and Ruthie Morris on guitar. The lineup now comprises Hopper, Morris, bassist Scott Rowe and drummer Chad Williams.
History
The band originally played under the name Homemade Sister and later Swell before finally settling on the name Magnapop. The band's first single ("Merry" b/w "Rip the Wreck" and released as Homemade Sister) was played frequently on Atlanta college radio stations, WREK and WRAS during the early 1990s. The band played frequently in Atlanta at such music venues as The Masquerade, The Point, and Variety Playhouse. Their first high-profile show was at the 1991 New York New Music Seminar along with three other bands that were introduced by Michael StipeGray, Marcus - It Crawled from the South, Da Capo Press, 1997 ISBN 0-306-80751-3.Their self-titled first album was produced by Michael Stipe of R.E.M. as a demo in 1990, to be released on Caroli
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnapop