Biography
Queen Meanie Puss were an experimental and occasionally punky 4-piece outfit from the early 90’s who evolved out of Dunedin-based early 1980’s group The Pleats. The same core trio of Stella Corkery, Debbie Hinden and Rachel Shearer then formed Angelhead with The Dead C‘s Michael Morley, collectively relocating to Auckland.
When Michael returned to Port Chalmers Rachel, Debbie and myself formed Queen Meanie Puss with a great angular guitar player called Dieneke Jansen (In Formation, Teeth). QMP has been described as avant girl goth. We played about for awhile, had some good times and recorded two 7”; one for Flying Nun and another for Siltbreeze. We wrapped it up when Rachel relocated to Germany for a few years.
Stella Corkery (Interview with Tom Tom Magazine)
Their songs have turned up on a number of compilations over the years – including the intriguing ‘Contracts’ which has appeared on a couple of Flying Nun retrospectives.
Rachel Shearer went on to release material as Lovely Midget and has collaborated many times with Stella Corkery, who started the Pink Air and Girl Alliance record labels (with her partner Alan Holt) and is also an established visual artist. Dieneke Jansen is also an established artist, whilst Debbie Hinden is a fashion designer.
Members
- Debbie Hinden (The Pleats, Angelhead, Queen Meanie Puss, Indigo Underworld, bass / vocals)
- Stella Corkery (aka Sweetcakes / Arrows, The Pleats, Angelhead, Queen Meanie Puss, Hot Buttered Soul, Sooty and Sweep, White Saucer, Lovely Midget, Fake Purr, La Motta, drums)
- Dieneke Jansen (Flak, In Formation, Queen Meanie Puss, Sooty and Sweep, Teeth, The Bombers, guitar / vocals)
- Rachel Shearer (The Pleats, Angelhead, Queen Meanie Puss, Metralleta, Lovely Midget, guitar / vocals)
Discography
- The Beauty of Dogs 7″ EP (1991, Flying Nun Records, FN215)
- The Darkling EP (1992, Siltbreeze, SB015)