Pulp - Coachella 2012

Pulp is an english alternative band from Sheffield, England (hey aren't Arctic Monkeys from there too?). They formed back in 1978, but didn't really find success until the 1990s. In the early 1980s, the band was called Arabicus Pulp, and found some local success when they did a Peel Session on BBC Radio 1 with host John Peel. Their sound back then was described as electronic new wave and post punk. They were still in high school at the time, and most of the band went separate ways for university. This resulted in a new line up of musicians, and a new mini album titled It released in 1983, a pun on pulpit, Pulp-It. The album was light and happy, the next change in line up brought out the very dark album, Freaks in 1987. The band folded then when Leader singer Jarvis Crocker went to university for film, but it wasn't for long, and the next development for the band was an album called Separations, with a folkie side A and an acid house influenced side B. The band released several singles with a new label at the beginning of the 90s and then released the hit album, His 'n' Hers in 1994. A double-a side single, "Sorted for E's & Wizz/Mis-Shapes", was to precede the release of their next album, and had an inlay which showed how to conceal amphetamines in a DIY 'wrap'. This was controversial, and Crocker came out with a statement that is was not a pro drugs message, but could see the confusion, the single reached number 2 on the UK charts. Then Different Class was released in 1995, and debuted at the top of the UK charts. At the 1996 BRIT awards, Crocker interuppted the performance of "Earth Song" by Micheal Jackson, by walking on stage and wiggling his butt at the audience. Jackson and his crowd did not enjoy this treatment and had Crocker arrested, but the charges were eventually dropped and the whole prank catipulted Pulp into the limelight, and caused their sales to soar. The next album to hit selves took a while and had some creative hiccups. This Is Hardcore was released in 1998, and contained a lot on how Crocker was dealing with the disillusion of fame and power, and also dealt with porn, and the after effects of drugs. The disappeared for a bit after this, only to resurface in 2001 with the release of the album We Love Life, which was much lighter in tone than This Is Hardcore. Pulp played their last gig before a nine year hiatus at Auto Music Festival in December, 2002. The group announced in late 2010 that they would reunite (the line up from Different Class) and play some dates in 2011. With so much positive feedback and reharsals going well, the band decided to expand those dates to a tour, and now they are playing at Coachella.