The Go-Go’s didn’t just influence the 80’s music scene but also the 80’s hair scene!! Check out this vintage article about the “new look” that was sweeping the nation thanks to Gina and Belinda.

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When the Go-Go’s debut album, “Beauty and the Beat,” arrived in stores in 1981, it became the first all-female group (that played its own instruments and wrote its own songs) to hit No. 1 on the Billboard record charts.

Thirty years later, few female bands have followed in its wake, a fact that bothers bassist Kathy Valentine somewhat.

“I’m surprised about that stuff,” she said while taking a rehearsal break in Los Angeles. “It’s one of the questions I ruminate over a lot.”

It’s a good thing that the Go-Go’s are still going strong then. Valentine, Belinda Carlisle, Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock and Jane Wiedlin have reunited this summer for a “Ladies Gone Wild” tour and will make one of their first stops at the Hershey Theatre on Sunday.

By a lucky coincidence (the ladies were supposed to tour last year, but Wiedlin hurt her knee), the tour also happens to coincide with the 30th anniversary of “Beauty and the Beat.” The album, which featured such beloved hits as “Our Lips are Sealed” and “We Got the Beat,” went double platinum on its initial release and is regarded as one of the most successful debut albums ever.

“The album came out at a real exciting time in music,” Valentine said. “A lot of new wave bands were making big splashes. That era was a great time for our record to come out.”

A deluxe edition of the album was just released last week, which Valentine dubbed “a nifty little promotional opportunity.”

And while concertgoers can expect to hear classic Go-Go’s tunes, Valentine said putting together the set list can be a struggle.

“It’s a struggle. We all have our favorites. Two thirds of the set is just obvious, perennial standbys. The last third is a struggle,” Valentine said. “You can’t even argue if someone says they don’t like a song. You can’t say ‘Yes, you do.’¤”

But don’t think for a second that Valentine ever gets tired of those “perennial standbys.”

“When I’m playing, I’m very much in the moment,” she said. “Even if I’m playing something hundreds of times, I’ve never done it in that place. It’s always different.”

“My role in the band is that I’m hyper-aware of what everyone else is playing. I listen very closely to what everyone else is doing, and I do what I can to make sure everyone sounds their best. I don’t ever feel like I’m going through the motions.”

And how has the band changed since its debut 30 years ago?

“When a band is young and all live in the same town or house, there’s this juggernaut of energy that everything is synched together,” Valentine said. “That’s just for a short period of time for a band, and then you grow up. Now we live in different cities.

“We have different ways of looking at what Go-Go’s mean to us,” she said. “For me, I would really like as long as there’s interest in the band to keep doing it and have that niche in my life.”

Out on tour again with the Go-Go’s, Jane Wiedlin talks gay groupies, bandmate Belinda Carlisle’s memoir, and activist alter ego Reverend Sister Go-Go…

Read article HERE.

Gina drumming at rehearsal.

Belinda dancing at rehearsal.

The Clockwork Couture top hat Jane wore on DWTS is up for bids now on E-bay.

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Char and Jane, Belinda and Gina looking glam before the show:

Group shot before hitting the stage …

Go-Go’s will be performing on Dancing with the Stars’ season finale, airing Tuesday, May 24 (9:00-11:00pm, ET) on ABC. DWTS will be the band’s first television performance together in over five years and kicks off a spectacular summer of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the the Go-Go’s debut, history-making album, Beauty and the Beat.

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GO-GO’S WIN FAN VOTE TO PERFORM ABC’S DANCING WITH THE STARS SEASON FINALE

TOUR TO KICK OFF WITH NEWLY ADDED LAS VEGAS SHOW

Events Mark Beginning of Beauty and the Beat’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations

May 18, (LOS ANGELES, CA) – The Go-Go’s are thrilled to announce today they will be performing on Dancing with the Stars’ season finale, airing Tuesday, May 24 (9:00-11:00pm, ET) on ABC. DWTS will be the band’s first television performance together in over five years and kicks off a spectacular summer of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the the Go-Go’s debut, history-making album, Beauty and the Beat.

Fans of Dancing with the Stars have spoken by overwhelmingly voting for the Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat” as their Macy’s “Design a Dance” segment song of choice. For the first time in the show’s twelve seasons, “Design A Dance” will be included in the finale and the Go-Go’s will be on hand to perform the fans’ song pick live.

The Go-Go’s also announce today the addition of a tour kick-off party to be held in Las Vegas, NV at The Beach at Mandalay Bay on May 27, 2011. The Mandalay Bay show launches Ladies Gone Wild, a summer-long national tour that includes a performance on Good Morning America on June 3, broadcast live from Rumsey Playfield in NYC’s Central Park as part of GMA’s summer concert series. For complete tour dates and information on tickets, VIP packages and band meet and greets, visit www.gogos.com.

Adding to the summer celebrations, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will honor the legendary band with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 11. Also, out this week is Beauty and the Beat’s 30th Anniversary Edition by Capitol/I.R.S. The commemorative edition, available in 2CD, digital and hot pink vinyl format, features the remastered original album plus exclusive, previously unreleased live show recordings from 1981.

When Beauty and the Beat was released and flew up the charts 30 years ago, it became a perennial soundtrack for summer, and reached the top of the Billboard charts, the first for an all-female band who wrote and performed their own music. With these activities and much more, summer 2011 promises to bring the beat to a new generation. For information on all of Beauty and the Beat’s 30th Anniversary activities, please visit www.gogos.com.

Go-Go’s will be performing next week on the DWTS Finale night!  🙂