Other Star People

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OtherStarPeople (sometimes erroneously written as 'Other Star People') was a short-lived L.A. based guitar pop band active from the years 1997-2003. Founded by Jennifer Finch, the former bass player for all-female metal-grunge band L7 in 1997, the band was a far cry from what many anticipated to come next from the L.A. punk rock scene veteran. Embracing the nickname “Precious”, switching to guitar and sharing lead vocals with suave, charismatic (and male!) guitarist Xander Smith, Finch confounded expectations by leading a band that mixed elements of punk, alt-rock, pop and new wave. A milion miles away from the femme-grunge sound of Finch’s former band, OSP spotlighted more of Finch’s nuanced songwriting/crafting talents that had been hidden within the belly of the wail of L7, while still featuring her heavy rock chops front and center. To round out the band, Finch and Smith recruited Todd Phillips on drums (formerly of The Juliana Hatfield Three) and later, neophyte Japanese bass-player Junko Ito. Keeping a low-profile initially in order to avoid being snapped up by Slash Records (L7’s label, which legally had first right of picking up the band under a leaving member clause in Finch’s contract), the band held out and after successfully evading that contractual mess, the band signed a high-profile deal with A&M Records in 1998. The band quickly went into the studio with 70’s superstar producer Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, Journey, Foreigner) to record “Diamonds In The Belly Of

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Holiday - Single

Diamonds in the Belly of the Dog

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Buffy unofficial soundtrack

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Diamonds in the Belly of the D

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Holiday

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buffy the vampire slayer

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Buffy Season 4

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Blockbuster: A Glitter Glam Rock Experience

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Buffy unofficial soundtrack 2.

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Buffy Unofficial Soundtrack Season 4

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Blockbuster: A 70's Glitter Glam Rock Experience

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Roswell Soundtrack

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