BEAUTIFUL CREATURES
Sleazy hard rock dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st Century, Beautiful Creatures managed to get a major label deal and make some headlines in an era when dirty rock & roll was on life support. Joe LeSte (vocals, formerly with Bang Tango) and DJ Ashba (briefly the BulletBoys guitarist) formed the Beautiful Creatures in September 1999 in Hollywood. Over the next year the group was rounded out with the additions of Anthony Focx (guitar, who originally played drums with such Sunset Strip bands as Tommi Gunn and Jones Street), Kenny Kweens (bass, formerly with Shake The Faith and No. 9) and Glen Sobel (a session drummer who had worked with people such as Ken Tamplin, Gary Hoey and Saga). The band played its first gig in July of 2000 and within three months had recorded a demo that caught the attention of Warner Bros records. The Beautiful Creatures were quickly being pushed into the limelight, garnering a spot on one of rock's premiere tours -- Ozzfest, despite having no album in stores. With the release of the debut album and the wrapping up of the Ozzfest dates, things began to unravel. With Warner Bros merging with AOL, several bands got lost in the shuffle with the Beautiful Creatures being one of them as their album sank with little promotion. Founding member DJ Ashba quickly jumped ship followed closely by Sobel. Alex Grossi (guitar) and Matt Starr (drums) were brought in as the band was determined to forge ahead with a new label, and an album with the working title of Deuce. By the time of its release however Mark Simpson and Timmy Russell were the latest members of the Beautiful Creatures.
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