Violent Femmes

Summary

Violent Femmes is a rock band^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,597 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Violent Femmes's instance of is recorded as rock band^[3].
• Violent Femmes's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• Violent Femmes's genre is folk punk^[5].
• Violent Femmes's genre is new wave^[6].
• Violent Femmes's genre is post-punk^[7].
• Violent Femmes's record label is recorded as Slash Records^[8].
• Violent Femmes's discography is recorded as Violent Femmes discography^[9].
• Violent Femmes's Commons category is recorded as Violent Femmes^[10].
• Violent Femmes's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• Violent Femmes comprises Guy Hoffmann^[12].
• 1980 marks the founding of Violent Femmes^[13].
• Violent Femmes's location of formation is recorded as Wisconsin^[14].
• Violent Femmes's official website is recorded as http://vfemmes.com/^[15].
• Violent Femmes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Violent Femmes^[16].
• Violent Femmes's topic has template is recorded as Template:Violent Femmes^[17].
• Violent Femmes's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Violent Femmes'}^[18].
• Violent Femmes's start of work period is recorded as 1980^[19].
• Violent Femmes's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12282'}^[20].
• Violent Femmes's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12216'}^[21].
• Violent Femmes's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12823'}^[22].
• Violent Femmes's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13025'}^[23].

Why It Matters

Violent Femmes ranks in the top 9% of rock_band entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,597 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

It has been cited as an influence by Pixies^[26], a musical group^[27], founded in 1986^[28] and Bowling for Soup^[29], a musical group^[30], founded in 1994^[31].

FAQs

Who did Violent Femmes influence?

Violent Femmes has been cited as an influence by Pixies^[26] and Bowling for Soup^[29].