Redd Kross - Related Projects and Soundtracks

Related Projects and Soundtracks

• In the summer of 2002, Steven McDonald mashed-up The White Stripes' album White Blood Cells. McDonald's album was entitled Redd Blood Cells, and featured the same track listing as the original, but with added bass tracks from McDonald. The album was an internet-only release, with 2 new songs appearing every week, along with a diary of liner notes from Steven as he worked through the process of being "Steven White". The album received very good reviews, and grew so popular that the server crashed when over 50,000 people went to download tracks on the same day.
• In addition to the Lovedolls films and Spirit of '76, members of Redd Kross have appeared in a few films of director Allison Anders. Steve, Jeff, and Brian played members of Matt Dillon's Beach Boys-esque rock band in Grace of My Heart. Jeff played a junkie songwriter in Sugar Town. Jeff and Steve both featured in Things Behind The Sun.
• Redd Kross songs appear on various on the soundtracks to Good Burger, PCU, Bordello of Blood, An American Werewolf in Paris, and Varsity Blues.
• Steven produced all of Imperial Teen's records, usually with the band and his wife, Anna Waronker. He was Beck's bassist for the Sea Changes tour. Steven also has produced Turbonegro's 2005 release Party Animals, and has had a hand in producing/recording with bands such as Be Your Own Pet, The Format, and Neon.
• Steven plays bass on the 2006 release "Hello Young Lovers" by Sparks and has also been their touring bassist.
• The McDonald brothers also produced The Donnas in 1999, on their album Get Skintight.
• Ze Malibu Kids is a band featuring the McDonald brothers, Anna Waronker, and Astrid, that released an album entitled "Sound It Out" in 2002.
• Robert Hecker has released two albums with the band It's OK!, entitled "It's OK", and "Dream". Robert also appears as a special guest on a number of Chemical People records, featuring Dave Naz on drums.
• Janet Housden went on to be in several not-so-popular L.A. combos, including the Lovedolls, the Waifs, the Superkools, the Excessories, and currently plays with the Shakes and the Hi Ho's. She also starred in Desperate Teenage Lovedolls and its sequel, Lovedolls Superstar, as Patch "Christ" Kelly.
• Roy McDonald has been playing with The Muffs (led by former The Pandoras member Kim Shattuck) since the mid 90s.
• Jeff McDonald produced the Sympathy for the Record Industry debut (and only) release by The Beards, which features Kim Shattuck, and Lisa Marr.
• Steven McDonald plays bass with OFF! (band) featuring Keith Morris from the Circle Jerks.
• They have done one song It's a Scream for the 2000 film Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday The Thirteenth but no soundtrack or the song was ever released on CD.
• Vicki Peterson performed one show with Redd Kross, playing guitar for them at the Pomona Valley Auditorium in the spring of 1984. This performance is captured in the documentary A History Lesson Part 1.