Honey Bane

<p>Honey Bane in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p><a href='http://www.honeybaneofficial.com'>http://www.honeybaneofficial.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Honey Bane began her musical career at the age of 14 in 1978 when she formed the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock'>punk rock</a> band the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Microbes'>Fatal Microbes</a>.<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Bane#cite_note-Larkinindie-2'>[2]</a> The band released a split 12" record with <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarcho-punk'>anarcho-punk</a>band <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_Girls'>Poison Girls</a> the same year. The first single, "Violence Grows" garnered some press attention and was given positive reviews by the British music paper <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_(magazine)'>Sounds</a>.</p> <p>After the 1979 breakup of the Fatal Microbes, and a stint in a juvenile detention facility that garnered more press attention, Bane began a collaboration with <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crass'>Crass</a>, while she was on the run from the Social Services after serving a sentence at the St. Charles Youth Treatment Centre in Essex.<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Bane#cite_note-4'>[4]</a> Lending lead vocals and backed by the band under the name Donna and the Kebabs, Crass released the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play'>EP</a> You Can Be You in 1979. It was the debut release on Crass' newly found label, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crass_Records'>Crass Records</a>.</p> <p>In 1981, Bane began collaborating with her then manager, Jimmy Pursey. The collaboration resulted in a new single, "Turn Me On Turn Me Off" which peaked in the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart'>UK Singles Chart</a> at No. 37,<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_Bane#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-1'>[1]</a> and Bane subsequently appeared performing the single on <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_th