I remember vividly the day I realized women were far superior to men.
At eight years old, I watched my pint-sized girl/friend, Tina, beat the piss
out of some kid who tried to screw the head off my My Little Pony. Galaxy, Toronto's own tight, foxy, female-driven trio is like that shining pony defender from days of yore, only instead of defending boys with faggy toys (which I'm sure they'd do as well), the pony has become your ears and they are defending them from suck. Harnessing the power of warriors like Lydia Lunch and Siouxsie Sioux, the goddesses of Galaxy toss off the the constraints of cock rockery and work their sexy, hard sounds, leaving others limp and shriveled. With no bass and one of the shit-kicking-est drummers this side of Patty Schemel, Galaxy has the kind of hard dance rock edge that you'd step over your own father just to sink your father-pushing teeth into. Indie boys be warned-- Galaxy will probably steal your girlfriend and punch you in the face. But I
mean, come on! That's still a pretty sweet deal. Communicating by psychic
mind meld, Matt Thomas was given the sizzling details of their sex-rock
manifesto.

UNIVERSAL LOVELY LADIES: THE GALAXY ROLL CALL!

Katie - guitar/vox
Emma - guitar/vox
Maya - drums

HOW DID YOUR PARTICLES COME TO SWIRL TOGETHER?

Emma took Katie home in a $45 cab ride. Was it love? No. but after a
series of random encounters on the street, they decided to have a child, and called it Galaxy. One failed drummer later we found Maya at Earl Haig School for the Arts, drumming her way into the hearts of ladies everywhere.

WHO'D BE THE QUEEN OF GALAXY'S GALAXY, AND WHY?

Emma - Kathleen Hanna
Katie - Bjork
Maya - Chicks on Speed

Why? Because we love them in every way.

IN GALAXY'S GALAXY, WHAT WOULD APPEAR ON YOUR SOLAR FLAG AND WHAT WOULD BE THE NATIONAL ANTHEM?

Interlocking women's symbols and Metallica's "Kill '˜Em All."

IF YOU POURED GALAXY'S MUSIC OUT OF THE BLENDER AND TRIED TO PICK OUT THE SQUISHY MUSICAL BITS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE MADE OF?

Modest Mouse, Nina Simone, The Police, Sleater-Kinney and Jucifer.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX, BABY. I HEAR Y'ALL PREFER THE LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK ITS NAME. IS THAT TRUE?

Yes, except for Maya, who is bisexual.

SO TODAY ON POLITICALLY CORRECT WITH GALAXY: DO YOU PREFER BEING CALLED DYKES, QUEERS, OR JUST PLAIN MAGICAL?

Emma likes lesbian and so does Maya. Katie likes dykes. Any word that
defines you as a homo is great.

WHAT DO GROUPIES NEED TO KNOW FOR THE BEST SHOT AT SNUGGLING UP TO GALAXY'S MILKY WAY?

Tell us you love us and we're gonna make it'¦ but not if you're a hairy man.

IF YOU WERE FOXY INTERGALACTIC PIED PIPERS, WHO WOULD FOLLOW YOU AND WHERE WOULD YOU LEAD THEM?

We'd lead a pack of girls to the river and tell them to take off their shirts.

GALAXY'S FAVOURITE KINKS ARE:

Brown rice, cuddles, and a good NIN tune.

WHEN FORCED TO ANSWER 'œWHAT DO YOU SOUND LIKE?'? A MILLION TIMES, HOW WILL YOU ANSWER?

Refer to the pied piper question, please.

GUILTY PLEASURES?

We don't feel guilty about any of our pleasures which include a good burger,
ice cream, and slip on shoes.

GALAXY'S MUSIC IS AN EXTENSION OF THEIR:

Extreme talent, love, and determination!

SOMETIMES WAVELENGTH AUDIENCES LOVE TO BE SHAKEN UP. HOW WILL YOU GIVEN THEM A METAPHORICAL SPANKING?

Galaxy is a group of girls who can play their instruments. We will queerify
the DIY hegemonic indie social order.

BARBARELLA, SHE-RA, JEM OR WONDER WOMAN?

Emma likes Jem, Katie has always been in love with Wonder Woman and Maya is lost.

TELL US SOMETHING WE ALL SHOULD KNOW, BUT DON'T.

Galaxy has gotten the short end of every stick ever but that's ok, because we
love ourselves more than anyone ever will. We are stronger than yesterday.