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This 1960s revivalist pop band was fronted by Brix Smith, performing a dual role after she relocated to England, when she was also a member of husband Mark E. Smith's band the Fall. Adult Net was inaugurated in 1985 when Brix, who was brought up in Hollywood, took the phrase from a line in "Stephen's Song," from the Fall's The Wonderful and Frightening World of the Fall. She had previously worked in Rage and Burden of Proof. In contrast to the Fall, whom many noted she pushed in a more commercial direction, Adult Net concentrated on vocal harmony and bubblegum pop, which harked back to Smith's Californian roots, and the Beach Boys in particular.
Her accomplices at one time included three ex-members of the Smiths: Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce, and Craig Gannon, the lineup that saw the band make their live debut. Hastily arranged in order to impress Geffen Records, the group nevertheless acquired a contract from Fontana Records. "Incense and Peppermints" (Strawberry Alarm Clock) and "Edie," a tribute to the Andy Warhol protégée, attracted plenty of press attention but few record sales. A cover version of the Grass Roots' "Where Were You" preceded 1989's The Honey Tangle, an album of seamless pop. By then, the lineup had transformed to include Clem Burke (ex-Blondie) and James Eller (ex-The The), while Gannon was retained from the earlier formation. (A previous album, recorded in 1987 for Beggars Banquet Records and titled Spin This Web, remained unreleased.) As The Honey Tangle was released, the personal and professional split between Brix and Mark E. Smith became public. Subsequently, a version of Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man," featuring Nigel Kennedy on violin, was shelved when Fontana dropped the band in October 1990. Smith laid low for a while before tentatively rehearsing with Hole as their replacement bass player. In 1995 she returned to the Fall to guest on that year's Cerebral Caustic, having temporarily made up with onetime husband Mark E. Smith. Honey Tangle-era drummer Clem Burke died on April 6, 2025, at the age of 70. ~ TiVo Staff
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