PLACE OF BIRTH: EMILY Edinburgh. LOUISE London.

DATE OF BIRTH: EMILY July. LOUISE St Patrick’s Day.

PERSONAL MOTTO: EMILY Live fast die old. LOUISE Party on forever.

STYLE OF MUSIC (IN FIVE WORDS): EMILY Electro Ragga Rock Disco Boogie.

LOUISE Sexyelectroraprockthing

DESCRIBE YOURSELF (IN FIVE WORDS): EMILY Hard as hell but soft inside. LOUISE Excitable, ludicrous, smiley, adventurous and lucky

 

Their hobbies include: riots, hard-drinking, sex, high heels and teenage boys – and all before breakfast. It could only be the notorious Ping Pong Bitches, back on the scene and snapped up by Mark Moore of Umami records, the only man fearless enough to work with them. Their new single ‘Roc Ya Body’ hit the streets in September – a song inspired by blonde vocalist Louise Prey’s lustings for a young man she met on a bus to Manchester. Moore explains why he was so eager to take on London’s baddest ladies. “When I first saw the Ping Pong Bitches I fell in love. I thought this is how the Shangri-Las would sound if they were brought up on a diet of Acid House and The Ramones.” This new invention of the band sees the Ping Pong Bitches morph from a trio of girls singing over a backing track, to a live band featuring keyboards and guitars. Hong Kong’s Mandy Wong has departed making way for two live instrumentalists Danny Noise (guitars and production) and Sister Hell (keyboards) who have helped bolster the sound. The Bitches are renowned for their unapologetic couldn’t give a fuck attitude. They cite influences as diverse as Sex Pistols, Satan’s Slaves and Joan Jett as well as Lil Kim, Notorious B.I.G, Serge Gainsbourg and Kraftwerk. Some describe them as “punky disco hell cats”, they describe themselves as Jekyll and Hyde at an after-party. Their music fuses raucous rock’n’roll, bad ass rap as well as original 80s electro beats. Since their last release, the Ping Pong Bitches have performed around the world playing with the likes of Coachella, Pukkelpop, Popcomm, Revolver and supporting the Scissor Sisters U.S. Tour. Most recently they provided vocals on the Prodigy’s latest album, ‘Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned’ including the hit single ‘Girls’. Just to prove they can be nice, the Bitches have kindly answered a few questions we at Notion nervously put to them...

EMILY : Take a fast ride into the night

LOUISE : Occasional cigar and plenty of hot chocolate

EMILY : Not experienced it yet.

LOUISE : Giving up teenage boys (it was tough).

EMILY : Iggy Pop, Dee Dee Ramone, Joan Jett, Keith Richards,69, Daft Punk

LOUISE : Serge Gainsbourg, Rolling Stones and Lil’ Kim.

EMILY : Putting ‘Alphadog’ out.

LOUISE : Putting a tour together.

EMILY : Rocking out.

LOUISE : Who knows what the future holds?

EMILY : The Neptunes

LOUISE : Notorious B.I.G., Divine and Deedee Ramone.

EMILY : Spank Rock

LOUISE : Monsiour Gainsbourg

EMILY : Family friends and dogs because it would be fun. They know how to have a good time.

LOUISE : Jack Black, the girl from the Gossip, Blondie, Marilyn Monroe, Vivienne Westwood, Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliot, Donatella Versace, Dodi Alfayed, Princess Diana and Serge Gainsbourg. Catering by Lebanese restaurant Maroush.

EMILY : I wish I knew.

LOUISE : Don’t ever stop doing what you’re doing!

LOUISE : Writing songs and Harrods. Sometimes at the same time...

EMILY : Sickness

LOUISE : Meanness

EMILY : The Stooges 1969

LOUISE : ‘Je’ taime moi non plus’

EMILY : Mark Moore D

LOUISE : Shoe Designer

THE SINGLE ‘ROCK YA BODY’ IS AVAILABLE NOW WITH AN ALBUM TO FOLLOW EARLY NEXT YEAR