Missoula Music History Oral History Project
Interviewer
Leif Fredrickson
Files
Description
Lya Badgley describes her early life, exposure to punk rock in London, and her short-lived but influential shop, Urbane Renewal, that operated in downtown Missoula in the early 1980s. Urbane Renewal was a small shop that promoted punk and new wave music, as well as art and fashion. The shop would host fashion shows as an opening act for local Missoula bands, whose members went on to form Pearl Jam and Silkworm. Badgley also initiated a New Wave fashion show. Badgley discusses the relationship between art, politics, and punk. She discusses the role of gender and sexuality in the punk scene. She discusses her move to Seattle, along with many other members of Missoula’s punk scene, and the effect of Missoula’s diaspora on Seattle’s scene.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Subjects: Music; Music—History and criticism; Music—Montana—Missoula; Punk rock music; Punk rock music—Montana; New wave music; Rock music—Montana; Counterculture—United States; Subculture; Do it yourself; Punk culture; Fashion; Fashion shows; Small business—Montana—Missoula; Entrepreneurship—Montana; Central business districts—Montana—Missoula; Pearl Jam; Silkworm; Feminism and music; Sexism in music; Women rock musicians Personal Names: Badgley, Lya Corporate Names: Urbane Renewal; Hellgate High School Geographical Names: Missoula (Mont.); Seattle (Wash.) Occupations: Musicians—Montana
Original Date
10-17-2019
Time Period
Twentieth century; Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana; Seattle; London
Language
eng
Original Collection
Missoula Music History Oral History Project, OH 473
Holding Institution
University of Montana. Mansfield Library. Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Rights Holder
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
Oh 473-010
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 MP3 file (01:08:15): digital + 1 transcript (17 pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:08:15 minutes
Local Filename
OH_473_010.mp3; OH_473_010.pdf
Citation
Badgley, Lya, "Lya Badgley Interview, October 17, 2019" (2019). Missoula Music History Oral History Project. 13.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/missoulamusic_oralhistory/13