Valerie Agnew
Valerie Agnew is an American musician best known as the drummer of 7 Year Bitch.
Career
Agnew moved from Ohio to Seattle, Washington, where she met the musicians that would become her future bandmates: Selene Vigil, Elizabeth Davis, and Stefanie Sargent. They formed 7 Year Bitch and signed with C/Z Records. They released their debut album Sick 'Em in 1992. 7 Year Bitch's career came to a close in 1997.Agnew also worked as a massage therapist and was a shareholder at Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, a worker-owned grocery in San Francisco for over 22 years. Since 2021, Agnew works as a region manager at Independent Natural Food Retailers.
Personal life
While still living in Ohio, Agnew dated Steve Moriarty, the drummer for the American punk band The Gits. Additionally, Agnew was a very close friend of Mia Zapata, the band's frontwoman.Discography
Albums
Singles/EPs
- "Lorna" b/w "No Fucking War," "You Smell Lonely",.
- "Antidisestablishmentarianism EP"
- "7 Year Bitch" / "Thatcher on Acid" "Can We Laugh Now?" / "No Fucking War"
- "7 Year Bitch EP"
- "Rock-A-Bye Baby" b/w "Wide Open Trap"
- "The History of My Future" b/w "24,900 Miles Per Hour"
- "24,900 Miles Per Hour"
- "Miss Understood" b/w "Go!"
Other contributions
- "8-Ball Deluxe" on Kill Rock Stars.
- "Dead Men Don't Rape" on There's A Dyke in the Pit.
- "The Scratch" on Power Flush: San Francisco, Seattle & You.
- "In Lust You Trust" on Rawk Atlas .
- "Dead Men Don't Rape" on Progression.
- "The Scratch," "Icy Blue" on the Mad Love Motion Picture Soundtrack.
- "Kiss My Ass Goodbye" on Seattle Women in Rock: A Diverse Collection.
- "Damn Good And Well" on Space Mountain.
- "The Scratch" on Take A Lick .
- "M.I.A." on Notes From The Underground, Vol. 2.
- "Mad Dash" on Home Alive: The Art Of Self-Defense.
- "24,900 Miles Per Hour" on huH Music Sampler No. 23.
- "Knot " on Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack.
- "Damn Good And Well" on Rough Cuts: The Best Of Rough Trade Publishing, 1991–1995.
- "Rock-A-Bye Baby" on She's A Rebel.
- "Shake Appeal" on We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute.
- "M.I.A." on Whatever: The 90's Pop & Culture Box.
- "The Scratch" on Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge.
Music videos
- "In Lust You Trust"
- "Hip Like Junk"
- "24,900 Miles Per Hour"
Filmography
Film
The Gits Movie- ''Mad Love''