Information Society

Information Society has no plans to work on new material. Making no apparent effort to deflect attention from the dispute, the newly-dubbed Katrina and the Nameless failed to qualify directly from the fourth semi-final of the competition, and were eventually eliminated in a 'second-chance semi'. In 2001, Greatest Hits: Strange Haircuts / Cardboard Guitars / and Computer Samples was released including all the hits from 1988 to 1992. The group originally planned to claim the mantle of what had gone before by calling themselves Katrina and the New Wave, but the apparent displeasure of the original 'Waves' led to an abrupt name-change. During the course of the four albums and about a dozen remix singles from them, Information Society's sound went from more electronic pop music to a darker industrial type, though they will always be remembered for their first hit song and the cardboard guitars they wielded in its music video. Years after the original band split up, Katrina formed a new group in an attempt to repeat her Eurovision triumph for an entirely different country - they were participants in the 2005 Melodifestivalen, the competition to select Sweden's entry for the song contest. Amanda left the group before the second album Hack (1990), Paul and James followed after Peace & Love, Inc. (1992), and Kurt was the only remaining member left to record Don't Be Afraid in 1997, which was produced in part out of his car. In the United States, they had a hit single called Walking on Sunshine which is still played on most '80s radio stations.

Amanda Kramer has also been a member of the Golden Palominos and 10,000 Maniacs. Reacting to the group's Eurovision victory, with the song "Love Shine A Light", Katrina said it was the second landslide victory in a week -- Tony Blair had won the British general election two days previously. Paul Robb's influences in earlier albums ranged more to the prototypal hip-hop and house music, and he was integral to the early operations of Tommy Boy Records. Their lead guitarist is Kimberley Rew, formerly of the Soft Boys. There is also a cover included of Gary Numan's "Are 'Friends' Electric". They are an American/British band formed in 1981 in Cambridge, England, and were fronted by American singer Katrina Leskanich until she left the group in 1999. The scavenger hunt began with decoding a modem's audio signal recorded at the end of the first CD of the Don't Be Afraid album, which pointed the way to a website. Katrina and the Waves was the name of the band which won the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom on 3rd May 1997.

One notable instance of such play with computer-related materials included both the complete music video collection to date contained on a second CD provided with Don't Be Afraid and a carefully-orchestrated digital scavenger hunt culminating in the discovery of a bonus track called "White Roses". The fourth album, Don't Be Afraid, done by Kurt Harland alone, is more industrial-driven. Their first single "Peace & Love Inc." reached #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart. The third release, Peace & Love, Inc., proved to be more powerful, although their spotlight had vanished.

The car sported a functioning ranging laser, among other unusual features. Kurt was also the owner of the heavily-modified art car featured on the cover of Hack, eventually sold to a friend at Burning Man in the mid 1990s. The second release, Hack, wasn't as powerful, but had a small hit with "Think". The disc was one of the few to use CD+G, which included digital graphics on the compact disc version in addition to the music.

The self-titled debut album Information Society (1988) also had another hit, "Walking Away", and a cover from ABBA's "Lay All Your Love On Me". McCoy (DeForest Kelley), also from Star Trek, saying, "It's worked so far, but we're not out yet!". Spock (Leonard Nimoy) from Star Trek, saying "pure energy," and opened with a sample of Dr. Their breakout hit was 1988's "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)", a dance hit which included a sample of Mr.

band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of Kurt Harland (aka Kurt Valaquen), Paul Robb, James Cassidy, and Amanda Kramer. Information Society (aka InSoc) was a U.S. Are Friends Electric?. Lay All Your Love On Me (199x).

How Long (199x). Going, Going, Gone (199x). Peace & Love, Inc. (1992). Running (19xx original, 2001 remixes).

Think (19xx). Walking Away (198x). What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (1988 original, 2001 remixes). Greatest Hits: Strange Haircuts / Cardboard Guitars / and Computer Samples (2001).

The Best of Information Society. Boot Disk 2.0. InSoc Recombinant (1999 remixes). Don't Be Afraid (1997).

Peace & Love, Inc. (1992). Hack (1990). Information Society (1988).