European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Of Michael Sreeve left Leki Peterson Susanna Haifa Deb Bie Peterson. The bangles go for ii in lit in y of can Call it the bangles approach of life ii Yosi wab3d enough go for Iti r. A imply ind  yol h set it helped Tho l a quaint become one of Amenta Lew lop Ali Lern Alc bands k youve Jot Tho Rove to learn now to play and to  through All Iho .\jqrav3lion and All she years i liff1 in to ans of quest kens Obj and Chi topics  sexism and or c in nation in the Roch iiu1 if 5i and thu Bong los stage image but whoa we re not talking about a deep philosophical discussion on the evils of Rock n Roll. The singles kept the show simple and straightforward. In tact sitting in on Tho pre?.s conference was much like eavesdrop Pinro in a slumber party. The four women Alt in their k Sollon discussed topics among tit Chi clues and More often than not agreed with each Olefs views Fri Quelly they finished each other sentences and i hey of Len shared inside jokes that importers and onlookers could done More than sit Back Lisin and chuckle oh1 and no photos please Tho Banc fes had already removed their makeup. The Story Beti ind the Fca Fless foursome  All too Well known Puhi icily in the american Media some May Casi ii hype has been enormous especially since the recent Success of she band second album different Light w a inc Prince penned hit single manic monday. Briefly the Peterson Sisters had been playing together various l a. Bands Sinea the mid-70s in 1980 they Tereci their own band recruiting hoofs through an and in a local paper. They were joined by bassist Annelle Zilinskas and began performing on the la. C4ub circuit  he Bangs the name was soon changed to the bangles a new Arak based band already had a Lien on Bangs and in 1982 the quartet released a Well received up Notts memories of Tho Early Days Aren t particularly fond. The bangles always had to be the opening band she recalled. The Guys Fin the other bands got uptight about having  go on. There was a Little nit of bad vibes going around " Zilinskas was eventually the placed by Michael Steele former bassist or the runaways. Steele g memories of the All Lemale Punk band Aren t very fond either. The runaways was a manufactured group along the Iines of he monkeys she said. I think the band eventually developed into a Good Rock band but when 1 was in if. To  a topic thai comes up often in interviews wish the bangles concerns the women parents and whether they gave their children full support in their Tock music endeavours on this Point All four replied with a lir Timmous yup my parents kind of had  said Sleete. They d seen me go through several bands and like any Parent they were concerned that was wasting my life away playing Rock n  added Vicki Peterson of think to were Lucky to have parents who decided that whatever you want to do  All right  Long  you work hard and believe in  and sister Debbie and if you really work toward something you can do in thai whal our parents always tried to a Jund in our Heads a question that generated a lot of heat among the women was on the band sexy stage image for which they said the record company takes no responsibility Steele there nothing wrong with being sex thai just a healthy sort of feminine thing to be Hoffs i think in Rock it Roll men or  equally sex ?018 tf1 Rok " to  about Lovs we and fun and All that Stull so hat going to be a part of our act besides if you re into being sexy be sexy " Gutt Artst Susanna Hoffa if yours into being sexy be  by Anita Gosch staff writer and that  part of the bangles approach to file