Tennessee Thomas
{{short description|British drummer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tennessee Thomas
| image = Tennessee Thomas (cropped2).jpg
| caption = Tennessee Thomas in 2006
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| education = Marymount High School
| partner = Benjamin Goodman (2016–present)
| children = 1
}}
Tennessee Thomas (born 17 December 1984) is a British drummer. She is best known as the drummer of bands The Like and Nice as Fuck. As an actress, she has played drummers in fictional bands.
Early and personal life
Thomas is the daughter of Pete Thomas, drummer for Elvis Costello and the Attractions,{{Cite web| url=http://popgurls.com/2005/09/26/popgurls-interview-tennessee-thomas-of-the-like/ | title=PopGurls Interview: Tennessee Thomas of The Like}} and first started playing the drums at the age of 13.{{cite web |url= http://www.musicradar.com/rhythm/tennessee-thomas-not-enough-female-drummers-262247/ |title=Tennessee Thomas: 'Not enough female drummers'|first= Rich|last= Chamberlain|work=musicradar.com |date= 2010-07-13|accessdate=27 July 2014}} She was raised in both London and Los Angeles, forming band The Like when she was in high school in LA.{{Cite web|title=Tennessee Thomas: the Evolution and Roots of a Creative Citizen|url=https://blog.masterdynamic.com/article/tennessee-thomas-evolution-roots-creative-citizen/|access-date=2020-06-14}} She was dating Mark Ronson in 2009.{{Cite web|last=UK|first=POPSUGAR Celebrity|date=2009-03-24|title=Mark Drinks With His Drummer Date|url=http://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/Photos-Mark-Ronson-Tennessee-Thomas-Outside-London-Pub-2965156|access-date=2020-06-14|website=POPSUGAR Celebrity UK}}
Career
Thomas was a founding member and drummer of the indie rock group The Like.{{Cite news|author=Keith Bruce|date=2010-09-07|title=A girl band the like of which the sixties never had|work=HeraldScotland|publisher=Herald & Times Group|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music-features/a-girl-band-the-like-of-which-the-sixties-never-had-1.1053242|accessdate=2010-11-27}} The band formed in 2001, when the group were teenagers; all three of the founding members are daughters of music industry veterans.{{cite news|author=McDonald, Seven|title=Kids Rock|newspaper=LA Weekly|url=http://www.laweekly.com/2004-06-17/music/kids-rock}} She deejayed at the Rachel Antonoff show at New York Fashion Week in 2011.{{Cite web|last=Mason|first=Nicolette|date=2011-09-10|title=Big Girl in a Skinny World: Fashion Week Diary Day 2|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/fashionista-blog/trends/big-girl-skinny-world-fashion-week-day-two|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Marie Claire}} By 2014, The Like were taking a "seemingly permanent hiatus".
With a group of female activists and artists, including Lena Dunham, Alexa Chung and Alia Penner, she performed to the song "You Don't Own Me" in 2012 as a PSA on women's rights in political spaces, because of growing misogynistic sentiment being emitted from the Republican Party.{{Cite web|last=Franke-Ruta|first=Garance|date=2012-10-23|title=The Best Lady GOTV Video of 2012, Starring Lena Dunham and Lesley Gore|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/the-best-lady-gotv-video-of-2012-starring-lena-dunham-and-lesley-gore/264021/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=The Atlantic|language=en-US}} She made this as one of many PSA's through the activism group Department of Peace. After finishing touring with The Like and settling in New York City, Thomas worked on campaigns as part of Department of Peace. In 2013, Thomas opened a pop-up in Manhattan's East Village, which turned into her permanent boutique shop and club, the Deep End Club. A performance space, the shop also sells work by local artists with a "graphic '60s vibe".{{Cite web|title=Inside Drummer Tennessee Thomas' Vintage NY Boutique|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/inside-drummer-tennessee-thomas-vintage-738415|access-date=2020-06-14|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=6 October 2014 |language=en}}
In 2016, she joined Jenny Lewis and Erika Forster to form the "supergroup" trio Nice As Fuck.{{citation|last=Ysteboe|first=Taylor|title=Watch Nice As Fuck Make Their TV Debut on Colbert|date=20 July 2016|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/07/nice-as-fuck-makes-tv-debut-on-colbert.html|magazine=Paste}}.{{Cite web|last=Main|first=Coup De|title=Tennessee Thomas|url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/tennesseethomas|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Coup De Main Magazine|language=English}} Thomas continued her activism, campaigning for Bernie Sanders and turning the Deep End Club into a headquarters for this cause.{{Cite web|title=Tennessee Thomas|url=http://www.doubleor.com/tennessee-thomas|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Double or Nothing|language=en-US}}
She has had two acting roles. In 2010, she portrayed Lynette Guycott in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, based on the Scott Pilgrim comic book series.{{Cite web|url=http://www.scottpilgrimthemovie.com/pdfs/Scott_Pilgrim_vs_the_World_notes.pdf|title=Scott Pilgrim vs. the World notes|publisher=Scott Pilgrim vs. the World official website|accessdate=2010-11-27}} Lynette is the drummer of the band The Clash at Demonhead, fronted in the film by Brie Larson as Envy Adams and Brandon Routh as bass player Todd.{{Cite web|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|date=2009-07-15|title=Video Blog 10: SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD|url=https://collider.com/video-blog-10-scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Collider|language=en-US}} Thomas only appears to play the drums, with her character's role significantly downsized from the comics.{{Cite web|title=Lynette Guycott (Character)|url=https://comicvine.gamespot.com/lynette-guycott/4005-67145/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=Comic Vine|language=en}} In 2014, she appeared in the music video for Jenny Lewis's "Just One of the Guys" as the drummer for Lewis's fictional band, fronted by actresses Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway and Brie Larson cross-dressing.{{Cite web|last=Lara|first=Maria Mercedes|date=2014-07-15|title=Here Are Kristen Stewart and Anne Hathaway Dancing in Drag Together|url=http://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/Here-Kristen-Stewart-Anne-Hathaway-Dancing-Drag-Together-35251778|access-date=2020-06-14|website=POPSUGAR Celebrity UK|language=en-GB}}{{cite web |url= http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/kristen-stewart-anne-hathaway-dress-drag-jenny-lewis-music-video-2014157 |title=Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway Dress in Drag in Jenny Lewis' Music Vid|first= Rachel|last= Mcready|work=usmagazine.com |date= 2014-07-15|accessdate=27 July 2014}}
References
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External links
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Category:British expatriate musicians in the United States
Category:Musicians from London
Category:English rock drummers
Category:English women drummers
Category:21st-century English women musicians