Vocalist/bassist Johnette Napolitano -- a brunette Kim Gordon -- and ex-Sparks guitarist Jim Mankey composed the core of L.A. pop punks Concrete Blonde. Though the two produced exceptionally articulate and engaging songs, their music was plagued from the get-go by a nagging eclecticism that left fans wondering whether they were Punk, Goth, or merely mainstream -- and which ultimately put the band's career in arrears. Their debut, for instance, yawed unpredictably from Hendrix-inspir...  [+]