-------------------- The Bangles are an all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles through much of the decade. History Formation and early years (1981-1983) The band was formed by sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson in Los Angeles, California in 1981 as The Supersonic Bangs, later shortened to The Bangs. The band was part of the so-called Paisley Underground scene in LA, which featured groups that played a mixture of 1960s influenced folk-rock and jangle pop with a more modern punk-ish/garage band undertone. They were forced to change their name to The Bangles when a band from New Jersey, also named The Bangs, threatened to sue.[LINK: http://punkmodpop.free.fr/bangs_pic.htm] The Punkpopmod Archives The Bangs biography. Retrieved: Sept 15, 2006 The initial Bangles line-up of Susanna Hoffs (vocals/