Honey Bane

Honey Bane (born Donna Tracy Boylan; 1964) is an English singer and actress, known for her 1981 UK Top 40 single "Turn Me On Turn Me Off".

Early life and career Honey Bane began her musical career at the age of 14 in 1978 when she formed the punk rock band the Fatal Microbes. The band released a split 12-inch record with anarcho-punk band Poison Girls the same year.

After the 1979 breakup of the Fatal Microbes, and a stint in a juvenile detention facility that garnered more press attention, Bane began a collaboration with Crass, Lending lead vocals and backed by the band under the name Donna and the Kebabs, Crass released the EP You Can Be You in 1979.

In 1980, she met Sham 69 vocalist Jimmy Pursey, who began to manage her musical career. Later in the year, she toured as an opening act for UB40. That year she was signed to EMI/Zonophone records for a five-year recording contract.

In 2015, Bane released her first full studio album, Acceptance of Existence, which was over ten years in the making. She released it independently via her website, along with an Anthology CD titled, It's a Baneful Life... The Anthology 1978–2015, which features her complete works. Both titles were released on Bane's own label, You Can Be You Records.

In 2022, the label, One Little Independent (formerly, One Little Indian) reissued 12" pressings of classic Crass singles, which included Bane's You Can Be You EP. She performed poetry live at public events and continued to write music. The following year, Bane participated in Record Store Day UK, with an exclusive coloured 12 inch repressing of her Violence Grows single, which is released on 22 April 2023. The record is "bruised" black and blue and features new artwork and liner notes, including a message from Bane. The single is limited to 1500 copies.

AS of April 2023, Bane is currently planning a new album, but details are scarce at the time of writing.

Discography Singles 1978 - "Violence Grows" (12-inch split single) 1979 - "You Can Be You" (7-inch EP) UK Indie No. 3 1980 - "Guilty" (7-inch) UK Indie No. 9 1980 - "Baby Love" (7-inch) UK No. 58 1981 - "Turn Me On Turn Me Off" (7-inch) UK No. 37 1981 - "Negative Exposure" (7-inch) 1981 - "Jimmy... (Listen To Me)" (7-inch) 1982 - "Wish I Could Be Me" (7-inch and 12-inch) 1983 - "Dizzy Dreamers" (7-inch) 2006 - "Downthing" (CD) 2015 - "Violence Grew" (Digital Download) 2015 - "You Can Be You" (Celebratory CD Reissue) 2022 - "You Can Be You" (One Little Independent 12" Reissue) 2023 - "Violence Grows" (Record Store Day 12" Coloured Vinyl Exclusive)

Albums 2015 - It's a Baneful Life... The Anthology 1978–2015 (CD/Digital Download) 2015 - Acceptance of Existence (CD/Digital Download) 2023 - A Baneful Life (revised edition of ‘It’s A Baneful Life’) (CD/Digital Download)