Katie Dixon started out with Ripe an alternative rock/shoegaze band from Melbourne, Australia. They released two albums, 'Filterfeed' in 1990 on Polyester Records and 'The Plastic Hassle' in 1993 on Beggars Banquet. They split up shortly after their second album. Dixon and Mark Murphy formed a new band, Moondriven. In 2006, Mark and Katie reformed under the Ripe name with some additional members. They released an EP, 'Galaxies And Stars', on Timberyard Records and did some touring. However, they disbanded again in 2007.
She then moved onto Baby 8 an all-female band as a guitarist/vocalist. They released one single. In 2013 she joined Powerline Sneakers a four-piece firebrand band from Melbourne featuring Sly Faulkner (ex-Splatterheads), John Nolan (ex-Powder Monkeys) and Mark Hurst (ex-Yes Men). The band has its roots in Australian punk and rock'n'roll with collective histories in The Powder Monkeys, Splatterheads, Ripe, Swedish Magazines, The Yes Men, Bored!, and the Guttersnipes.
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