The strung-out quirky quartet 4 Non Blondes weren't kidding around when they chose a name for their band. Epitomizing the whole grungy, careless decade of the 1990s in exactly one song, the 4 Non Blondes exploded like popcorn onto the rock scene in 1990, only to fizzle out just as quickly as they rose to the top after the release of one album. Despite the band's incredibly short-lived career in the musical spotlight, 4 Non Blondes left America with an encore, the high-pitched, all-out hit single "What's Up?" that asks the world, "What's goin' on?"The 4 Non Blondes channeled their energy together in 1989 with vocalist Linda Perry, guitarist Shaunna Hall, bassist Christa Hillhouse and drummer Wanda Day. Although Day was quickly replaced by Dawn Richardson, the band signed with Interscope Records and released their debut album Bigger, Better, Faster, More? in 1992. Mainstream rock and pop radio stations picked up the band's hit single "What's Up?" and it eventually caught the attention of the MTV universe, further expanding the non-blondes' success. Based on this one hit song, the 4 Non Blondes went on tour with Neil Young, Pearl Jam and Bob Dylan, contributing to soundtracks of Wayne's World 2 and Airheads.It eventually got difficult to distinguish the once-punk rock women from the pop icons they had become, and Perry eventually left the group because of it, after the exit of Hall. Perry went on to pursue a solo career after garnering so much fame for her vocals in "What's Up?" and the singer's debut album In Flight was released in 1995. The then-solo artist next recorded her sophomore album After Hours under her own label, Rockstar Records, permanently leaving 4 Non Blondes in dust, along with the grunge style of the ‘90s.
