A graduate of the American University with honors in literature and a minor in anthropology, she is considered to be an icon of the goth subculture and has been the frontwoman of numerous bands including Madhouse, Strange Boutique and Faith and the Muse, as well as being a solo-artist.
On Saturday, July 3, 2004, Strange Boutique celebrated a brief reunion in Washington, D.C. The band played at The Black Cat with This Ascension and Siddal.
Doctor Strange | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Adam Strange | Strange Tales | Stranger in a Strange Land | Paul's Boutique | Lord Strange's Men | Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs | Strange (Reba McEntire song) | Strange Interlude | Strange Fruit | Strange Boutique | Strange | Dr. Strange Records | Colette (boutique) | Thomas Bland Strange | Strange World | Strange Wilderness | Curtis Strange | boutique | Allen Strange | WAGs Boutique | The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies | Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio | Strange Piece of Paradise | Strange Little Girl | Mabel's Strange Predicament | Joyce Boutique | Dr. Strangely Strange | boutique law firm |
Richards had sung for the band Strange Boutique, while Faith had performed with gothic/death rock icons Shadow Project, Christian Death, Mephisto Walz, and Sex Gang Children.