I interviewed Naia Kete in October 2009. Now she’s a contestant on the second season of “The Voice.” Her audition airs tomorrow night – February 20th, so keep an eye out for this very talented young woman!! Many artists often claim their band is just like a family, but for Naia Kete this is quite literally true. The 18-year-old [...]
Fiona Apple is back – well, sort of. She has an album recorded and ready to go – it’s been in the can for the past year – but there’s no release date yet. LA Reid tweeted pre-maturely last month that the record would be out in a few weeks, but Apple’s rep at her [...]
Meghan Toohey, formerly of Boston’s the So and So’s, has spent the past several years as the guitarist for The Weepies, Lenka, Schuyler Fisk and Lucy Schwartz. Patty Schemel is the iconic former drummer for Hole. Nicole Fiorentino plays bass for the Smashing Pumpkins. Together, they are the Cold and Lovely – a brand-new project [...]
Two of the latest entertainment controversies have been debates about the middle finger gesture of MIA, and pro/con debates about the meteoric rise of Lana del Rey. These events have stimulated discussions about what their presence in the media does for or detracts from the cause of feminism. Note that Madonna, the Super Bowl half-time [...]
It’s always exciting when a hometown girl makes good. And few events have been more exciting in my own very long career than watching Vicci Martinez – whom I have known since she was 14-years-old – make her mark on the first season of the NBC singing competition,”The Voice.” Now 27, Vicci has more than paid [...]
Screaming Females is one of the most highly-anticipated bands performing at SXSW this year. Here’s an interview from November, 2009, for ourstage.com with the band’s guitarist, Marissa Paternoster. Punk trio Screaming Females could prove to be the most talked-about thing to come out of Jersey since the Sopranos. Much credit for that goes to guitar shredder/vocalist Marissa [...]
Any Concrete Blonde fan knows lead singer/bassist /psychic Johnette Napolitano loves to dabble in the otherworldly as much as she loves music. Now you can hear her discuss paranormal activities every Sunday morning at 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time on Blogtalk Radio. Johnette’s debut 15-minute show, recorded last week, focused on the ghosts at play in [...]
It is hard not to dwell on last night’s news about Whitney Houston’s untimely death and what it means for tonight’s Grammy Awards. Tonight was supposed to be Adele’s night – she’s nominated for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Vocal Performance. [...]
On the eve of the Grammy Awards, singer Whitney Houston has died. The cause has not yet been released. You can find an obituary and news report from CBS News here. The singer has had a long history of drug use and personal drama. We will update this page with details as they develop. [...]
Their first album, Boys and Girls, doesn’t come out until April 10th on ATO Records (April 9th internationally on Rough Trade), but the Alabama Shakes are already tearin’ it up. They’ve sold out eleven shows on their very first west-coast tour and tonight they will appear on “Conan” marking their debut on television. They’ve already been featured on [...]
Mindy Abovitz is the editor-in-chief of Tom Tom, a quarterly magazine about female drummers. She had already been playing drums for nearly ten years when, in 2008, she noticed there were no drum magazines she could relate to. So, the resourceful Brooklyn-ite started a magazine of her own. Four years later, she’s got a great [...]
Meghan Toohey, formerly of Boston’s the So and So’s, has spent the past several years as the guitarist for The Weepies, Lenka, Schuyler Fisk and Lucy Schwartz. Patty Schemel is the iconic former drummer for Hole. Nicole Fiorentino plays bass for the Smashing Pumpkins. Together, they are the Cold and Lovely – a brand-new project [...]
It’s always exciting when a hometown girl makes good. And few events have been more exciting in my own very long career than watching Vicci Martinez – whom I have known since she was 14-years-old – make her mark on the first season of the NBC singing competition,”The Voice.” Now 27, Vicci has more than paid [...]
I used to make a living writing record and concert reviews and bios for rock bands. It wasn’t much of a living, which is why I stopped doing it. But when the Hollywood Reporter asked me to review Etta James at the House of Blues in 2001, I couldn’t say no. I’d been watching Etta incinerate the Sunset Strip [...]
MEOW Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Carla DeSantis Black is honored to be one of the workshop facilitators at the second annual Women Who Rock Conference (Making Scenes, Building Communities) at Washington Hall on the the University of Washington Campus on Saturday, March 3rd, at 10:30 AM. Black’s workshop is entitled “Little Boxes” and will be a [...]
I’m the one who said Amy Winehouse died of love addiction, that drug and alcohol dependence were her coping mechanism for an underlying problem. I said that Etta James — who wrote “I’d rather go blind/ Than see you with another girl” — was the vocal standard-bearer for the love addict. And now there’s Whitney [...]
Fiona Apple is back – well, sort of. She has an album recorded and ready to go – it’s been in the can for the past year – but there’s no release date yet. LA Reid tweeted pre-maturely last month that the record would be out in a few weeks, but Apple’s rep at her [...]
On February 16th, Austin-based Myrna + the Bulldog (the husband and wife duo of Myrna Cabello and Daniel Cook), will present their first SongTasting. This is a concept the couple has been working on for a year – mixing wine with song. We asked Myrna to share what people can expect from SongTasting and how [...]
St. Vincent (aka Annie Clark) has been turning up everywhere lately. First, she made an appearance on IFC’s comedy sketch show, Portlandia. Then she was seen briefly on the Valentine’s Day episode of Gossip Girl. Next week she plays some shows in far-flung locales like Turkey, Italy, New Zealand and Australia. Then she’s got high profile [...]
In last night’s three-and-a-half hour Grammy music marathon chock full of legends like Paul McCartney, Glen Campbell and the Beach Boys, The Civil Wars, really stood out. Just who was the couple who won two Grammys, people are asking each other at water coolers everywhere this morning. They may not be a household name – [...]
You probably remember Chairlift’s song, “Bruises,” when it was used on an iPod commercial in 2008. It’s that “I tried to do handstands for you” song. Now the experimental electronic pop pair are back with a new album called Something. Chairlift formed in 2005 when Aaron Pfenning and Caroline Polachek teamed up at the University of Colorado to write [...]
Rachel Trachtenburg may only be 18, but she’s already a seasoned veteran drummer. She began playing at age six with her parents, Jason and Tina, in The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. The band began in 1999 when Jason composed a set of quirky songs inspired by slides and an old projector Tina had picked up [...]
Two of the latest entertainment controversies have been debates about the middle finger gesture of MIA, and pro/con debates about the meteoric rise of Lana del Rey. These events have stimulated discussions about what their presence in the media does for or detracts from the cause of feminism. Note that Madonna, the Super Bowl half-time [...]
I love Kate Nash. I love that she creates unique, interesting music that expresses what’s on her mind and in her heart. I love that Kate has an opinion on most things and isn’t afraid to speak it. I love that she empowers young women with her Rock ‘N’ Roll For Girls After School Club and offers advice [...]
So you’ve got a rockin’ little combo, with drums, bass, and guitar, but you’re thinking you need a little ZING — a little something to make you stand out from the crowd. Have you ever considered adding a FEMALE to your band? I know, I know. It sounds crazy, but it’s so crazy that sometimes it can [...]
Love the song – hate the video. Here’s Ryan Adams being all emotional and stuff with a fake all-girl band of models pretending to accompany him on a rooftop. Make. It. Stop. Please. Thanks.
I interviewed Naia Kete in October 2009. Now she’s a contestant on the second season of “The Voice.” Her audition airs tomorrow night – February 20th, so keep an eye out for this very talented young woman!! Many artists often claim their band is just like a family, but for Naia Kete this is quite literally true. The 18-year-old [...]
Screaming Females is one of the most highly-anticipated bands performing at SXSW this year. Here’s an interview from November, 2009, for ourstage.com with the band’s guitarist, Marissa Paternoster. Punk trio Screaming Females could prove to be the most talked-about thing to come out of Jersey since the Sopranos. Much credit for that goes to guitar shredder/vocalist Marissa [...]
In two-plus decades of writing about rock, I’ve interviewed many of my idols. But I don’t know that I’ve ever written about one of my waitresses. Among the many experiences Denver native Jill Sobule survived to sing about on her triumphant and hysterical Lava/Atlantic debut was a dismal stint catering to the munchies of the [...]
Somewhere between the ages of eleven and thirteen, I had a crush on teenybopper pin-up boy, Leif Garrett. Other than the fact that he had blonde feathered hair, a lush fat mouth, and skinny hips (all of which I must have wanted at the time), I don’t remember why. Leif didn’t sing or play an [...]
WIMPS (Women In Music Professional Society) and MEOW (Musicians for Equal Opportunities for Women) invite all professional women in music to attend an exclusive March event – our first annual: High Tea Ladies Luncheon at SXSW Friday, March 16, 2012 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Chateau Bellevue 708 San Antonio Street Austin, TX 78701 $20 [...]
Ruthie Foster is no slouch when it comes to guitar. But on her critically-acclaimed new album, Let it Burn, the soulful singer who was raised in a family of gospel singers puts down her guitar and focuses on her voice for the first time. “Without a guitar, all I did was concentrate on singing,” she [...]
Something about Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside seems refreshingly familiar. The band released its first full-length album, Dirty Radio, in 2011, but the band could have been conceived in the ’40s – or maybe even the ’60s. The sound is a musical stew of different eras with a dose of Tom Waits’ wry humor for garnish. [...]
When Ume’s video for their song “Captive” debuted on MTVu, it was shown 24 times in 24 hours. Yesterday it premiered on MTV2′s “120 Minutes,” hosted by Matt Pinfield, which means the video (and the band) is moving up the ranks in popularity. If you’re a fan of noise-rock bands like Sonic Youth (lead singer/guitarist [...]
LA experimental artist Julia Holter will release her second full-length album, entitled Ekstasis, on RVNG Intl Records on March 8th and it’s already receiving great press. The ethereal songs are heavy on far-away vocals and dramatic keyboards. Holter’s last album, Tragedy, was released last year and made it on to several “best of 2011″ lists. It was [...]
Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this morning which means six more weeks of winter. So, in honor of Groundhog Day, we are featuring an in-studio performance I was fortunate enough to attend in December at Austin radio station KGSR featuring Tori Amos playing – what else – “Winter.” Don’t worry, winter haters. “Things are gonna [...]
In a band with all boys, including her husband, Yvonne Lambert of The Octopus Project stands out like a brilliant colored flower. Her theremin, distinctive style, and poise are so captivating it’s almost impossible not to stare while she performs. The whimsical Austin-based Octopus Project has played Coachella, Lollapalooza, performed with DEVO, and, for last year’s SXSW, produced a multi-media [...]
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