HeLLO GirLSSSSS
well Spring is SprinGing..& we WANT to RoCK even Harder...So the *Girls Rock & GiRls RUle * team are pouding the pavement & playing ALL over the Nation..the core bands are playing like crazee in the tristate area...& gettng ready for our showcase shows spread out over the next months of this 2009 year...our next will be in July..let's hope it doesnt' get here too quickly & we can savour every day up til then.. Me, myself, ReW* played last nite in Mr Sinatra land..Hoboken NJ..at a club called *Saints & SInners*..that alone was enough for my liing..
i played w/ my bandthe*Dirty*Mothers & it was a fun gig for sure.. the nite was a GoGirls sponsored nite & the NATCH! {our dear friendz} played along w/ many other artists & bands... Many people seem to confuse *Girls Rock Girls Rule* w/ * GoGirls*...this makes me crazeee...yes i understand how similar they sound just PLEASE may i clarify here...maybe one ddya you will get the differnce..
GoGirls is a national organization that comes out of TEXAS..Madayn Sklar is the founder & HEAD chic...it basically is an online community where they supply information & motivation to ALL types of chicks that rock..all catagoriez..NATIONAL chapters are set up & run independently with the GoGirls...*Girls Rock Girls Rule** is based out of NYC..we have sponsored tours...events...& are a movement to bring HARDER RoCK into the mainstream world focusing on education...EMPOWERMENT...playig gigs & just basically KICKIN ASS all over the planet...
We have a core team that does pretty much all the groundworkd & we are expanding our horizons to encapsulate your hearts & brains with music by Gurls that Rock & Rule..
hmmm
tell me if you can decipher the differnces & you just mite be in the running for a Daisy Rock Guitar...cause the endorse us & we LUV DAISY...xxx
I also would like yo uto know i cohost *RewBees WorlD*...an internet show every wednesday 4-6pm here in NYC...you can watch live @ www.ariZZmaradio.com & all our past shows are @ www.youtube.com/rewbeesworld
if you'd like to be a guest..let us know..we do Andy Warhol 15 minutes of fame interviews...& you can plug, play & get dirty w/ me & Bee...all in good fun...
check it out...we have openings in July & on....
okay...come out to our show on July 16th @ Hank*S Saloon in Brooklyn ..there will be a bar-b-q & lots of HOT..GIrRlS Rockin...
out 4 now..LuV<
ReW*
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
PJ Harvey is Coming!
I can hardly contain my excitement over the one and only Miss Polly Jean Harvey, who's hitting the states next month with collaborator John Parish in tow!! Their U.S. summer tour, which stops by NYC on June 9, comes on the heels of their second album together (the first being the sexy, feverishly good "Dance Hall at Louse Point," which came out in the late 1990s). Last time I saw PJ solo she played about seven instruments while wearing a vintagy white dress my pal Emily described as "diaphonous." Hmm... I wonder what she'll wear and play this time around?
Friday, May 8, 2009
GRGR Rock Hotsheet
Hey Girls Rockers and Fans!
Just a reminder that we at GRGR have revamped our newsletter and are working on our new web site - our goal is to become the ultimate resource for lady rockers and their fans! This month GRGR's Rock Hotsheet featured an article with Fierce Femme band S.M.U.T. and Rock of Love alum Daisy De La Hoya whose new show Daisy of Love just launched on VH1. Plus, check out Hot Tips on how to buy to a guitar from Daisy Rock Guitar founder Tish Ciravolo, news on the hottest shows and more! Visit www.girlsrockgirlsrule.com to see this month's issue. Its going to get even hotter in coming month's we've got amazing features, stories and tips you won't want to miss! Subscribe now for a chance to win a set of Shure SE115 Earphones!
OX
G.
GRGR Founder/CEO
Just a reminder that we at GRGR have revamped our newsletter and are working on our new web site - our goal is to become the ultimate resource for lady rockers and their fans! This month GRGR's Rock Hotsheet featured an article with Fierce Femme band S.M.U.T. and Rock of Love alum Daisy De La Hoya whose new show Daisy of Love just launched on VH1. Plus, check out Hot Tips on how to buy to a guitar from Daisy Rock Guitar founder Tish Ciravolo, news on the hottest shows and more! Visit www.girlsrockgirlsrule.com to see this month's issue. Its going to get even hotter in coming month's we've got amazing features, stories and tips you won't want to miss! Subscribe now for a chance to win a set of Shure SE115 Earphones!
OX
G.
GRGR Founder/CEO
Monday, May 4, 2009
The Hottest Girl Punk Showcase EVER!!
Wow! That's all I can say after experiencing Saturday night's Girl Punk showcase with Tibbie X, S.M.U.T., Solito, LTG, and the awesome Trauma Team 666 (a total gorefest/feminist/twisted experience). Hard to pick a favorite. Then again, I'm biased (my band The Underage Hotties Played).
Tibbie X kicked off the night with her ferocious, kitten-growl-meets-dead-silence set. She wore a homemade "I love Swine Flu" dress and hot-pink tights, and at one point in her brief set tied up an innocent audience boy while reciting explicit poetry.
Solito, comprising the duo of self-described "trailer trash" married couple Shawna and Moose, played some serious Mixolodian scales and guitar loops atop tight drums and mod-poppy vocals. Go to North Carolina's backcountry to see more of these folks. We totally loved playing with them a second time after their GRGR debut at smokey South Carolina bar Ground Zero back in October.
Loki the Grump delivered its usual melodious rock-and-punky-hardcore sound, with Michele's soaring vocals, a tight rhythm section and a watergun shootout.
Trauma Team 666 totally blew minds in blood-splattered white suits. Singer Amy, a gravelly-voiced, powerful, busty gal whose sexually explicit/feminist lyrics put men in their place, got the ladies dancing and chanting. It was a TOUGH act to follow.
Can't say much about my own band, Marisa Mini & The Underage Hotties, except that we had a nice time belting out our usual melodies -- and getting to do "The Passenger" one last time with Dave Perry (ex-G-Spot guitarist).
S.M.U.T. (GRGR Rock Hotsheet's featured "Fierce Femme" of this month) finished off the night, with singer Cutie Calamity's Brit-punk vocals and Bryant Furey (also my co-guitarist) on backup vox and guitar.
Lots of drinks were had, many were free. And a good time was had by all. We LOVE Hanks.
I'll be posting more photos later.
Xo, Marisa
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
From Our West Coast Correspondant: Placing Your Music in Film & TV
Good day Good folks! My name is Vesti, and I am honored to share my first ASCAP Expo experience with all of you. I want to recap one of the panels I think is most important to us as musicians, performers and writers.
Production Music: Placing Your Music in Film, TV, Video Games and Advertising
The panel -- a row of executives from Heavy Hitters, RipTide, Universal Publishing, APM and 615 Music -- discussed what they look for in your submissions and the best way to get your songs in their libraries.
Here's the scoop:
1. If you’re a musician who has toyed with the idea of hearing your song in one or all of these categories, then listen up – these small details may hold the key to your success.
Numero-Uno, go both ways. (Maybe I should clarify!). Submit two versions of your song, one with vocals, and one without. If you’re working with explicit lyrics, go ahead and send the down and dirty version but, back it up with one that is cleaned up.
2. Remember that in TV and film, “the music supports the scene.” You want the music to intensify and strengthen the scene, not drown it out. As dandy and divine as we all think our music is, ultimately people are paying to see a game of cat and mouse between Clarice and Dr. Lecter in Hannibal. By the way, (*my opinion) the sweet and eerie music provided by Hans Zimmerman is what makes this movie more than just a person eating people flick.
3. As far as, genre types, these particular publishing companies get the most requests for Rock/Pop Mainstream, Big Band and Quartet. They look for music that is versatile enough to fit in the background of a coffeehouse, nightclub or crime scene. If you don’t feel you fit into one of these genres, don’t fret.
4. The truth is if you have a catchy hook, great vocals and a lyrical pull, it won’t matter what genre you fall into, they’ll be lucky to have you.
So, start submitting your most worthy material and follow-up with emails until you get a response. Don’t be afraid to be persistent. The best way get heard? Make some noise!
Special thanks, to Gail and Marisa for being so awesome. Rock on ladies!
- Vesti
Production Music: Placing Your Music in Film, TV, Video Games and Advertising
The panel -- a row of executives from Heavy Hitters, RipTide, Universal Publishing, APM and 615 Music -- discussed what they look for in your submissions and the best way to get your songs in their libraries.
Here's the scoop:
1. If you’re a musician who has toyed with the idea of hearing your song in one or all of these categories, then listen up – these small details may hold the key to your success.
Numero-Uno, go both ways. (Maybe I should clarify!). Submit two versions of your song, one with vocals, and one without. If you’re working with explicit lyrics, go ahead and send the down and dirty version but, back it up with one that is cleaned up.
2. Remember that in TV and film, “the music supports the scene.” You want the music to intensify and strengthen the scene, not drown it out. As dandy and divine as we all think our music is, ultimately people are paying to see a game of cat and mouse between Clarice and Dr. Lecter in Hannibal. By the way, (*my opinion) the sweet and eerie music provided by Hans Zimmerman is what makes this movie more than just a person eating people flick.
3. As far as, genre types, these particular publishing companies get the most requests for Rock/Pop Mainstream, Big Band and Quartet. They look for music that is versatile enough to fit in the background of a coffeehouse, nightclub or crime scene. If you don’t feel you fit into one of these genres, don’t fret.
4. The truth is if you have a catchy hook, great vocals and a lyrical pull, it won’t matter what genre you fall into, they’ll be lucky to have you.
So, start submitting your most worthy material and follow-up with emails until you get a response. Don’t be afraid to be persistent. The best way get heard? Make some noise!
Special thanks, to Gail and Marisa for being so awesome. Rock on ladies!
- Vesti
Monday, April 27, 2009
ASCAP EXPO 3rd & Final Day!
ASCAP Music Expo – Day 3
So fellow rockers and fans I am a day or so late posting the final day of the ASCAP Music Expo blog…On Saturday there wasn’t anything that I felt compelled to attend in the morning so I headed over to the event around 2pm…took a meeting with our friends at Noisy Planet to discuss partnering…fellow artists they have a great site that offers many services for musicians – you can sell your music, get promo materials, licensing and more. They are great peeps, offer personal service and are very reasonable. You can check them out at http://www.noisyplanet.net/.
I decided that I wanted to close the conference by just being getting inspired listening to great songwriters. I attended two panels back to back chock-full of some incredible talent discussing the creation of their songs and also playing them. It’s really interesting to learn how many mega hits are actually written or co-written by someone other then the artist who sings them. Even bands like Aerosmith and The Eagles and artists like Cyndi Lauper and Joan Osbourne. They do write some of their own music but often work with outside songwriters. Watching the songs being performed by the writer versus the artist you can see it’s truly a partnership and both are equally important because the right performer /singer brings a great song to a whole other level.
The first panel featured Stephen Bishop (On & On, Separate Lives), Wendy Walden (Saving the Best for Last). BTW, Wendy was also one of the first female record producers- u go girl! Plus Gary Baker (I Swear) and Jack Tempchun (Peaceful Easy Feelin’, Already Gone). Yes again only one woman on the panel; maybe its generational I guess back in the 70’s when a lot of these great songwriters and industry heavyweights were coming up maybe there just weren’t as many opportunities for women to break in and now that is reflected in the landscape of these events. So ladies let’s step it up and change the picture so hopefully in a few years it will panels full of rockin’ ladies!
On the closing session Round Up were songwriters Erick Bazillian, Holly Knight, Rob Heiman, Narada Michael Walden, and Emanuel Krakon. Guys these are the heavy hitters…Rob wrote “Time After Time” and Erik wrote “One of Us” (one of my personal favorites). Holly Knight has written several hits for Tina Turner including “Better Be Good to Me” and “Simply the Best” plus “Love is a Battlefield”, “The Warrior” etc. Emanuel was the baby of this seasoned group but still has some biggies under his belt (“Crush”, “What’s Left of Me”). I absolutely loved Narada this guy has written more then 50 hit songs but is also a drummer so instead of doing the standard acoustic performance he got on a full kit backed by tracks and started rockin’ a medley of many of his major pop dance hits (Freeway of Love, Dance with Somebody, So Emotional, Who’s Zoomin’ Who, Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us Now and on and on). What an awesome spirit and incredible energy, just a blast to watch. Towards the end of the session they all started playing with each other and throwing in some cool instrumentation like accordion, melodica and mandola…What a fantastic way to close out…you just want to go home and write songs all day long!
Just a few more tidbits I liked and wanted to share from the conference:
The really good songs often come out quick in one swoop, its such a gift from the universe you just have to accept it, (I definitely find that to be true for myself…I am just happy when I can keep writing…) so grab that inspiration quick when it comes!
“Out of pain and your soul comes the great songs and melodies” Narada
“The most important thing is showing up and that’s also the hardest” Jack Tempchin
“Don’t give up on the songs you believe in” Gary Baker
Writers block is when you come up with a bunch of ideas and you think that they all suck – collaboration in this case is highly recommended. Playing with strange instruments also opens up the possibilities
All in all a great 3 days, now I am on the plane heading back to NYC, where I intend to write that hit song and rock the world – care to join me!
A special thanks to all my good friends in LA; Doug & Richard, Anne & Will, Robert & Todd it was great to see you and thanks for your hospitality, can’t wait to do it again! And to my new friends and West Coast correspondents Vesti & Brad! And thanks to ASCAP for putting such a pro event I have been to several conferences and I have to tell you they beat them hands down.
Finally some GRGR announcements,
NYC people the Girls Rock Girls Rule Premiere is just a few days away, Sat. May 2nd at Hanks Saloon in Brooklyn, we have an awesome night of lady Punk Rockers for your aural pleasure(Marisa Mini, Loki the Grump, Solito, Trauma Team, Tibbie from Kissy Kamikaze, and S.M.U.T.) hosted by yours truly and Rew! We’ll have music, giveaways from Shure, Sam Ash and more! It’s going to be a blast so get your asses there! Also our May newsletter will be out in a few days featuring an interview with Daisy de la Hoya and much more haven’t signed up go to the top of this page and hit the link.
Be on the lookout girlsrockgirlsrule.com launches in June and will be full of the latest and hottest information, interviews, advice, events and more that you don’t want to miss!
OK this correspondent is signing off for now
Sat Nam, Rock On! G.
Founder/CEO
Girls Rock & Girls Rule
So fellow rockers and fans I am a day or so late posting the final day of the ASCAP Music Expo blog…On Saturday there wasn’t anything that I felt compelled to attend in the morning so I headed over to the event around 2pm…took a meeting with our friends at Noisy Planet to discuss partnering…fellow artists they have a great site that offers many services for musicians – you can sell your music, get promo materials, licensing and more. They are great peeps, offer personal service and are very reasonable. You can check them out at http://www.noisyplanet.net/.
I decided that I wanted to close the conference by just being getting inspired listening to great songwriters. I attended two panels back to back chock-full of some incredible talent discussing the creation of their songs and also playing them. It’s really interesting to learn how many mega hits are actually written or co-written by someone other then the artist who sings them. Even bands like Aerosmith and The Eagles and artists like Cyndi Lauper and Joan Osbourne. They do write some of their own music but often work with outside songwriters. Watching the songs being performed by the writer versus the artist you can see it’s truly a partnership and both are equally important because the right performer /singer brings a great song to a whole other level.
The first panel featured Stephen Bishop (On & On, Separate Lives), Wendy Walden (Saving the Best for Last). BTW, Wendy was also one of the first female record producers- u go girl! Plus Gary Baker (I Swear) and Jack Tempchun (Peaceful Easy Feelin’, Already Gone). Yes again only one woman on the panel; maybe its generational I guess back in the 70’s when a lot of these great songwriters and industry heavyweights were coming up maybe there just weren’t as many opportunities for women to break in and now that is reflected in the landscape of these events. So ladies let’s step it up and change the picture so hopefully in a few years it will panels full of rockin’ ladies!
On the closing session Round Up were songwriters Erick Bazillian, Holly Knight, Rob Heiman, Narada Michael Walden, and Emanuel Krakon. Guys these are the heavy hitters…Rob wrote “Time After Time” and Erik wrote “One of Us” (one of my personal favorites). Holly Knight has written several hits for Tina Turner including “Better Be Good to Me” and “Simply the Best” plus “Love is a Battlefield”, “The Warrior” etc. Emanuel was the baby of this seasoned group but still has some biggies under his belt (“Crush”, “What’s Left of Me”). I absolutely loved Narada this guy has written more then 50 hit songs but is also a drummer so instead of doing the standard acoustic performance he got on a full kit backed by tracks and started rockin’ a medley of many of his major pop dance hits (Freeway of Love, Dance with Somebody, So Emotional, Who’s Zoomin’ Who, Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us Now and on and on). What an awesome spirit and incredible energy, just a blast to watch. Towards the end of the session they all started playing with each other and throwing in some cool instrumentation like accordion, melodica and mandola…What a fantastic way to close out…you just want to go home and write songs all day long!
Just a few more tidbits I liked and wanted to share from the conference:
The really good songs often come out quick in one swoop, its such a gift from the universe you just have to accept it, (I definitely find that to be true for myself…I am just happy when I can keep writing…) so grab that inspiration quick when it comes!
“Out of pain and your soul comes the great songs and melodies” Narada
“The most important thing is showing up and that’s also the hardest” Jack Tempchin
“Don’t give up on the songs you believe in” Gary Baker
Writers block is when you come up with a bunch of ideas and you think that they all suck – collaboration in this case is highly recommended. Playing with strange instruments also opens up the possibilities
All in all a great 3 days, now I am on the plane heading back to NYC, where I intend to write that hit song and rock the world – care to join me!
A special thanks to all my good friends in LA; Doug & Richard, Anne & Will, Robert & Todd it was great to see you and thanks for your hospitality, can’t wait to do it again! And to my new friends and West Coast correspondents Vesti & Brad! And thanks to ASCAP for putting such a pro event I have been to several conferences and I have to tell you they beat them hands down.
Finally some GRGR announcements,
NYC people the Girls Rock Girls Rule Premiere is just a few days away, Sat. May 2nd at Hanks Saloon in Brooklyn, we have an awesome night of lady Punk Rockers for your aural pleasure(Marisa Mini, Loki the Grump, Solito, Trauma Team, Tibbie from Kissy Kamikaze, and S.M.U.T.) hosted by yours truly and Rew! We’ll have music, giveaways from Shure, Sam Ash and more! It’s going to be a blast so get your asses there! Also our May newsletter will be out in a few days featuring an interview with Daisy de la Hoya and much more haven’t signed up go to the top of this page and hit the link.
Be on the lookout girlsrockgirlsrule.com launches in June and will be full of the latest and hottest information, interviews, advice, events and more that you don’t want to miss!
OK this correspondent is signing off for now
Sat Nam, Rock On! G.
Founder/CEO
Girls Rock & Girls Rule
Friday, April 24, 2009
ASCAP Music Expo Day 2
ASCAP MUSIC EXPO – DAY 2
Hey Kids!
It's time for more juice and dirt from out here on the left coast where the sun sets on the wrong side LOL! …The conference continues to rock. And I will say for sure that the afternoon today blew the morning out of the water kinda like sophomore slump. The morning sessions I attended including Following Your Muse (I found mine by walking out and into another panel, because after about 15 minutes there was just nothing enlightening being said). so I walked into a session on music placement in film, TV, gaming etc. It was alright although for yours truly kind of same shit different day...but I think for those new to the business and conferences it was probably very beneficial and informative.
One thing I have noticed pretty consistently and that is honestly starting to bug me just a little is that every single panel has only one female and like 3 or 4 guys – what is up with that? I know there plenty of powerful and successful women in the music business – so what they could only find one per session? Or did they just not look? Seems the only people that can interview famous femmes are other femmes…case and point both the Heart and Chaka Khan interviews. Can someone explain this strange phenomenon to me? Boys are you intimidated by us powerhouse femmes?
Speaking of Chaka Khan, I just came from that session and she is absolutely adorable, real and straight up…when asked how things have changed for women in music, she said “gender should be secondary or not even involved in the equation” (amen sista)! She went on to say that today a woman has to be the whole package (looks etc.) and she has to buy into it as well. It pisses her off…but she’ll do whatever she has to do to keep on singing. (amen again)! So tell that to your boyfriends when they ask why you need to look so hot on and offstage!
The end of Chaka's session became a total audition instead of Q&A but she was so open and allowing people to sing and beat box to her and pitch all their stuff– unbelievably gracious…me not being a soul/funk or hip-hop gal I just took my notes and photos and hung out with my new friends Vesti and Brad. Be on the lookout: Vesti will be writing a guest blog on the conference and got to check out bunch of things I couldn’t attend (hey I am only one person!). She is new to the singer/songwriter world but she’s catching on quick. Check her out at myspace.com/vestoria
Also attended a great session with Richard Marx today (yes the guy with that crazy mullet back in the ’80s). Gotta love a man who can make jokes about his own hair 20 years later. Did you know that his dad was like a famous jingle writer? You know he had to be good because the whole audience was singing along to “what's the best tuna you happen to see? Chicken, chicken of the sea." He also wrote Peter Pan – “if you believe in peanut butter clap your hands”… "my dog's better then your dog”…I know some of you youngsters are like say what? They were really famous commercials dude! BTW Richard loves the word dude and I start my song “So Much Noise” with “dude do I really look 23” - flashback ’80s because I feel like I just wrote a Pop-up video LOL ROTF!
I have to say my fave sessions at these events are not necessarily the directly educational ones but those featuring the well-known artists. I’m no starstruck teen, but they just are really compelling to listen too (granted some more then others) – I will say though what I keep hearing is that success is a lot of being in the right place at right time and some damn good luck! But one common piece of advice is to just keep writing keep writing, keep going, keep singing. Once its in the blood we all know we just can’t stop!
Really there are so many funny stories and great moments at some of these sessions but if I told you everything this blog would be endless you’d get bored, you wouldn’t read it – hey maybe your not reading it anyway HAHA!
Ya know I am actually starting to like being this journalist blogger chick!
OK signing off for today off to dinner with friends but more tomorrow for sure. I promise we have awesome video of Heart, Richard Marx and more but it needs a little editing and takes 4 ever to upload so just keep checking back because I just haven’t had time yet!
Sat Nam – Rock On! God I love music and the whole nasty fabulous business!
BTW one personal announcement; for any G-spot and Marisa Mini fans our May 23 show in Long Island was canceled! Boohoo – what can you do? We’ll book something else soon!
OX
G.
P.S. I am in the hotel lobby bar getting ready to post the blog and the table next to me is busting my chops for working – turns out it’s the founder of the band Toto and his wife…remember them “Hold the line, love isn’t always on time”…
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