Leader of the Pack: RIP Ellie Greenwich
Ellie Greenwich, October 23, 1940 – August 26, 2009American singer, songwriter, and producer Ellie Greenwich died yesterday of a heart attack. Greenwich was best known for writing and co-writing such...
View ArticleWe'll Miss You, Ellie Greenwich
I can't add much to Annalee's farewell to Brill Building great Ellie Greenwich, who died this week at age 68. (Ann Powers of the L.A. Times also has an excellent appreciation of Greenwich's life and...
View ArticleBitchtapes: Sweet Harmony
While snow is coming down all over the country, spring is poking its head out of the rain clouds in Portland, and I find that nothing suits the tease of spring better than cutesy female harmonizing....
View ArticleBitchtapes: Canadian Lady Bands
If you can tear yourself away from Jhameel this weekend, tune into Bitchtapes, where this week you can listen to all-female bands from the provinces! 1. Love and Sas - Don't Stop Now This R&B group...
View ArticleB-Sides: The Suicide Notes
This past Sunday's extreme, summer heat brought me to a surprise rock show on a river beach where I caught a performance from newly formed, girl-fronted band The Suicide Notes. Nothing gets me in...
View ArticleBitchTapes: Surf Sisters
What other musical genre has its own sport? Much like the water-based activity its named for, surf rock is often almost always played by men. This BitchTapes is devoted to women surf musicians,...
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