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Super Exhibit
I just went to see the MICK ROCK Psychedelic Renegades exhibit last night – TOTALLY excellent: www.vividimagesdesign.com/syd/ Check it out – it’s at the Fuse/Lit gallery on 2nd Ave. between 5th & 6th Streets. The show is Mick’s photos of Syd Barrett. Syd Barrett is just amazing – also knowing his history and the history of Pink Floyd. I... Continue »
Got Lots of Time on My Hands
Hey… I’m back! Yeh, it has been a busy few months for me. Candy for Bad Children is finally in full swing! So, I’m hoping to update this page on a regular basis from here on… Yeh, that’s right. We’re Really Rockin’ in Boston… There’s a new band in town… kinda a Rock City Mafia supergroup. Tim Catz of... Continue »
Last Post of the Year
It’s the cold and flu season and it seems everyone around here has been sneezing lately – it even knocked this Grrrl off her feet for a few days. But no amount of sniffles could keep me from shooting a segment for E! Entertainment’s “Wild On,” when the show’s producer asked me to host a segment on Hollywood club... Continue »
Gig update
I have just been having way too much fun lately. I had a blast in LA seeing Sigue Sigue Sputnik. They sounded really good, and too few people appreciate how ahead of their time they were when they emerged in 1986. They were "electroclash" before it was defined recently. I got my photos taken w/ singer Martin Degville and... Continue »
Busy and Thriving
Hey all my fellow coolgrrrls out there. It’s UPDATE time! I’ve had a busy busy last couple of weeks. So here is the life of Franki lately. You all remember Barbie right? The beautiful and wonderful Orange County Coolgrrrl right before me? Well, I got to experience a sequel of Miss Barbie this past weekend when we hooked up... Continue »
On tour
As if this year could not get any better, last month my band the Gore Gore Girls went on a three-week tour of Europe. I’ve never had so much fun in my life!! It was like living a Saturday night for three weeks straight! We started off the tour with a bang, meeting movie siren Tura Satana, the star... Continue »
Rants from Couple of Nights
While Hollywood’s rock scene has died down in the past few months, I’ve still managed to find some nooks and crannies to have fun in. First stop: the erotic book reading at the Hustler Store on the Sunset Strip where authors offer up their best lust-filled writings to steam up even the most uptight bookworm. On my recent visit,... Continue »
Just recorded an album
Hi there all cool ones, How is it going? OK, it’s been a millennium, AGAIN!!!! I’ve just been at Atlantis Studios in Hawthorn, recording an album with Spencer P Jones and Cow Penalty. It came up all of a sudden. We practically learnt the songs the day before we went in and some actually in the studio, which is... Continue »
Life and Loves of a Coolgrrrl
I love being a Coolgrrrl with all my heart and soul, because it means that I get to go out and party like a biatch! Look at me shaking my boot-ay! I’m a wild cat! Or maybe just very, very, silly! That brave guy dancing with me is my friend Monkeyman, DJ, great guy and soon to be travelling... Continue »
Santos Inocentes
Hey all! Woah! It’s damn’ hot down in Arg, lemme get the fan on, and let’s get right into the news…now, I’ve been to a lot of gigs in town lately, but on Fri 27th Sept I had a real blast at my first Santos Inocentes show, at Ultra Pop Bar. This BA outfit formed around ’97, and have... Continue »
The SF Scene!
Life is good and despite the club scene in SF dwindling recently, I am still having a lot of fun and seeing great bands. (The 411 on the clubs for those who don’t know is this: 1) the Paradise Lounge has been closed for about a year and may possibly re-open, when I don’t know. 2) The CW Saloon,... Continue »
All About Art
ART ART ART ART…. So hello there all you Coolgrrrls out there. I just thought I’d write a little blurb to inform you of an upcoming event that I think all you coolgrrrls who have an artsy side to ya may not want to miss. It’s the SO CAL UNDERGROUND art Exhibit. Why should I care about this you... Continue »
All About NY
In preparation for a trip out to the Big Apple, LA got me in a New York state of mind when The Egyptian Theater celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the film “Ciao! Manhattan” with a special screening and chat with co-director David Weisman. The film, loosely based on the life of Warhol Superstar Edie Sedgwick, shows the starlet in... Continue »
Meeting Julia Cameron
Inspiration. It seems like a lost gift these days. We often regurgitate other peoples ideas, dreams, and try to make them our own. Yes, I am guilty of it too. Before I moved to New York, one of my childhood friends ranted and raved about a book titled, “The Artist’s Way.” She told me how “inspirited” she became after... Continue »
The Rezillos Make My Life Come True
Back to the Future with Scotland’s national treasure! I got an e-mail from the faithful Scoots, who is always looking out for my best interests, saying that The Rezillos were coming to the US! I immediately began hounding every booking agent like a wild pig sniffs out truffles. By the time I track down the booing information – EVERY... Continue »
Samoans…love them
I am now totally convinced that there is ONE man who knows the history and details of EVERY punk moment since the seventies until today. That man is Metal Mike, singer of the Angry Samoans. I went to go see them play this past Sunday at the Galaxy. Along with the Samoans were a few other goodies, like Blockage... Continue »
My First Post
Wow, well here I go. The newest coolgrrrls writer. Or should I say, “it’s about damn time!” (just kidding) Well, as some of you know I have written a few articles for Coolgrrls and I absolutely love the site. Okay, they’ve asked me to tell you a little about myself (besides the fact that I’m an egomaniac with an... Continue »
Gigs and Competitions
Hi all! Too busy sleeping siestas in the warm sun, I suddenly realized it was already September and yes, spring is almost here, any Aussies reading this would share my feeling, YEAH! That damn’ winter is almost over, this is the time to drag our asses back to the gym to try and make last year’s bikini fit, cut... Continue »
