Interviews
Nicke and Dregen of the Backyard Babies
Interview: The Backyard Babies by Sabine Schenk On Aug. 11th the Troubadour in Hollywood was burning because the Backyard Babies from Stockholm, Sweden set it with their punk ROCK show on fire. Kastle will report on it on her LA @ Nite page. We were set up for an interview at 2pm with the Backyard Babies. But when we... Continue »
Daize Shayne
Two-time longboard champ Daize Shayne by Avra Wouldn’t you love to be a world champion surfer and a singer with your first CD coming out?! Two-time longboard champ Daize Shayne can tell you how exciting it is. This 28-year-old has accomplished a lot while staying, in her own words, “a tomboy at heart.” Daize gave Coolgrrrls some advice on... Continue »With Steve of the Dragons
Interview: The Dragons w/Steve By Sabine Schenk Casbah, San Diego, CA This was my first time and my last time that I saw the incredible Dragons. They are one hot rock’n’roll band and it was a hell of a show. The Casbah is their home bar and all their friends and fans came to celebrate them one last time.... Continue »
Bloodlights’ Captain Poon
Interview with Captain Poon By Sabine Schenk Gluecifer split up in 2005 and I can still remember the show in Munich as part of their farewell tour. It was great and sad both at the same time. In my eyes Gluecifer is probably still the best rocknroll band that ever came out of Norway and their last record “Automatic... Continue »
Guttermouth
Guttermouth by Mars & Nancy So what comes to mind when you hear “Guttermouth’? Classic grade A choice punk rock! Orange County’s very own Guttermouth has been a household name. These punk rockers hail from the grand ocean front city of Huntington Beach, CA. With Mark as a lead singer, Derek and Scott on guitars, Jaime on bass and... Continue »Supersuckers
Supersuckers, Eddie Spaghetti by Alisha Amnesia I was a huge fan of the Supersuckers beginning in 1992 when I first heard the Smoke of Hell. The next album, La Mano Cornuda, I loved too even though I don’t know what it means and can’t pronounce it. After that, the band kind of lost me for a while. I know... Continue »
Your Friend Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. by Melody Licious 25th June, 2004 I was lucky enough to kick off my fabulous single-gal summer (party hard!) by talking to my friend, the extremely talented and sweet Andrew W.K. I gave him the scoop on Coolgrrrls.com (Andrew says he likes three r’s better than two), and we talked about girls who rock, feminism, the first... Continue »
Backyard Babies
Elserhalle, Munich, Germany by Sabine Schenk One year ago I sat at a small table outside a little Italian restaurant on Sunset Boulevard and in front of me were Nicke and Dregen the masterminds of one of Sweden’s hottest bands: The Backyard Babies. We did an interview before their showcase at the Troubadour that night and it turned out... Continue »
The Black Halos
Interview: The Black Halos w/ Robert & Adam Halo by Sabine Schenk The Black Halos are well know among the punkwhateverrockers in Germany but unfortunately they have never really toured here. So I was really looking forward to their show at the Monofaktur in Munich. Unfortunately the turnout wasn’t that big but everyone who showed up was instantly taken... Continue »
