Playing music, going to gigs, listening to tunes, dressing in a rock fashion, being switched on and independent, loving, hating, acting sweet n' sour, mood swings, assertiveness, not taking any shit, having fun with bubblegum, boys of Summer, being complex so that men can't figure us out. Basically all activites not confined to shopping, doin' yer nails and wearing a pretty skirt.
Music
Arcade Fire, Altered Images, Moldy Peaches, Shout Out Louds, Ronettes, Le Tigre, Ladytron, Tina Turner, Madonna, Nancy Sinatra, PP Arnold, Sleater Kinney, Charlotte Hatherley, France Gall, Essex Green, Kelis, Bonnie Raitt, Marianne Faithfull, The Go-Gos, Gwen Stefani, Regina Spektor, Joanna Newsom, Nancy Priddy, Astrud Gilberto, New Pornographers, Detroit Cobras, Candi Staton, Nina Simone, Nena, Crystals, Marvelettes, Broadcast, Flirtations, Kim Wilde, Grace Jones, Yazoo, Cat Power, Vanessa Paradis, Marlena Shaw, Modettes, Cyndi Lauper, Electrelane, The Gussets, Shangri-Las, Patti Smith, Isobel Campbell, Saint Judes Infirmary, Julie Anne McCambridge, Thee Headcoatees, The Gossip, June Carter Cash, Sons and Daughters, Camera Obscura, Velvettes, Blondie, Sharon Tandy, Ann Peebles, The Long Blondes, The Sugars, Saloon, Client, Slowdive, Lucky Luke, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Tibi Lubin, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Regina Spektor, M.I.A, Francoise Hardy, Rachel Stevens, The Runaways, Dolly Parton, Joni Mitchell, Go! Team, The Donnas, Sahara Hotnights, Belly, Language of Flowers, Kylie Minogue, Girls Aloud, Mavis Staples, PJ Harvey, Breeders, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, L'Trimm, Cardigans, Tuscadero, The Raincoats, The Slits, The Chalets, Shonen Knife, Loretta Lynn, Marine Girls, Shirley Collins, Lulu, Liliput, Coco Rosie, The Knife, Shirley Ellis, Heavenly, Talulah Gosh, Claire Scott, Trash Superstar, The Sounds, Pizzicato Five, Go Sailer, The Chiffons, Kate Bush, Miss Kittin, Peaches, Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw, Joan Jett, Bobbie Gentry, The Bangles, Brigitte Bardot, Cass Elliot, Caravelles, Fontella Bass, Mitty Collier, Dionne Warwick, Wanda Jackson, She, Belle Stars, Nouvelle Vague, The Feminine Complex, Ace of Cups, Luv'd Ones, Dusty Springfield, Ladyfuzz, The Organ, Spanky Wilson, The Pipettes, Bjork...and loads more...
Movies
Attack of the 60ft Woman, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill, Girls, Girls, Girls (Elvis!!), Girl on a Motorcycle, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Billy Liar, 9 to 5, Girl on the Bridge, Barbarella, Klute, Working Girl, Thelma and Louise, Amelie...
Television
Desperate Housewives, I Love Lucy, Bad Girls, No Angels....
Books
Little Women, The Valley of the Dolls, Manhattan When I Was Young, SheBop!, Ghost World (ok, it's a comic but hey)....
Heroes
Liselotte Watkins, Dolly Parton, Sarah Robinson (fab photographer at www.sarahphotogirl.com), Patti Smith, Debbie Harry, Ronnie Spector, Madonna, Nancy Sinatra, Grace Slick and women who have penned the songs, innovated more than imitated, created the shakes and helped drive music forward over the years...
Dolly Mixture is a monthly club featuring cool cuts from the past and present. Presenting a diverse selection of promising live acts local, national and international the night also welcomes Guest DJs. Previous guests have included Ailidh Lennon of Sons and Daughters, Amanda MacKinnon of Data Panik/Bis and Emma Pollock of The Delgados.
Run by Josefin, Sara and Laura, the fun can be found on the first Saturday of every month in Glasgow's new venue the Flying Duck.
The night began at Stereo in Glasgow’s West End in April 2005, where the Dollies hosted a number of local acts before growing and moving…
Since June 2006 they’ve hosted a regular club night at MacSorleys and Barfly, as well as spinning records in Rio Café, the CCA bar, the Polar Bar at ABC, “Hey You Get Off My Pavement” festival at Mono, Blietzkrieg Bop at the Arches, Tack!Tack!Tack! -London, The Gulag Club -Edinburgh, Way to Blue Festival -Falkirk etc. The club was credited no.4 in Ed Potton’s Top 5 Clubs in March and is gloriously featured in the June edition of respected Brighton music mag Plan B.
Always trying their best to give the bands they love a chance to play to likeminded people and to give people they love an opportunity to hear great music.
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone interested in some good rock n' roll racket, pop nonsense and smooth sounds...
This Sunday.... THE FIVE ACES ROCKIN’ DANCE PARTY. A night of rockin’ soul, rock n’ roll and rhythm & blues featuring live music from The Five Aces, The Bottleneckers and The Privates Hammond Orchestra. Mikey Collins will be DJing which makes this an unofficial pre club to the last night of the glasgow mod weekender. Tickets £5. The Venue @ Oran Mor, Byres Rd. Doors at 7pm, 1st band onstage at 7.45pm sharp Last band offstage by 10pm latest.
Summer is here and cruel winter is banished for another year. To celebrate, Big Hand are delighted to be able invite you to an extra special night of cosmic ska craziness...
Yes...we have the honour of playing the legendary King Tuts THIS SATURDAY (20th June), supporting the awesome Amphetameanies. Get your skanking shoes on and come down for the gig of the summer, maybe even of the millenium. Get cheaper tickets direct from www.thebighand.co.uk. (and get a free shot of Jager into the bargain)
Lawn Chair Generals - "Sure to find a home in my bag" Luke Solomon - "Rocks, I love it, full support" Hardsoul - "cool track! like the old skool vibe" Craig Smith - "pure basement party grooves" Laurent Garnier - "nice house vibes" Jimpster - "Crickey! Loving the original and Sunset Verbal Extracts. Uber deep bizniz of the highest quality.
Hey hows you? just wanted to mention iam touring all over the UK from september for a year, traveling all over got the first 4 months up and adding more and more to it, the first 3 months is for Busking For Cancer :) in Aid for cancer research, all the shows are free so would be awesome to see you at a show supporting wat im touring for, check out our dates and if we arnt playing in your area then please do let us know cause it is for a FULL year so we wanna get everywhere and anywhere :) also recording new stuff this weekend so new songs will be up :) anyways hoping ur having a good start to the summer.
Hi there! We've got a new EP that we're especially proud of called Summer which is the second in our series of seasonal EPs this year. We'd love for you to listen to the EP online, and to do so, just click on the graphic below. If you like what you hear, we'd be very grateful if you'd support our efforts by buying the EP for €2.50 (around $3.20).
Hope all is going great for you. Thanks for being our friend!
Hi there , hope all's well in yer world and yer mind. Just droppin' by tae let ye know about the new STY at www.alienpig.co.uk It would be nice if ye could drop by and have a wee snuffle about. Stay forever free with love and good vibes from the STY. PIG X ;@)
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