Author Archives: Ezina LeBlanc

Sporting fresh shiny new black locks and her naturally strong candid female presence, Singer Susan Hyatt teams up once again with original Stimulator guitarist/producer/co-songwriter and co-founding member Geoff Tyson.   The result is signature Stimulator with sweeping melodic guitar melodies and … Continue reading →

Gin Wigmore’s eagerly anticipated debut album ‘HOLY SMOKE’ was released in her native New Zealand (Double Platinum) and Australia (nearing Gold) and will follow here in the States March 16th. Recorded in Los Angeles with a ‘dream team’ of production … Continue reading →

What do you get when you cross equal parts of soul/R&B with rock, tinged with funk and presented in a sexy package? Why, Ezina, of course. This former Miss Black USA’s second release is at once purring and rocking. Ezina … Continue reading →

“For those who worship the ground that Jewel, Ani Difranco or any other independent female artist walks on, you’ve been paying homage to the wrong diva.” – Adam Jonas, Iowa State Daily (Ames, IA.) Tina Schlieske was born in Chicago … Continue reading →

Two years ago Laura, Sienna and Megan were three strangers with one thing in common: the ability to rock. It was this commonality that drew each of them as regular performers to the stage of Mr. T’s Bowl; the cradle … Continue reading →

Even though Buffy the Vampire Slayer had worn itself out by the time it ended, only a year later, it’s startling how quickly the premise– that a young girl can fight and defend herself just as well as a man– … Continue reading →

There is a combustible quality about newcomer Rachael Yamagata that for a lot of listeners will call to mind Fiona Apple. A first spin of Happenstance can make you itch with the thrill of discovery, but it also leaves behind … Continue reading →

I’m 20 and I feel like I’ve already had a wonderful journey. I started playing music when I was 5, my folks got me some violin lessons. They were actually for my older sister Lina, but after her first lesson … Continue reading →

Christel Rice is originally from Philadelphia, where she attended the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts as a classical flutist. She attended the school under the direction of Adeline Tomasone, (an international performing flutist who has performed solo with the Philadelphia … Continue reading →

In 1994 I left my home in Montreal to join a big American band. My official life in music had begun. I played bass in Hole for an intense 5 years, and then joined Smashing Pumpkins to support their last … Continue reading →