"Roller Derby Saved My Soul"

This is my old band Uncle Leon & the Alibi's. I'm the drummer on this track as well as the whole album. I heard my intro drumming has been made into a ring tone. Cool!!

A couple summers ago we toured the U.S. playing at roller derby events...




Here's the rest of the album - cowpunk, rockabilly, with some sweet soulful ballads http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/uncleleonalibis2

Fever Ray

I've seen The Knife live a couple years back but just recently discovered that Fever Ray is Karin Dreijer Andersson, one of the sister/brother members of that band. Check out the Knife's song "Heartbeats"...



...how can I NOT post this!!!

Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls Event

Suzi Quatro!

Suzi Quatro's solo performance. Previously she was in The Pleasure Seekers with her sisters (mid to late 1960's), an all female band that inspired many a girl rock band, including my old bands (...also just read that Joan Jett claimed SQ as an early role model). I also remember her as Leather Tuscadero, Pinky's little sister, on Happy Days!

WSPA - Help for the Animals In Haiti

WSPA - Help for the Animals In Haiti

The World Society for the Protection of Animals is responding to the earthquake in Haiti by helping animals survive.

WSPA Blog is full of information: http://animalsindisasters.typepad.com/wspa/

Please donate if you can or just become more informed with this group.

Teen band from London! Just kids...

Kitty Daisey and Lewis

The Mummies - garage rock 2

While watching this video I wondered if The Mummies were men or women. Then I thought wouldn't it be interesting to PLAY MUSIC where its unknown if you are MALE or FEMALE?? How would that change things?? I'd love to know. Anyway this video is great....

The Luv'd Ones - Female guitarist I can't get enough of.

All female band THE LUV'D ONES are an American garage band from the late sixties. Check out singer/guitarist Charlotte Vinnedge's guitar solo.

I can't get enough of this awesome FUZZED OUT guitar sound that begins half way through this song. Hell yeah!

Another NEW CLASS: "Chicks with Picks" Part II

"CHICKS with PICKS" (Part II)

A Group Guitar Class for Women

Taught by Sara Landeau

SUNDAYS 12:30-2:00pm Begins January 17th (5 weeks)

This is a guitar class I've taught at the Willie Mae Ladies Rock Camp and Learning Annex. We'll cover everything to get you playing and confident – whether you are an absolute beginner or long time player in need of reviewing the basics. Learn:

- easy tuning and upkeep
- proper hand technique, fretboard theory
- strums, fingerpicking, capos
- songs – we'll choose together
- buying strings./changing strings, checking intonation
- rhythm guitar and playing with a band or other guitarists
- sight reading, best online resources for guitar music
- chord progressions - how to start writing
- easy fast ways to learn lead guitar

NEW CLASSES! Ladies Band/Jam/Workshop

I'll be teaching two new classes this winter...check em out

Ladies Jam/Band/Workshop at the

Willie Mae Rock Camp's new

Music Lab

Thursdays, 7-9pm, Begins January 14th

This has been an ongoing popular program at my studio for a few years now. Now we're taking it to the other side of Brooklyn...

WHO: For women aged 18+. Recommended for beginners, intermediate, rusty players, and those who want to seek experience playing with others. As a band coach, I provide instrument/amp set up, instruction, assistance on song structure, and general coaching...covers and original tunes welcome.

* In this mage: The Raincoats

This Drumset is in my Dreams

I OFTEN, maybe once a month for years and years, without exaggeration, have dreams that I can't reach my drums or cymbals with my sticks while I am playing. Either they are too far in front of me so I just can't reach or far to the right side or up high like this! Other drummers I've talked to have expressed having had similar dreams.

The second I saw this photo, I knew what it meant!

Vic Chestnutt

One of the few guys that made me tear up when he played. So good, glad I saw you this year....

Moving Design of the Week...

A New World of Understanding 1982, Jessie Levine

* Please take a moment to look CLOSELY...

By changing our ACCEPTED METHOD OF PRESENTATION, we can ALTER OUR UNDERSTANDING of relationships and values.

(What it says in the box..): Ever since maps were drawn, certain countries have been located at the top, others below. Since "on top," "over," and "above" are equated with superiority, while "down there," "beneath," and "below" imply the reverse, those wholly arbitrary placements, over the years, have led to misconceptions and misjudgments.

This Turnabout Map of the Americas serves to correct the imbalance. It focuses attention in new directions towards areas of exploding populations, energies, and potentialities. It is geographically CORRECT, only the PERCEPTIVE has changed.

Happy Holiday! Early Santa Painting

Oil painting of Saint Nicholas, Santa, 1837

Rock at Brooklyn Guitar & Drum Studio

13 year old Lucy has been a guitar student of mine for a couple of years now. She gets taller every week, I swear. Here she is playing an original she wrote for her band. She also performed a Radiohead song playing both Johnny Greenwood's guitar parts and singing Thom York's vocals. Nice! One girl can do it all! This is a film still from the upcoming short film that is part 2 to "Fireflies", a film about girl bands I was in in 1999...

Love it.

Drumset Embroidery of my studio, Polecat Music Studios

I've since changed the name to Brooklyn Guitar & Drum Studio for Women & Girls!

Logos, Illustrations & Design: My OTHER Obsession

Portraiture of characters from "The Wire", best show on tv. I wish I would've thought of doing these. Can't get over how great these are. My contribution to honor the show has been naming my fish "Proposition Joe" (RIP).

Character ILLUSTRATIONS from The Wire - CLICK HERE!!

GIRLS ROCK CAMP Auction!

WILLIE MAE ROCK CAMP FOR GIRLS NYC

ROCK n ROLL AUCTION

at

KNITTING FACTORY

FEB 9th

Tuesday 6:30pm

361 Metropolitan Ave

HOSTED BY MURRAY HILL

Brooklyn, NY

Raises scholarship money for girls to attend camp.

Live & Silent Auction

Camper Bands

Special Guests

Get tickets by clicking on the images above!

Thanksgiving NY