This week were back to share the story of punk icon Jordan. Born Pamela Rooke , Jordan was always an original. Combining her passion for dance, music and fashion led her to Kings Road where she got a job working with Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren at their iconic store SEX. It was there she sparked inspiration into everyone who entered, becoming muse to musicians, filmmakers and fashion designers alike. From starring in films such as Jubilee, to making onstage appearances with the Sex Pis...
Jul 14, 2022•58 min
This week we get a glimpse into the last four years of Keith Moon's life and his relationship with girlfriend Annette Walter Lax. Annette Walter Lax was only 18 years old when she met The Who drummer Keith Moon . Originally from Sweden, Annette went to London to pursue her modelling dreams, only to get caught up in a rock n roll whirlwind. After meeting Keith, the pair became inseparable. But the rock n roll dream could also be a nightmare. Keiths wild partying and heavy substance abuse led to a...
Apr 21, 2022•54 min
Welcome back to another Muses/She Will Rock You crossover! For Volume 5 we each present the story behind an amazing background singer in music history. Bethanne leads the way with Darlene Love , one of the most highly sought backing vocalists of the 1960's. Next up is Lynx with the story of Claudia Lennear who gained a following as an Ikette for Ike and Tina Turner before working with some of the most incredible rock musicians of our time. Finishing out the episode is Leah who dives into Ava Che...
Mar 31, 2022•50 min
This week we dive into the jazz era and give you the life story of Chan Parker. Since the day she was born Chan Parker always had a deep passion for music. With parents involved in the nightclub scene, Chan spent her early years seeing legends such as Rosetta Tharpe, Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington perform at all the hot New York clubs. By the time she was 20 she was very well known and admired in the Jazz/Swing scene, and was lovingly dubbed "The Queen of Swing Street". While Chan had many musi...
Mar 10, 2022•55 min
After a two month break we are back at it and starting the year off with the life and career of one of the worlds most sought after supermodels, Jerry Hall. Jerry Hall was still just a teenager when she was discovered on a beach in the French Riviera. Within a year her face was plastered all over the covers of the most famous magazines of the time. When Roxy Music 's Bryan Ferry spotted her in Vogue, he knew she was perfect for the cover of his next album, Siren . Sparks flew between the two and...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 7 min
This week I am joined once again by Lucretia Tye Jasmine to discuss the history of teenage groupies in the rock n roll scene. This week Lucretia Tye Jasmine and I discuss the sexualization of teenage girls through music history as well as the underage groupie scenes of the past. Wild interests and an inclination to rage against the machine with a flair equaling the groupies and rock stars who fascinate her, vegan Lucretia Tye Jasmine from Kentucky earned her BFA with honors from NYU, and her MFA...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 2 min
This week I am joined by photographer Martin Bryan who shares the story behind Annie Leibowitz's life and career. Welcome to another episode of Muses! This is a very special week as I am joined by my friend Martin Bryan who takes the reigns and shares with me the story of Annie Leibowitz 's life and career. From her early days at Rolling Stone, to her more recent high end fashion photography, we discuss Annie's progression as an artist as well as the art of photography itself. Martin is a Toront...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This week Bethanne and Leah from She Will Rock You Podcast join me as we each present the story of an incredible women in R&B history. She Will Rock You and I teamed up once again to share the stories behind 3 incredible women in R&B history. Leah covers Mavis Staples from her Gospel roots with The Staples Sisters to her solo career spanning over 50 years. Bethanne shares the story of soul singer Etta James , from her rocky childhood to topping the charts and I cover funk pioneer Betty D...
Nov 11, 2021•57 min
This week Chanty returns to hear the story behind Grace Jones ' life and career. Growing up in Jamaica wasn't easy for Grace. Raised by her extremely strict and religious relatives, it wasn't until she was a teenager and moved to America to be with her parents that she began to see a world of possibility. With her incredibly striking looks and a strong ambition to make a career for herself, it was natural that Grace would enter the world of modelling. It didn't take long though for Grace's passi...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 3 min
This week I am joined once again by the magnificent DeeDee Keel as she shares some never before stories from her days working at the Whisky a Go Go! DeeDee Keel is a rock and roll woman with a Heart of Gold! We first had the great pleasure of chatting with DeeDee back in Episode 124 where she shared stories about growing up in Venice Beach down the street from The Doors , scoring a primo gig at the Whisky a Go Go where she worked for the next 12 years, what it was like to be a part of the Led Ze...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 22 min
This week I am joined once again by the magnetic Patti Johnsen in a discussion on what being a true groupie means. You may remember our previous interview with Patti Johnsen , alumni of the Rainbow Bar & Grill as well as the creator of the Groupie Round Table, or perhaps you remember her name from the fabulous chapter she has in Pamela Des Barres book Let's Spend the Night Together . We previously discussed her time touring with Van Halen , meeting George Harrison , her decade long job at th...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Hey everyone, Muses is back and this week I am joined by my incredible friend Lucretia Tye Jasmine. Wild interests and an inclination to rage against the machine with a flair equaling the groupies and rock stars who fascinate her, vegan Lucretia Tye Jasmine from Kentucky earned her BFA with honors from NYU, and her MFA from CalArts. A Los Angeles - based artist, writer, and interviewer, Lucretia's current projects include the Groupie Feminism art series, and oral histories for two mixtape zines,...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min
This week's episode is Chanty's last episode. We answer listener questions and reminisce about our 5 years together with Muses. Don't worry, Lynx will continue on bringing you new episodes in September. Some things we discussed included why Chanty has decided to step back, our most cherished memories, what drink we'd like to share with our favourite celebrity, who we'd like to play in a musician's biopic and much more! If you'd like to keep in touch with Chanty you can follow her on Instagram @c...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min
This week we discuss the exciting life and career of Cherry Vanilla. Cherry Vanilla has certainly lived life to the fullest. At just 19 she was one of the first, and certainly youngest women managing major clients at an ad agency (Think Mad Men!) while also breaking barriers as the first female DJ in the NYC nightclub scene. After watching the documentary Groupies Cherry had "At last had a name and a vision for the role I'd been dying to play for so long, along with an awareness of a sisterhood ...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 4 min
We're back with another edition of Backstage Pass! First up we have Julie Gerush, a writer and mental health advocate. Julie tells us how she got into writing professionally, and how she owes it all to the Toadies. To connect with Julie, you can reach her at juliegerush@hotmail.com Next up is Reka Ehrentreu. Reka is a writer and concert photographer who resides outside of Chicago, Illinois. She's been a music lover her whole life and a lover to some musicians off and on for the last few years. W...
Jul 08, 2021•35 min
This week we team up once again with Bethanne and Leah from She Will Rock You to present the stories behind 4 female fronted bands who came up in the punk and grunge scene. Chanty gives us the story behind the Minneapolis band Babes in Toyland , Lynx shares the story of Mia Zappata, the dynamic front woman who led the band The Gits , Bethanne covers the super cool Seattle band 7 Year Bitch and Leah rounds out the episode with the shockingly quick rise of folk turned alt-rockers Veruca Salt. If y...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 18 min
This week we have a very special episode! To honour our music loving sisters and friends, we put out a call for memorable backstage stories and concert experiences. Our community delivered! In the first episode of its kind, Trellawny and Arianna share their stories. Up first is Trellawny- a teacher, writer, mother, traveller and music fan. Trell shares with us the incredible, you-need-to-hear-it-to-believe-it story about meeting her husband, Julien. It's a story for the books. You can find Trell...
Jun 24, 2021•51 min
This week we discuss the life and career of Rita Coolidge. Rita Coolidge has had one hell of a career. Harmonizing with her sisters since before she could talk, it was only natural that Rita would begin her journey as a backing singer, helping to support artists like Delaney and Bonnie, Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash and many more. From there Rita began an impressive solo career, releasing over 20 albums since 1971. Not just a talented singer-songwriter, Rita was also a muse to the likes ...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr
This week we talk about CHER ! Chanty tells Lynx about the incredible period in 1975 when Cher had her own variety show on CBS called "Cher". In this episode, you'll hear about Cher's childhood, and how her teens on the Sunset Strip led her to being a backup singer, then partner to Sonny and eventually to her solo variety show which we will discuss in detail. Cher's variety show was a 60 minute program which included, comedy sketches, musical performances, duets and incredible costumes and wigs....
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 9 min
This week we discuss Carmen Bryan, her life and love triangle that led to one of the biggest beefs in hip hop history. When Carmen Bryan met Nasir Jones they were both still teenagers. Nas was working on his debut album and Carmen at Def Jam Records. Times were rough, but they loved each other and soon came their daughter, Destiny. With the release of Nas' album came a new level of fame, money and all the excess that comes with it. With him out "doing Nas", Carmen was left to care for their daug...
Jun 03, 2021•59 min
This week Chanty chooses 4 stories from the book: From Cradle To Stage: Stories from the Mothers who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars by Virginia Hanlon Grohl . Virginia Hanlon Grohl is the mother of- you guessed it- Dave Grohl, and her book (which is now an original series) showcases the lives of women who raised musicians, inspiring and supporting them along the way. The mothers highlighted in this episode include: Virginia and her powerful influence on her son, Dave. Wendy Cobain O'Connor , mothe...
May 27, 2021•42 min
This week we cover 60's model and artist Charlotte Martin as well as modern muse and poet Scarlett Sabet. Charlotte Martin is a beautiful French artist who was an in demand model in the swinging 60's scene. She was Eric Clapton 's first love, the mother of Jimmy Page 's only daughter Scarlet, and a name you find often comes up in other Muses memoirs. Scarlett Sabet is a poet and performer with 5 published works who has been dating Jimmy since 2015. Her 2019 spoken word album Catalyst, was produc...
May 20, 2021•51 min
This week we discuss the life and career of Linda McCartney along with her relationship with Paul. Daughter of showbiz attorney Lee Eastman, Linda grew up with deep respect and fascination for the arts. By her late teens an interest in photography led her to New York City where she began her career shooting all the most respected musicians of the 60's. Linda's naturally gifted eye and her ability to connect to her subjects made her a favourite of anyone she happened to shoot and made her photogr...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 12 min
This week we bring you a story from the perspective of a rock DAUGHTER- Galadrielle Allman . Based on her book: Please Be With Me: A Song for My Father, Duane Allman , Chanty presents this moving story of discovery and healing. Galadrielle Allman lost her father when she was only 2, and he only 24. For years she lived with fragmented stories and mementos of her father's life, never truly feeling like she knew the whole man. Galadrielle went on a quest to discover the untold stories of her father...
May 06, 2021•1 hr 4 min
This week we're unlocking a Patreon episode to give you an idea of what you would get if you joined! For $5 a month, you will get access to over 50 bonus episodes and videos and more uploaded monthly! For this Patreon episode, we watched the Bee Gees documentary: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart . We liked it. In this, you'll hear us discuss the Bee Gees origin story, their rise to fame and how we rank the brothers Gibb in order of hotness. Join us Tuesdays on Stereo! Download the Stereo App and ...
Apr 29, 2021•39 min
This week the Muses discuss June Child, Gloria Jones and their relationships with T Rex frontman Marc Bolan. Chanty begins by discussing June Child, Marc Bolan's manager, muse and wife. Lynx tells us about Gloria Jones, the talented singer and songwriter who also captured Marc's heart. June timestamp: 00:08:50, Gloria timestamp 00:27:00 Join us Tuesdays on Stereo! Download the Stereo App and follow us at stereo.com/lynxmuses & stereo.com/chantymuses This episode is brought to you by Best Fie...
Apr 22, 2021•56 min
A couple of weeks ago, we had the great pleasure of joining our friends Ashleigh and Maggie over at Rock Candy. They called the episode, "A Very Muses Playlist". For this crossover, we each brought 3 songs to the table and explained the inspiration behind the song. We wanted to share it here with you to encourage our listeners to head over to Rock Candy's feed. There you can subscribe, leave a 5 star rating and have 2 new gal pals who love to talk about music! Rock Candy is a weekly sweet treat ...
Apr 15, 2021•2 hr
This week the Muses are joined by Bethanne and Leah from She Will Rock You to bring you the story of four Girl Groups. This week the Muses teamed up with our friends Bethanne and Leah from She Will Rock You to present the story behind four short lived, but iconic girl groups. Chanty took inspiration from her name to give us the story behind the 1950's group The Chantels , Lynx brings us back to 60's Laurel Canyon with The GTO's , Leah shares the story of 90's alt-rockers 4 Non Blondes and Bethan...
Apr 08, 2021•1 hr 13 min
This week Lynx shares the story of Swedish actress Britt Ekland. This week we discuss the life, loves and career of Swedish beauty Britt Ekland . Beginning her acting career while still a teen, it didn't take long before the world took notice. Britt was just 21 when she married a 38 year old Peter Sellers after a 10 day whirlwind romance. During their 4 year marriage they worked on multiple films together, had one daughter and experienced some incredible highs and lows. In the 60's and 70's Brit...
Apr 01, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Hey Everyone! We wanted to take a moment to tell you about a fantastic new female hosted podcast we think you'll love! The Artist and The Athlete with Lindsay Czarniak Lindsay Czarniak has spent her career covering the biggest stories in sports for networks including ESPN and Fox Sports. Along the way she has become fascinated by the intersection of sports and music. As the saying goes, “athletes want to be rock stars, rock stars want to be athletes.” For both, the climb to the biggest stage is...
Mar 19, 2021•9 min
