Pop-Culture | Posted by Brian C on 08/29/2010

Support Women Artists Sunday: Cat Power

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Cat Power is the stage name of American singer/songwriter Chan Marshall (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on January 21, 1972). She is known for her minimalist style, sparse guitar and piano playing, and breathy vocals.

Chan Marshall was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Marshall’s father, Charlie, is a blues musician and itinerant pianist. Her childhood involved much upheaval, with Marshall living throughout the Southern United States (Greensboro, North Carolina; Bartlett, Tennessee; and Georgia and South Carolina), back and forth between parents and her grandmother. In interviews she has openly discussed her childhood and stated that the constant traveling prepared her for the touring life of a professional musician.

After dropping out of high school, she started performing under the name Cat Power while in Atlanta, backed by musicians Glen Thrasher, Marc Moore, and…

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Pop-Culture | Posted by Brian C on 08/22/2010

Support Women Artists Sunday: Katy B

Katy B

Katy B-(Katie Brien) is an English singer-songwriter and a graduate of the BRIT School. She is a R&B, funky, house and garage singer and has also performed under the name Baby Katy. Having been offered “major label deals” in 2009, she released her first single with the label Rinse in 2010. She has just completed a degree in Popular Music at Goldsmiths College, London.

DJ NG’s song “Tell Me”, which she featured on as Baby Katy, was released on a white label and later signed to Ministry of Sound. Katy B has collaborated with Geeneus to cover the Kevin Saunderson produced “Good Life” and the track “As I”. She also provides vocals on the track “Hold Me” for The Count and Sinden’s upcoming debut album Mega Mega Mega and features…

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Pop-Culture | Posted by Brian C on 08/15/2010

Support Women Artists Sunday: Lykke Li

Lykke Li

Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson Li was born in Ystad, Skåne in 1986; her mother is a photographer, her father is a musician.^[2] The family moved to Stockholm when Li was a toddler and later moved to a mountaintop in Portugal when Zachrisson was six, where they lived for five years; the family also spent time in Lisbon and Morocco and spent winters in Nepal and India.^[2][3] She moved to the neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn inNew York for three months when she was 19.^[4][5][6] She returned when she was 21 to record her album.^[7] When not touring, she resides in the Södermalm district of Stockholm.

Her music often blends elements of pop, electronic, and alternative rock; various instruments can also be found in her songs, including violins, tambourines, trumpets, saxophones, and cellos. She released her debut album, Youth Novels, in 2008. Youth Novels received…

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Pop-Culture | Posted by Julie Z on 08/8/2010

Support Women Artists Sunday: Kid Sister

Kid Sister

Melisa Young (born July 3, 1980) better known by her stage name Kid Sister, is a rap artist based in Chicago, Illinois.

Kid Sister’s ethnic background includes African American, Native American, and Caucasian. In numerous interviews and magazine articles, she has revealed that she has struggled financially for years before becoming Kanye West’s protege. Recently…

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Pop-Culture | Posted by Julie Z on 08/1/2010

Support Women Artists Sunday: Laura Jansen

Laura Jansen

Laura Jansen (born 4 March 1977) is a Dutch singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Jansen established herself as a regular at the Los Angeles live music venue the Hotel Cafe before gaining fame in her native country, The Netherlands. The daughter of an American mother and Dutch father, she holds dual citizenship in the United States and The Netherlands.

Her music has been featured on the television shows Newport Harbor and The Real World: Cancun.

She previously toured with Joshua Radin for six weeks as part of his band in 2008. In 2009, she toured with William Fitzsimmons as a part of his band and also as his support act.

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