If you haven't had a chance, you should check out Riot Grrrl, which I have also compiled.
♥ The Veronicas
www.theveronicas.com
These are two Australian twin sisters, Lisa and Jessica Origliasso. They're probably best known for their pop song 4ever (although if you listen to it, it's pretty slutty, isn't it?)
They got their name from Betty & Veronica from Archie Comics. Archie Comics, the evil empire as it is, sued these girls. They settled out of court. [Just a note, I've hated Archie Comics since I found out that they had denied Jose & The Pussycats' creator and "Archie-style creator" Dan DeCarlo credit and money :(]
Anyway, the song I've picked out is a cover song "Mother Mother", originally by Tracy Bonham. This was the final song off their debut album in 2005. The song is surprisingly faithful to the original song, but somehow I can't believe the Veronicas' anguish as they scream "everything's fiiiine".
They have a new album out in November called Hook Me Up and are currently on tour in Australia. Details of the tour on myspace.com/theveronicas
♥ Atomic Kitten
www.atomickitten.co.uk
These three girls are from Liverpool. Their pop songs have sold over 12 million albums and I actually have never heard of them.
I do know this song, "Eternal Flame", originally by the Bangles.
They actually broke up in 2006, but have reunited to release one single, a cover of Cila Black's "Anyone Who Had a Heart" for 2008.
♥ Feminnem
www.feminnem.com
Pamela Ramljak, Neda Parmac and Ivana Maric makes up Feminnem. They're from Bosnia.
So what's funny about these girls are they met on Croatian Idol (the equivalent of Pop Idol and American Idol). They all lost, so they decided to stick together and formed Feminnem in 2004.
They only have one album out, Show and all of their songs are in Croatian... all except "Call Me", which was used in Eurovision in 2005.
"Call Me" is an incredibly poppy song and I would've voted for them if I live in the UK.
♥ Vanilla Ninja
love-ninjas.com
Unlike the other girl-pop bands, these girls actually play their instruments. They also don't have an official website (the link above is a fan website). The reason for the lack of official website is that as of late last year, the band was dropped from EMI Records.
These girls (Lenna Kuurmaa, Katrin Siska, and Piret Järvis) are from Estonia, which is a country just south of Finland.
They formed in 2002 and debut with their single "Club Kung Fu", which I've include here.
Essentially, without management representations and record label, I'm assuming the band have broken up.
♥ t.A.T.u.
www.tatu.ru
From Moscow, Russia, comes the fake lesbian duo of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova have released about 6 albums!
I previously mentioned t.A.T.u., and someone wrote in:
Interviewer: Did you hear t.A.T.u.'s version of "How Soon Is Now?"
Morrissey: Yes, it was magnificent. Absolutely. Again, I don't know much about them.
Interviewer: They are teenage Russian lesbians.
Morrissey: Well, aren't we all?
They only have two English albums in the States, but are planning on releasing Waste Management in 2008.
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♥ Shampoo
angelfire.com/grrl/shampoo
They are Jacqui Blake and Carrie Askew, two girls who found fame with their "Trouble" song. They got their name by giving excuses to boys whenever they asked them out. They were always "washing their hair", and soon was known as the shampoo girls.
They broke up in 2000, after releasing Absolute Shampoo only on the internet. Although the last time I saw them in print, they were in touring in Asia (in the late 90s) and were pretty popular there.
That's it for now. I hope you enjoy these pop songs... maybe next time I will get around to the Spice Girls.
Special thanks to Mike.
10/17/2007 00:02:09
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