It was fun to read, Helen writes with a great deal of energy and the article itself is very clear and extremely well constructed, flipping from one generation of women to the other from hippies to punks and finally to the child who encapsules all of it.
I kept hearing a combination of Deborah Harry and Ronnie Spector, by virtue of the power in her voice. And that was the key – the power in her voice. It was a close-your-eyes moment as she sang
“Over And Over” off the EP sounds like a 1960s Cilla Black cover, without Cilla Black or the back up band and stripped of everything till it’s just a voice and a guitar lick. If that sounds like your thing you are really in for a treat.
Sins appeared as the MC in a production of “Cabaret” last year but the only thing left from that spooked performance is the self-confident delivery and the smarts to actually sing some of the music, really letting us hear what he is talking about.
Mary reads my tongue twisting, multi-syllabic, run on sentence, Taylor rave review of her concert at Prudential Center earlier this year. For a breathtaking seven minutes of froth with barely a mistake. Well, except the ending where Mary appears to sneer as she reads the grade (An A!!!)
Mary Magpie, who has a career as an actor in her future if you ask me, channels Alysons words of a appreciation and age deferential and takes you right into the sweaty moshpit at Echoplex.
Mary was a fan of the “Sk8er Boi” girl from back in 2002 which would have made Mary… FIVE YEARS OLD. There is a sense of betrayal in Mary’s reading here, and disdain.Best line “She’s older than Adele… which is ridiculous”.
A video series of reviews featuring rock nyc writer Mary Magpie giving you her reviews in person (here she is in her bedroom -note the 45s on the wall!). May and her Mommy, editor Helen Bach, have been at rock nyc nearly since its inception and my admiration for both women has grown and grown.
