Tag Archives: L7

Rat ‘N’ Roll!

After twenty long years, the reunited/reinvigorated L7 have finally released a new album, titled “Scatter the Rats” (inspired by a motivational comment their producer made in reference to the rodents in the recording studio’s basement!). Videos for two of the … Continue reading

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Back To Burn

The (alleged?) financial irregularities at PledgeMusic have left many bands (and their supporters) in the lurch, and I was beginning to get a little worried about the relative lack of updates/reassurance coming from L7’s corner of the interweb… but I … Continue reading

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Too Much Music?

How much music is “too much”? According to my ears, there’s no such thing… but sadly my wallet doesn’t agree! This predicament was made even more painful yesterday, with the release of three great albums to taunt/tempt me… First up … Continue reading

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AL7egiance: 101%

L7’s drive to crowdfund the recording/release of an (as-yet-untitled) comeback album has finally reached its goal, though there were a couple speed-bumps along the way, most notably in June when drummer Dee broke her arm a mere 12 hours before … Continue reading

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AL7egiance

After whetting the world’s appetite with two well-received singles, the newly reunited/reinvigorated L7 are ready to go the distance and record a full-length comeback album. They’ve just launched a campaign on PledgeMusic to crowdfund the project, with plenty packages and … Continue reading

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Not Dead Yet: The Release!

The L7 documentary Pretend We’re Dead has finally been unleashed on “home video” in the States (and on Amazon video, here in the UK)… though, as a backer of the initial Kickstarter campaign, I actually received my (signed) copy a … Continue reading

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21st Century Squares

It’s been well over two years now since I contributed to the Kickstarter fund for the L7 documentary Pretend We’re Dead, which is currently screening at select indie cinemas across the UK and USA… and one of the unexpected benefits … Continue reading

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Flashes Of Finch: Fully Funded!

Hurrah! Jennifer Finch’s Kickstarter campaign to fund the preservation of her epic/historic photographic archive via digital scanning has crossed the metaphorical finish line with 284 backers, and a purse of $12,463 (well over the $9,100 she was hoping for). I … Continue reading

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Flashes Of Finch [Updated!!!]

Jennifer Finch is a multi-talented woman… not only is she an “axe”-wielding-singer-songwriter (with bands such as L7, Other Star People, and The Shocker), she’s also been an “amateur” shutter-bug since the age of 13, taking thousands and thousands of photographs … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister (1945 – 2015)

I’m woefully late to mark the passing of “Lemmy” Kilmister, founder and lead-singer of the seminal English rock band Motörhead, because I was wrestling with the supposed theme of this blog, i.e. “women I admire”… but really there’s no conflict … Continue reading

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