D.I.Y. Hairstylings, Part I: “Side Order of Bun Bouffant”
Article and Photography by Melissa Schilling Have fine hair and looking for a quick up-do? For anyone with medium to long locks (if your hair is thin, you can always add clip-in extensions), get D.I.Y. with this easy-peezy creation by Salon Tivoli stylist Sarah Gordan. Model: Caroll Gardens. 1. Tease Front portion of hair from [...]
Margaret Cho gets “Cho Dependent”
–By Julia Dodge It all began for me with Margaret Cho’s angry Korean mother impression. It just doesn’t get any better than that… or does it? Comedy, acting, fashion, all-around rabble rouser… Cho is now trying something new: a comedy rock album. Out August 24, “Cho Dependent” has the Korean Queen of Comedy on [...]
Lone Star State Latinas: Girl in a Coma
–By Julia Dodge No, you aren’t hearing things: this San Antonio trio is named after the Smith’s song. But it’s just one of the many ways Girl in a Coma pays homage to their idols, ranging from 50s rockabilly, Spanish music and the gritty groans of 90s alternative rock. “We don’t stick to a [...]
All in the Family: White Mystery
–By Julia Dodge Forget sibling rivalry: try “sibling synchronicity.” Because for this rockin’ redhead brother-sister duo, who have lugged their Orange amp, psychedelic garage know-how and inffectious positivity all the way from Chicago, have basement clubs and indie bars across the country seeing red–mops of red hair, that is. “We actually have a redhead following,” says singer-guitarist Miss Alex White, [...]
All Things Pink: Five Ridiculous Products for Women
–By Emma Fulford These five items marketed towards women’s insecurities kept us laughing for hours. 1. The “GoGirl” You’re waiting in the long ladies’ room line, a little drunk, pressing your thighs tightly together. When it’s finally your turn, you take a look at the disgusting toilet seat that you want so desperately to put [...]
10 Movies Chicks Need to See
–Julia Dodge In most films, women get their happy endings: the love of their life. While that’s a wonderful thing, and a part of life many of us strive for, there’s a lot more that spells “success” than a romantic ride into the sunset. Don’t get me wrong: there are LOTS of awesome films where [...]
Out of this World: Go Go Jane Wiedlin is ‘Lady Robotika’
–By Julia Dodge Most of us know Jane Wiedlin as the spunky, angel-voiced guitarist and songwriter from the legendary new wave girl group, the Go Go’s (“Our Lips are Sealed”, anyone?) Others may remember her as Joan of Arc in “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” For me, Wiedlin will always be treasured in her memorable [...]
You can Take the Girl Out of the City…
–By Julia Dodge Don’t listen to the naysayers who cry “princess” when you bring an air mattress or cosmetics kit to the campground: there’s nothing wrong with enjoying Mother Nature paired with home’s creature comforts. Here are five personal purse-sized items that don’t require water or electricity to keep you feeling fresh even when your [...]
Graveyard Gals: Thee Merry Widows Paint the Bay Area Black
–By Julia Dodge To speak with Eva Von Slut, the queen of Bay Area burlesque and frontwoman of the country’s leading all-girl psychobilly band, Thee Merry Widows, you’d expect someone unattainable, unapproachable, and above all, perhaps frightening. However Von Slut, as well as the Widows’ lead guitarist Nishone, upright bassist Jenna Ferocious, rhythm guitarist Mistress [...]
Vagina! Periods! Tampons! There, we said it.
–By Debbie Watson Periods. Probably the most awkward stage of a girl’s existence when Mother Nature calls for the first time. When we start, we have so many questions: What’s PMS? Why do I feel so weird and awkward? How do I put a tampon in? Why does it smell like fish? All these questions [...]