Donita Sparks
Darrin chats with singer-songwriter and guitarist for longtime LA punks L7.
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Darrin chats with singer-songwriter and guitarist for longtime LA punks L7.
April is a magical month, full of both courageous Aries and creative Tauruses who have birthdays in this stretch of 30 days. TBH, there is something undeniable going on in the cosmos as some of the most prolific musicians in the alternative scene were born in April, including all three frontmen of the “emo trinity.” That’s right, Patrick Stump, Gerard Way, and Brendon Urie are all April babies. Here are 16 alternative birthdays to celebrate this April and every April. Rory Rodriguez — April 2 Dayseeker‘s Rory Rodriguez kicks off his spring with a birthday every year. We hope your… Read more »
On Tuesday, September 17, musicians from across genres came together for one special fundraising live-streamed music event, Musicians For Kamala. The dazzling lineup featured many rock and alternative mainstays including Living Colour, De’Wayne, Devo, and Evanescence. Evanescence lead vocalist Amy Lee shared, “I’m Amy Lee, and I will proudly be voting for Kamala Harris for President Of The United States. There is so much at stake this year from reproductive rights to responsible gun legislation we desperately need, to democracy itself—our right to have a voice in this place. We need an advocate. Someone who will listen to us and… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the return of the riot grrrls.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s new column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week examines the rise of Riot Grrrl.
Punk rock has always been known for producing a wild card and, man, did Johnny Rotten prove that at a panel for Epix’s new docuseries, Punk. While with a team of legendary panelists, including Henry Rollins, Marky Ramone, + Donita Sparks, Johnny didn’t exactly keep his opinion to himself. The Sex Pistols vocalist kicked things off with a few words for Black Flag vocalist Henry Rollins—specifically, that he didn’t like the band too much. Later he turned his attention to Marky Ramone, who he not so lovingly referred to as a “heavy-metal fucking reject.” Ouch. Before things could get too far out of… Read more »
Former Nirvana men Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic played together recently in a Los Angeles studio. The duo – recently united in a legal battle against their late band mate Kurt Cobain’s wife Courtney Love over a proposed Nirvana box set – were joined by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, L7’s singer/guitarist Donita Sparks, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and legendary session drummer Jim Keltner ( John Lennon, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan ). Although the impromptu supergroup laid down tracks, there are at present no plans to release them. The jam was the latest in superstar collaborations… Read more »
