(If you pick up the cd, check out the photos inside the booklet by yours truly)
Gorevette
to Release The Lustfully Yours EP on Strange Girl Recordings
"Bubble-gum and
hip-shakeable hooks meet ruthless, pure-firestorm guitar ecstasy" Real
Detroit Weekly
Some things are just meant to be. When
the legendary Nikki Corvette arrived with equally revered rock critic Robert
Matheu at a Gore Gore Girls show in Los Angeles, he instinctively knew
that she and bandleader Amy Gore would be natural compatriots. Both women have
toured the world, rejecting trends and gimmickry to play the authentic,
powerful rock n’ roll they’ve made their religion. They became friends
that night, not industry associates but real pals. When Corvette relocated to her
native Detroit for family reasons, she and Gore began to spend time together,
spending hours talking about music while hanging out by the record
player.
With members of each woman’s
bands in different cities, they originally conceived the idea of doing a punk
cover band, playing their favorite songs from bands like the Buzzcocks and the
Damned. That soon changed when Nikki brought her tune “Lustfully Yours” to the
table. Amy Gore, a formidable guitarist and writer, began writing songs
specifically for Nikki that carry on the ‘Shangri-Las meets Ramones’ v sound
she is famous for while incorporating lyrics rejecting the artificiality of
current feminine ideals (“Fake It”) and making stand for the hedonistic fun of
dancing, cars and staying up all night. “Rock n’ roll, above all else, should
be fun,” said Gore.
Enlisting Lianna Castillo
(bassist from the Gore Gore Girls) and Al King (Powertrane) on drums, the
line-up was compled, and Gorevette began playing festivals and club shows. When
it came time to record their EP, they split time between both Jim Diamond’s
Ghetto Recordings in Detroit and Rock City Studios in Ann Arbor, MI, Gore
producing and the songs. Gorevette were honored to have Radio Birdman guitarist
Deniz Tek playing lead guitar on 'Nothin's Gonna Stop Me' and trading licks
with Amy Gore on 'Brand New Lover'.
The new tracks are compiled for The
Lustfully Yours EP, available Tuesday, January 26th on itunes
USA and Internationally, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, IMVU, LimeWire Store,
Amazon MP3 & Amazon on Demand. The video for “Lustfully Yours” has just
been unveiled as well! Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taMdqu7R-BY
Gorevette Hit The Park Bar in Detroit on Friday, January 29th w/ Easy Action
Heidelberg Club Saturday, January 30th w/ Silverghost and USL
Ann Arbor
$7.00
Silverghost & USL
About Nikki: 1978 saw the birth
of Nikki Corvette's career with the release of the Nikki Corvette and the
Convertibles single "Young and Crazy" b/w "Backseat Love"
and "Criminal Element". This was all happening in Detroit during the
punk rock explosion where Nikki would see herself sharing the stage with The
Ramones, Johnny Thunders, The Romantics and many more. By 1980 the band name
was changed to Nikki and the Corvettes. They would release their legendary
debut album on BOMP! Records, an incredible mixture of 60's style girl group
vocals, twangy guitars and teenage pop with plenty of punk rock attitude, with
songs about cruisin for boys and fun in the sun. The album and band would
influence everyone from The Go-go's (to go for more of a "pop" sound)
all the way to The Donnas (see the lyric "I wanna be like Nikki Corvette"
from Gimmie My Radio), and around the world to Japan with The 5678's.
About Amy Gore: Amy was born in
Detroit, Michigan and in 1997 she founded the Gore Gore Girls, the first of few all-female bands of
the garage rock genre. Along with other bands such as
The White Stripes, The Dirtbombs, The Detroit Cobras and others, the Gore Gore Girls
helped establish the modern American garage rock scene of the 1990s in Detroit.
Gore’s talents are myriad: she is a ferocious guitarist who has helped bring
Gretsch hollowbody guitars their due, a songwriter who distills the perfect pop
gem and a studio pro whose unerring ear brought Gorevette to light.