Wendy & Lisa: From Girl Bros A Go-Go to Girl Bros a Gabba-Gabba?

During Record Store Day (April '09) at Amoeba Music, in Hollywood, the dynamic duo, Wendy & Lisa, were interviewed by DJ Lance Rock of Yo Gabba Gabba fame!

The ladies discussed their work on Dangerous Minds, Carnival, and Crossing Jordan as well as the making of White Flags of Winter Chimneys and working with Grace Jones. The interview is very funny and is definitely worth checking out!

To see the video interview, please click here: Wendy & Lisa Live At Amoeba Music

(site last visited: June 18, 2009)

Catherine Plato CATCHES UP WITH WENDY & LISA!

Earlier this year, Wendy & Lisa did an amazing interview with Jane And Jane Magazine's Catherine Plato. In the interview, the ladies get personal and talk about homosexuality, their 20 year relationship, and the making of White Flags of Winter Chimneys.

Below is a brief excerpt to the interview.

CATCHING UP WITH WENDY AND LISA

During the 10 years between the release of their fourth album, Girl Bros., and their most recent, White Flags of Winter Chimneys, released in February, Wendy and Lisa ended their 20-year marriage. And though they have settled into new relationships (Wendy with High Art film director Lisa Cholodenko and Lisa with the band’s manager Renata Kanclerz) and both have had children in recent years, the women continue to work together as perhaps the most functional and respectful exes in history. The new album is available through iTunes, Amazon.com and WendyandLisa.com.

J&J: How did you come up with the album title?

Lisa: The title is from a Joni Mitchell record called Hejira, and it came from that specific song. There’s a lyric in the very last verse that says “white flags of winter chimneys waving truce against the moon,” and it’s written in the form of a breakup song, actually. So she’s sitting in a café, she’s reflecting on this relationship and all relationships that she’s had and sort of lamenting but coming off strong—which is so Joni Mitchell—and so we felt like it kind of fits what we’ve been through over the past 400 years. And being a couple, you know, Wendy and I were married for 20 years, and we survived the deaths of both of our brothers, we survived a career in the music business playing with Prince, scoring films, being women, being gay, and we’ve had all these battles and skirmishes and it’s been 10 years since our last actual CD. We’ve been scoring and we went through the breakup of our marriage and there was something about this collection of songs that seemed to sum up all of these feelings.

To read the rest of the interview, please click here: Jane And Jane Interview

(site last visited: 06-16-09)

Girl Bros Radio Back Tonight (Friday, July 12)!

Tonight, DJ Lisa will be flexing her radio skills with a brand new Girl Bros radio program titled ‘MusicLAB’. The first installment of MusicLAB will discuss our ‘first experiences listening to radio’... Hopefully, all of us should be old enough to remember the radio... if not... it’s past your bedtime! Go to bed!

In addition to our first radio experience musings, DJ Wendy will also be in the studio and, undoubtedly, in the Luxuriamusic.com chat. Girl Bros radio is ALWAYS a good time! Hope to see you there!

MusicLAB will air tonight (July 12) at 9pm (PST).

You can read The Official Wendy & Lisa MusicLAB announcement by clicking here: MusicLAB Announcement

You can also find direct links to the Luxuriamusic.com radio streams courtesy of The Official Wendy & Lisa site here: W&L MusicLAB Radio Links

Not sure when 9pm (PST) is in your corner of the Earth? Check here: TimeAndDate.com

Wendy & Lisa LIVE at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles: June 13th!

If you haven’t already, GET YOUR TICKETS to see Wendy & Lisa LIVE! They will be playing at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 13th at 9pm (PST). The ladies are wonderful enough to have a meet & greet after the show! So, if you would like to meet the ladies, ask them questions, have something signed, or ALL 3, stop by Largo Saturday, June 13th! I’m sure it will be a great show!

Wendy & Lisa will also be having another show on Saturday, June 27th (same bat time, same bat place)! Again, they will be having a meet & greet after the show!

For more information on how to obtain tickets, see their announcement here: Wendy & Lisa LIVE

Wendy & Lisa: Prince.org Q&A Part 2!

Wendy & Lisa have posted Part 2 of the Prince.org answers on their YouTube channel!

Wendy & Lisa: Live on Ustream TODAY (June 10)

Wendy & Lisa will be answering the 2nd set of Prince.org questions TODAY (June 10, 2009) at 3pm (Pacific Time)!

So, bring your sense or humor and be prepared to have a GREAT time!

You can access the on-line interview (via Ustream) by clicking here: Wendy & Lisa Ustream Channel

You can figure out when the interview will be taking place, in your area, by clicking here: TimeAndDate.com

Wendy & Lisa Discuss 'Heroes' in Variety Article!

Our favorite scorers, Wendy & Lisa, were mentioned in a recent Variety.com article titled "Whatever Happened to TV Theme Music?"

The article chronicles the transformation of TV theme music over the past several decades and highlights how the length of the opening theme has dwindled from 75-seconds (Laverne & Shirley) to a mere 10 seconds (Heroes).

Below, Lisa Coleman (who along with Wendy Melvoin scores the music to Heroes) discusses the opening music for Heroes:

"Heroes," by contrast, gave composers Lisa Coleman and Wendy Melvoin just 10 seconds. "You have to think in terms of 'stings,'" says Coleman, referring to the film-music tradition of brief but impactful musical statements. "We knew it had to be big and somewhat supernatural sounding. It didn't need to be terribly melodic, just atmospheric."

The read the article in its entirety, please click the following link: Variety.com

(site last visited: June 8, 2009)