Women in Rock

Tartarus is a Black/Death Metal band from Pittsburgh, PA with Influences from “Mythology,” Ancient History, Destruction, War, Paganism, Thelema, Misanthropy. Members include Clarissa- Vocals, Ben- Guitar, Devon- Bass & Mike on Drums. Here’s a little chat I had with vocalist Clarissa Badini CF: So how long have you lived in Pittsburgh, PA?CB: My whole life. […]

I happen to enjoy a wide variety of music. But, my one true love is rock ‘n’ roll…and that’s exactly what Leanne Kingwell’s album, “Show Ya What,” is all about. This became a favorite of mine right off the bat. This is why I own a CD player because I know there are people out […]

Here is a band that is tearing up the east coast with their alt-hard rock fused brand of music. Playing it from within and with plenty of energy, anger and no influence on what the scene is calling for in terms of “what’s hot” in today’s mainstream. Spider Rockets are preparing to tour in support […]

Abby Gennet always seemed laid back and sort of withholding, perhaps even a tad shy, during her stint on MTV2’s Rock Countdown. Although the gorgeous rock vixen would often mix it up with rockers in between introducing videos Gennet never really revealed herself or the bands she interviewed for that matter. But, Abby Gennet does […]

Doro Pesch is a name that rings familiar for many metal fans, and has for the past twenty years. Doro began her recording career with the German heavy metal band Warlock, who released their first album, “Burning The Witches”, in 1984. Warlock went on to become quite well known in the metal scene, Doro becoming […]

“There’s never been a me,” explained Juliette Lewis, The edgy actress who brought such unique characters to life as Danielle Bowden (Cape Fear), Mallory Wilson (Natural Born Killers); Adele Corners (Kalifornia) and Carla Tate ( The Other Sister) and who is now fronting her very own punk rock band (Juliette and The Licks). “There hasn’t […]

The first interview I did with Kittie was featured on this website. The second interview was featured in another publication. This interview was the first to feature the entire band and, once again, we’re proud to present Kittie to the Ballbuster readers. I was a little late in getting to the venue, which was kind […]

Sexy metal warrior, Doro is back and stronger than ever with “Fight” her latest on SPV Records and she’s gonna kick your ass.. The German metal babe is coming at us full force with her latest solo effort and she’s not pulling any punches. Doro is a veteran to the heavy metal scene whose claim […]

Metal music has changed and mutated into very various shapes and forms within the past decade. With many new titles, divisions and fans it’s hard to put your finger on just what ‘metal’ is these days. [Bands like Korn, Tool and NIN changed the metal scope by playing around with pro-tools and adding all types […]

I was supposed to interview members of Kittie for BallBuster Magazine right before the release of their debut album and, on the day of the interview, I had to call it off because I came down with a very bad fever. A short time later, Kittie exploded on to the scene and, well, the rest […]

Hellion were an L.A. band who played a major role in the 80’s heavy metal scene. They were led by vocalist Ann Boleyn, who was known for her powerful vox and her good looks. She is still singing to this day, and I recently had the chance to speak with her for BallBusterHardMusic.com about her […]

Dedicated to the late Roman Kozak, the angel of all musical women I used to write a “Gorgeous Ladies of Metal” column for POWERLINE magazine. The column was a romantic but practical look at survival strategies for women in music. I remember hearing that I had destroyed the career of a band called Hari Kari […]

Back in 1988, Roman and I started to write a book together. It was either gonna be called “Sirens” or “She Rock.” The gist of it was to cover women in music. Also, back in 1988, I had known about the members of the 1998 Vixen for a few years. Drummer Roxy had auditioned for […]

I thought I had misplaced “This Ain’t No Disco.” When Wendy died I searched all over my apartment and even into some files trying to find the book. I forgot that I had loaned my copy to Helen Wheels. Helen is an all-around renaissance artist who has combined rock and roll, fashion, fitness and dreams […]

I never knew that women-in-rock were supposed to have a hard time making it. I just took for granted that anyone can express their feelings, let it all hang out. Wendy O. Williams probably found the greatest level of fame of all four of these artists. In 1980, we met while I was working at […]