by Marisa Torrieri Bloom I first met Trish and her husband Chris nearly a decade ago, right before we embarked on the Girls Rock Girls Rule 2007 tour with their band America’s Sweetheart and my band MM & The Underage Hotties. Neither of us were moms...
I couldn’t have been more thrilled with my 5th anniversary wedding present — a 2015 Gibson SG Standard electric guitar, complete with all the trimmings (great pickups, a warm tone, a rich mahogany finish, etc.). But when I went to tune the thing, twisting the...
Not too long ago, rock guitarist St. Vincent — also known as Annie Clark — unveiled an edgy new guitar specifically designed to fit a woman’s body and accommodate her smaller hands. Although pioneers like Daisy Rock have been churning out female-friendly instruments for a while,...
It’s not easy being a mom over 40. Not only are you balancing demands from kids, time with your spouse, work, and a personal life, but you have to contend with aging. At 40-something, a woman no longer possesses a fresh-faced youth that turns heads....
Hey everyone! It's that time again! Once in a rare while, I play a gig in my new home state of Connecticut. I haven't played the nutmeg state since 2013, when I was six months pregnant, so it is a huge treat that Michele and Morgan (aka,...
Happy Monday! In true rockmommy fashion, I've recorded this cover of The Weeknd's brilliant song "The Hills" in my sons' play room. I think it adds a fun and youthful aura to the piece. [wpvideo GDX57Dj2]...
As I awaited the flesh-and-bones arrival of rock legend Lita Ford at the signing for her newly released memoir “Living Like a Runaway” in downtown Manhattan, I had no idea what to expect. [caption id="attachment_593" align="alignnone" width="1632"] Me and my friend Kendra at Lita Ford's 2/23/16 book...