by Marisa Torrieri Bloom When I first heard that Garbage was putting out a new album that evoked the band's 1995 self-titled debut, I was stoked. Few albums take me back to a specific time and place like that record, a masterpiece overflowing with so many sexy,...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Like every mom, I’m multidimensional. I work hard as a writer, guitar teacher, and parent. And I like to stay up late and enjoy live music as much as I like to wake up at the crack of dawn to try a...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Rocker moms and dads who want to start their budding Taylor Swift, Bob Dylan, or Ludwig van Beethoven on music lessons — but have no clue on what to do first — should meet Wendy Mitchell of Ridgefield, Conn. In addition to playing...
Rockmommies know all about arms, and the importance of keeping them strong. But even if you’re used to carrying one or two 30-pound tots at the same time (haha!), back pains and strains can come when you least expect them. To help you improve strength and...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Before we became moms and memorized the lyrics to nursery rhymes, many of us had other musical ambitions. But only a handful of us enjoyed rockstar-like experiences and a bit of commercial success. Book of Love’s lead singer Susan Ottaviano is one of...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom When I first met Rew, at a Girls Rock & Girls Rule 2007 pre-tour meeting, I didn’t know what to make of her. Here was this woman with the biggest smile I’d ever seen, donned in a black-on-black mishmash of punk-rock and glittery, childlike attire. She...
by Marisa Torrieri Bloom Let’s start off with this: I am a mom, musician, and feminist. I am not — and have never been — an art critic. I don’t write brilliant, cerebral dissertations about art exhibits and their overt and subliminal messages. I just like to consume. [caption...