Thank you, Brion

"When I was a little girl..."

It all began for me when I heard/saw the likes of "She-Bop" and "Sweet Dreams" on my television. These women were twisted, aggressive, talented, gorgeous, and they had fiery, red hair.

Years rolled by and a friend played a little something new for me. "You're going to freak," he forewarned before he played. Sure enough, I did. It was Moloko's "Fun for Me," followed by the entire work, Do You Like My Tight Sweater?

A couple of months rolled by and the new Moloko, I Am Not A Doctor, arrived as an import at my local Virgin Megastore in downtown Denver's Pavilion outlet.

"Nobody Speaks of Pavilions anymore and that truly saddens me" - Sandra Bernhard.

Curiosity then directed me to the official Moloko site at the time:

Then, I met Br!on Tr!on on the old Moloko Blue Board.

After many messages, and then phone calls, I was introduced to music I never dreamed to exist. Beginning with Bel Canto, my musical journey took a new route into overdrive.

More time has passed and we're still talking about music. We're still perplexed why some of these essentials are not known to our fellow music lovers, much less the greater music loving population.

We will be exploring this echelon of music...old, new, and current. And we'll find why the terms, "old, new, and current" are not proper terms to describe the timelessness of this music. Good music, after all, is exactly that. It's a moment of genius that steps out of the sound structures of our world. It moves us. It affects us.

Exploring the why is the fun part.

Intro to B.K. Brionity shouts out!

We here at Beached Kitties want to welcome you with open arms and warmth and congratulations! You have made it to this point in your wanderings for new music and to the artists that are changing the world one person at a time. Violatrix and I have been working hard to bring this site to the people we think will be interested in making their music collections deeper than the charts.

We originally wanted to name our site Fierce Norwegian Ghetto Bitches but all the acronyms were taken! And we didn't want people thinking that we were talking about bitches in a negative or pornographic way. The nerve.

Our inspiration was the unbelievable talents of the Norwegians, in particular, those brilliant vocalists who scale the heights of our hearts and sing the thoughts that we didn't know we had....

Violatrix and I met through the wondrous music of Moloko and the lyrics of Ms. Murphy. Hence our first post.

So this is, in a way, our story. And my introduction to me and why I am writing this at long last. For I am a writer of some renown. And an artist. And a musician. And a traveler. Seeker. Believer.

Stick around as we expand your brains and sing the songs of the Beached Kitties.

Glad to know you.

But let me make one thing perfectly clear. We will be expressing our opinions with vim and vigor. We will not hold back. We will challenge the norm, we will be snarky and sharp. Hateful sometimes, but don't worry or be afraid. We are, as our idols. Imperfectly perfect. Balanced and uneven. Glistening in the lackluster world and unashamed to say it. You should be too.

WELCOME!