Music, Sex and Poetry

1. Well if we cant afford to watch T.V. maybe we'll go look at the stars more !!!
2. If we can't afford gas maybe we will invest in more alternaive forms of fuel better the planet
3. If we can't afford gas maybe we will all take up cycling which will be more social and much better for the earth and our health.
4. If we cant spend all our hours shopping maybe we will have more time for a great hobbies!!!!!
5. maybe we will become less of a consummer society and more of a creative one.
6.Rock tours will become more of community event...with artist riding between towns in station wagons
7. maybe we will think a bit more before we plough our energy into war again
8. maybe we'll become less into me and more into us
9. winter always comes before spring
10. in some places where there is less consumarism it seems there is sometimes more room for spirituality....it does not cost anything to sit and meditate or prey or dance on top of a mountain......add yours Zoe

Well it seems we have drifted into a fairly rough recession.....people are loosing their jobs, their homes and people are just having to re-think the way they are living. We are still at war in Iraq.... Global warming is killing us in L.A.. can anyone lend me a cooling system....I just dont know !!! The music Industry has taken it's famous top heavy flop..... But all this free down loading has a really negitive affect on me and my collegues who are starting out......because hey people it costs money to create albums...it takes years of work to become an artist....or engineer or muscian....and I'm hearing the best in the BIZ ....going what the hell is happening....Me I'm always focusing in on the positive....but with cost of fuel prices up....food prices up and the Markets down....ITs getting a little crazy here in the U.S.A.....Who Shall we Blame....YOu Tell Me....Well I got $15 dollars for a coffee and a movie anyone want to come.....WE may have to walk to the Cinama because the gas is so expensive!!!! Can Obama save us !!!!.....What do you all think ....Well at least Love is still free and where there is Love their is Hope.....So find something to love and hold on tight......during these crazy times.......PLease express your views.........Zoe

I have heard LA described as the bastard child of America. Not so anymore! There are, of course, the obvious sides of LA. You've seen it in the movies, and you've heard it on TV – car chases, prostitution, Sunset Strip, and hundreds of young people with big dreams and no money. As much as LA can be the horror of horrors, LA is fast becoming a total Mecca for New Age spirituality and learning. You can really become a weekend or full-time student of the esoteric in LA. Sure, when I first arrived in town, I did spend endless nights hanging out on the Sunset Strip at the Whiskey bar with weird rock creatures who were probably on all kinds of drugs, cause they didn't look as thought they had slept in a few thousand years. However, not so anymore! These days, if I'm not plunked on my sofa with a guitar and a Dictaphone, or in the studio, I'm on the yoga mat, or in front of a meditation teacher, or going to some extraordinary, wild esoteric event. You can do it all in LA, you can to workshops on finding your soulmate, or transcendental meditation. This weekend I did Kundalini yoga at Golden Bridge, followed by a wonderfully enlightened conversation with a British bloke who I happened to be sitting next to on an Indian sofa. Then I went to Erewhon, where Truth, who is a magician with Chinese herbs gave me some sort of drink which he said included something to do with raising my "jing." It was accompanied by a beautifully enlightened conversation with Truth about creating your own reality. After that I hit Beverly Hot Springs, whose mineral pools are to die for. LA is an extraordinary place. It's never quite what you expect it be. You think it's one thing, then it reveals itself as another. But more and more I'm enjoying being an LA woman, not for the apparent reasons, but because there's so much variety to be had in this city if you don't fall into the clichés. There's something for everyone in Los Angeles. Of course, being in the music industry I'm spoiled by the sheer level of pro musicians, pro engineers, and pro producers on tap. I really have met the most extraordinary, creative people in this city…I've met the good, the bad and the ugly, too, but LA has provided me the space to do my very own brand of musical alchemy. So give LA another look, even if she's let you down from time to time. You might just find something new to learn this weekend out here!

So how's it going out there on Planet Earth? Sorry I haven't been doing too much blogging, but I've been mad busy, and I've just been on this wild creative learning curve over the last four months. My nights, days and even my dreams are dedicated to writing better and better songs right now. LA has been hotter than Hell some days – don't tell me that Global Warming is not happening. Unless it's my imagination, LA is getting hotter each year. I had to buy a hammock to put up in my garden to sleep in in case it gets even hotter…this is very disconcerting for an English rose. The Females on Fire gig at the Mint rocked. I really had a good time. Thanks to everyone who showed up – especially Wild Wizard who flew in for the event. It was a sexy show, lots of hot female artists on stage, and some really hot female participation. The stage was full of rocking cool ladies by the end of my set. It was thrilling to perform Goddess to such a receptive audience. So thanks to everyone, especially Gilli Moon for organizing it. Ya, I got some faith back in the LA music scene as well.
So I've just been really taking my creativity up to a whole new level. You'll be getting a reinvented Zoe in the fall, more honest, more confident, more…I know this has been an extended writing period, but hey, it took Duffy four years before she had her hot album "Rock Ferry" together, which I love, and has blown her up bigtime. Love the sultry vibe and retro sounds and the sheer honesty, Duffy! If you missed the movie Sex & The City, you have got to get it on video when it comes out. I thought New York posse of leading ladies told a fine tale of love and what it takes to maintain it. I also saw Mama Mia last night and I loved it! I walked out of that movie thinking "ya, it's great to be an entertainer! Let me get out and entertain!" Magical. So, if you're in London, NY, Rome, LA, San Francisco, Capetown, or just about any other place on this earth, keep it real, let the world know how you feel…love, your female on fire, Zoe

"I am ecstatic about last night's Females On Fire compilation CD 3 album launch ...
so I'm writing a review on it, first hand.

The event has renewed my faith in the Los Angeles music scene, which I felt had
been dying a slow death since 911. Ever since that time, I felt the L.A clubs were
losing audiences, and the artists and bands in this town, losing faith in their
ability to put on a good show, with less and less people supporting live music and
opting for home video game/internet blogging instead (something I'm doing right
now.. blogging J).

Last night, 9 female artists and 3 spoken word artists, plus their musicians (a
total of 27 artists) rocked the house at THE MINT, on Pico Blvd in Los Angeles. It
was truly a stellar night. Firstly, we SOLD out dinner seats in advance and only
an hour into the show, the room was at capacity. A full house! (130 people,
standing room only)

This is completely and utterly due to the diligence and team effort of the artists
involved. Everyone made it a success because they all brought people – their fans
and friends… who came to support the whole night. In L.A, it can be really hard to
draw a crowd, but with combined efforts of all the girls, we DID IT!

Secondly, the artists were not only talented, more on that later, but very
professional from beginning to end. They all came on time (early) and were ready,
willing and able to ensure the schedule stayed on time (we even ran a little
early!), that they didn't hog the stage, that they used the VIP lounge, they were
courteous to all, including the Mint and their sound policies outside, and were
just all a great COMMUNITY and TEAM together, supporting each other. All the
artists stayed till the very end, and that's a feat in of itself as we started at
7pm and went till midnight.

Thirdly, People didn't want to leave. We passed the midnight hour and the crowd
begged for more.
Fourthly, artists travelled from far and wide for this. In particular, Lori and
Steve of Hide From Cleo from Michigan and Claire Wyndham, all the way from
Australia!

The night was in aid of the launch of the new compilation CD (details at end), and
in aid of CARE.org (CARE believe that the status of women in the developing world
is the key to fighting and ending global poverty. With education, skills and basic
resources, they can become catalysts for change. Women can help build a better
world for all. Check out their website at www.care.org). Warrior Girl Music is
donating $1 of every CD sale to CARE.org and part of the proceeds from last
night's door is also going to their charity.

The artists

First up was Amanda Abizaid, who also graciously lent her P80 Yamaha keyboard for
the night. Solo artist, she was a great first act as she set the stage for the
rest of the night. She was soulful, accomplished and eclectic. Very talented lass.
Robbie Kaye came .. as a duo. Two blondes on stage. Really easy going and
full of flavor. Loved her too. Spoken word artist Antoinette Valente gave us a
story about her rabbit with higher meaning. It was very honest and heartfelt.
Thank you Antoinette for sharing such depth.

Michelle Mangione and band came on stage and took us to a whole new level of
energy. Really great stage performer, Michelle rocked us with her great accessible
songs. The night was really coming alive around 8pm and people were filling the
room with all dinner seats taken. Claire Wyndham came on stage solo and
completely wowed us. From Australia, she caught laryngitus, but you couldn't tell.
She was awesome. I might say that our 2 soloists of the evening, Claire and
Amanda, were able to grasp the whole audience with awe and quiet. That's quite a
talent! I took the stage with musicians Shawn Cunnane and Andy Cat, and it was
really fun performing on a night I also coordinated. I could feel the electricity
on stage, and am grateful to feel it both ends, on and off stage last night. I'm
still on such a high.

Laura Bradley and her band then took the stage. She is tall, graceful and
beautiful and her songs are deep and beautiful too. Awesome. J.Walker, spoken
word artist, and also co-host of the evening, gave us some time to change bands
over with his riviting spoken word pieces. No ordinary poems, his flow matched an
imprompu jam session on stage with Nicole (drummer from Michelle's band), Andy and
Shawn (Gilli's band). What a hoot, and we were left in a frenzy!

Time for Holly Light: soulful, bluesy, rock, pop, country, folk, all in one little
person… and her band were hot, including Cara from Little Sista (also a Females On
Fire artist). It was now 10pm and the room was full, to capacity, with people
starting to dance under the euphoria. Some of the gals including me jumped up for
the chorus of Red, White and Blues bringing the house down. Flint came up next as
our third spoken word artist. She has performed for us before, and tonight her
talent shined again.

All the way from Michigan, Hide From Cleo, as a duo, hopped up and duelled
acoustic guitars. Sensitive songs, with a great American "I feel good" vibe, their
performance was a perfect wedge between 2 bands, and they were very powerful in
their own right. Zoe Scott, her sister Victoria and their band ignited the stage
for the last segment at 11pm. We were running early… how amazing! Zoe is from
London and she has this great British retro pop sound that delivers strong with
her cool voice. Perfect time slot for this band, as Zoe melted all the men, and
I'm sure some women, in the room in her little black mini. They were great.

We all got on stage for a bit of a jam at the end, because at midnight people
didn't want to go home. Finally I had to put an end to it all. "People,… don't you
have anywhere to go on this Tuesday night at midnight? Don't you have real jobs
tomorrow???" Jeez J he he. I grabbed Holly Light back up on stage to end it with a
graceful, easy, cruisy song to end the night.

WHAT A NIGHT! The Mint crew were great with food, drinks, door. Thanks to Rob the
sound man, Deana on the door, all of the Mint people were fabulous. The artists
were fabulous. The audience was fabulous. It will go down in our memories as one
of the best Warrior Girl Music Presents nights.

Thanks everyone,
gilli moon"

More of Females On Fire at www.femalesonfire.com

Sitting, perched on top of a tall wooden stool, a bright red Gibson guitar slung on my knee, I seductively sang "Our innocent flirtations and late night conversations…" Ya, here I go again in the womb-like dark space of a rehersal studio somewhere in Hollywood. I love being on stage. These old rehearsal spaces smell of something, and I don't mean B.O. I mean, there's a magical energy in the air. It's the energy of alchemy, turning shit to Gold, turning a few random guitar chords into a song that sticks in our memories forever. Myself, my sister Victoria, guitarist Yogi, and bassist Corey, sat in a circle and strummed through my songs, some new and some old. We're getting ready for the gig next Tuesday night at the Mint! The name of the evening is "Females on Fire"…wow, and am I a female on fire these days!! From the moment I wake up in the morning to the moment my head hits that pillow at night, I'm writing, I'm recording, I'm rehearsing. I think this is what's known as being a female on fire! I'm just really digging the whole process of feeling really inspired by my life and my music and all the interesting people there are to collaborate with. You never know what new jewel of insight will come to you in a creative day. You never know who you might run into, and who might shed a light on something you've been pondering for a while. It's all one big swirling collaborative, cosmic life we live. You say something to me, which inspires me to write something like this, I say something to you which inspires you to write something like that…I just feel like I'm in a very enchanted and centered moment in my life. I feel like the world is my oyster, and just about anything can come out of my mouth and end up on that tape. One day my engineer left me in full charge of the Pro Tools rig to record myself, and I did, until 2am. It was simply magical! Just singing to myself…At one stage I was strumming on my guitar this sensuous little number, and all of a sudden it actually sounded like someone was plucking the strings at the same time. Ah, maybe the spirit of Morrison…
Well, I hope you're all well, and all living your bliss!
See you all at The Mint on Tuesday night! To buy tickets online, go to www.femalesonfire.com

Remember, music is love!