Aug 10 @ The Gaff in Holloway Road, London.  With the Radio Dead Ones from Berlin!

Rock and Roll Geek Show 395 -Brijitte West Interview

April 3, 2010

On this show I interview Brijitte West. She used to be the singer/guitarist/songwiter/leader of New York Loose. They put out one of my favorite albums, The Year of The Rat in 1996 on Hollywood Records. They got dropped and Brijitte retired from music for a long time. She got married, started a family and led a normal life. But she is back now with a brand new album called Brijitte West and The Desperate Hopefuls and it is really good. In the interview we go through the entire musical history of Brijitte West, from the start to the present. She is totally open and honest and she names names. Do yourself a favor if you like good rock and great songs. Buy her new album. Rock n Roll needs people like Brijitte West.

 

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Posted 9:14 AM by Lindsay Hutton

“Teenage Excitement, Romance and Mystery”. That’s our strapline. It could also be applied to the brand new album by Brijitte West and the Desperate Hopefuls. Ms West, with whom I hope you’re familiar, led a combo by the name of New York Loose. They should have been huge in the days when the record industry had some clout but for some reason it never happened. God knows why. In addition to knocking out a fine line in post-Max’s scuzz rock anthems, Brijitte should have had teenagers of both sexes crying themselves to sleep.

The whys and wherefores are irrelevant at this point because here are 10 great songs that have all the hallmarks of her former band injected with some hybrid vigour. It’s a glam slam, punk rockin’ good time with plenty of cheeky wee shards of her old stomping ground of NYC. Add a dash of Muffs/Fastbacks to the equation and what you’ve got is something that can’t be faked. It’s all about spirit and there are gallons of that here. “Mess of Myself” is the best Runaways song that Joan’s crew never recorded. “Hey Papito” must be a real crowd pleaser when they’re cranking it out in a club, gotta love the rumour of “Girl from Ipanema” that’s sprinkled in here.

I’m thinking that the kids in Spain will love this. They know what they like and this has plenty of that. “All Roads Lead To You” has an infectious, almost Boston-sized riff that’s impossible to get outta your noggin. The skirl of those guitars is largely why the fuck we’re all here. Closing track, “How To Be Good” is a duet with Jesse Malin. I lost track of him when he started hanging out with that Ry*n Ad*ms dufus. Murray is always telling me that I’m missing out and this suggests he’s probably right. This is Suzi Q at her most Jackie DeShannon and would sound manifique blasting out of a little portable tranny and probably equally so on one of those iPod things. Keep an ear peeled for a couple of very tasty little “Chinese Rocks” flourishes also.

Let Brijitte and her gang lift you like the proverbial rocket. The listener will likely remain in orbit for the entire duration of the flight and for some time thereafter. Giddiness is a likely side effect upon descent.

The album is out on Devil's Jukebox on February 22nd.

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Also in news. I have co written a duet with a German Band called the Radio Dead Ones. The song is called Dirty Love Hotel and will be on their next album due out in the couple months. Radio Dead Ones are on my top ten and you need to check em out! www.radiodeadones.de

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Translation:

Brijitte West is back with her new band Brijitte West & The Desperate Hopefuls. The blonde punk queen who lets men's hearts melt away, already became popular in the 90's with her band NY Loose. NY Loose had a great success with the album "Year of the Rat" and their song "Spit" which can also be found on the soundtrack "The Crow - City of Angels". Some years have passed since then and Brjitte is back with new energy: she is louder, faster and more punk rock. Her selftitled album contains ten songs that all rock your ass off. Even the slower songs like "Bitter & Twisted" and the song "How to be Bood" with guest musician Jesse Malin of the band DGeneration are still very powerful. There is not a minute that gets boring. The album Brijitte West & The Desperate Hopefuls will be out in February 2010, and hopefully we will see Brijitte and her boys this summer on German stages to show us that punk rock is still alive. fBrijitte is not only something for the (men's) eye but definitely also for the ears. My personal favorite song is "My Bleeding Heart". So be sure to check the album out! BTW, Brijitte also recorded a song called "Dirt Love Hotel" with our Berlin punks the Radio Dead Ones which will be released on their next album. Brijitte was involved in writing the song and shares the lyrics with Beverly Crime.