dear diary

11.20.07

Maybe it's this flu or reading Anita Loos' diary-styled Gentlemen Prefer Blondes that made me yearn for the return to my long-neglected diary. Or maybe it's that the fruits of this dream job of mine are starting to show, and thus I have a desperate need to tell you that the lack of Cha Cha Charming updates has been due to devising grand plans for girl groups + gal singers on their way to brilliance. It's hard to keep calm, which is why i find it nearly impossible to sit down + write. But five minutes ago, I realized I must make a point to keep Cha Cha Charming in motion--keep the girl-pop love burnin'!
The saucy gals in the photo are London burlesque babes, Kitty Bang Bang and Miss Slinky Sparkles, who go-go-'d at my 30th birthday party, held at the greatest nightclub EVA--Bethnal Green Working Men's Club. Here's one of my cousin Lilly 'n' me.

Girls Aloud's fifth album came out yesterday, and it certainly lives up to its glowing reviews. Few Americans are aware of Britain's most successful girl group (certified by the Guiness Book of World Records for having the most top 10 singles of any British girl group), though Perez Hilton has been trying to change that. Check out second single "Call The Shots" (never mind the bad video).
Another favorite is Santogold, still putting the finishing touches on her debut album. And fingers crossed Robin Ward's shimmering single "Winter's Here" is on its way to my UK residence after a good 10-year chase.
Londoners take note that our girl-pop club CHERRYBOMB will have a new home beginning Saturday December 1st. The kind folks of Shake, Rattle, & Bowl have invited us to join in on their monthly party at Bloomsbury Bowl. The deets live here.

Sheila

Posted by Sheila at 09:08 AM