December 2010 – Musicians – Over The Rhine
By LWDadmin at December 24, 2010 | 3:02 pm | 0 Comment

About Over the Rhine is an Ohio-based band the core of which is the husband-and-wife team of pianist/guitarist/bassist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/guitarist Karin Bergquist. The band originally began as a quartet with guitarist Ric Hordinski and drummer Brian Kelley. Ric left the band in December 1996 and Brian continued to play into 1997 before departing. Over
November 2010 – Author – Karen Mcleod
By LWDadmin at November 24, 2010 | 3:08 pm | 0 Comment

About Karen McLeod is the author of the award winning In Search of the Missing Eyelash published by Vintage (the novel won a Betty Trask award). She is a cabaret performer and recently retired air stewardess. She has worked as a cleaner, a life model and a balloon seller. She lives in south London with her record player Karen is also speaking at the London
October 2010 – Poet – Stephen John Kalinich
By LWDadmin at October 24, 2010 | 3:12 pm | 0 Comment

About Stephen John Kalinich was born in Endicott, New York, America. He is a poet who has also collaborated with many musicians, includingP F Sloan, Art Munson, Kenny Hirsch,Randy Crawford, Mary Wilson of the The Supreme's, Odyssey, Clifton Davis and Diana Ross. He wrote several songs for The Beach Boys including "Be Still", "Little Bird" and A Time to live in dreams
Book Reviews , Books , Celebrities of the month , Lesbians of North London , Poetry
September 2010 – Musician – Eddi Reader
By LWDadmin at September 24, 2010 | 3:14 pm | 0 Comment

About Eddi Reader MBE (born Sadenia Reader; 9 August 1959)is a Scottish singer, known both for her work with Fairground Attraction and for an enduring solo career. She is the recipient of three Brit Awards and has topped both the album and singles charts.In 2003 she showcased the works of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. Early career Reader was born in
August 2010 – Author – Sarah Waters
By LWDadmin at August 24, 2010 | 3:17 pm | 0 Comment

About Sarah Waters was born in 1966 in Pembrokeshire, Wales. She studied English Literature at the universities of Kent and Lancaster, after which she worked in bookshops and libraries, before returning to postgraduate study. She then gained a Ph.D in English Literature, her field of study being lesbian and gay historical fiction, and also had articles on gender,
Book Reviews , Books , Celebrities of the month , Lesbian Books
July 2010 – Musician – Jane Siberry
By LWDadmin at July 24, 2010 | 3:19 pm | 0 Comment

About Jane Siberry (born October 12, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario is a Canadian singer-songwriter, known for such hits as "Mimi on the Beach", "I Muse Aloud", "One More Colour" and "Calling All Angels". She has also released material under the name Issa. Her music has drawn from a wide variety of styles, ranging from new wave rock on her earlier albums to a reflective pop
June 2010 – Author, Groupie – Pamela Des Barres
By LWDadmin at June 24, 2010 | 3:20 pm | 0 Comment

About Pamela Des Barres was born in los angeles. During elementary school, her father moved the family to southern California. Her mother was a housewife and her father worked for Anheuser-Busch and occasionally worked as a gold miner. She idolized The Beatles and Elvis Presley as a child, and fantasized about meeting and dating her favorite Beatle, Paul McCartney.
May 2010 – Actress – Minttu Mustakallio
By LWDadmin at May 24, 2010 | 2:38 pm | 0 Comment

About Minttu Mustakallio (born 23 July 1973) is a Finnish actress. She was born in Ylivieska, Finland and has acted in many Finnish TV dramas and several feature films.[1] She won a Jussi Award in 2005 as Best Supporting Actress in Producing Adults. She also worked as a writer for the television comedy series Ugrilampaat in 1999. Minttu e-mailed to let us know
Celebrities of the month , Lesbian Films , Lesbian Movies , Lesbians of North London
April 2010 – Author – Stella Duffy
By LWDadmin at April 24, 2010 | 3:26 pm | 0 Comment

About Stella Duffy is a writer and performer born in London who spent her childhood in New Zealand before returning to the UK. She has written twelve novels - seven literary novels published by Virago and Sceptre and five crime novels in the Saz Martin series, published by Serpent's Tail. She has also written over thirty short stories (one of which is featured in
Book Reviews , Books , Celebrities of the month , Lesbian Books
March 2010 – Musician – Ed Harcourt
By LWDadmin at March 24, 2010 | 3:44 pm | 0 Comment

About Born the third son of a British Army officer, his family home is the manor house of Wootton, East Sussex. He is a great-nephew of the food author Elizabeth David and of Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, and a great-grand nephew of the one-time mayor of Eastbourne, Roland Gwynne. His brother is noted paleo-anthropologist William Harcourt-Smith. He is
February 2010 – Actress – Ruta Gedmintas
By LWDadmin at February 24, 2010 | 3:44 pm | 0 Comment

About In 2007, Ruta starred in the hit Showtime series The Tudors alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Henry Cavill. It was also picked up by the BBC and CBC and aired in October 2007. In January to March 2009, she performed in the Olivier Award-winning stage production of Spring Awakening. Ruta played Ilse, a childhood friend of Melchior who runs away from a sexually
January 2010 – Actress – Sherilyn Fenn
By LWDadmin at January 24, 2010 | 3:48 pm | 0 Comment

About Sherilyn was born Sheryl Ann Fenn in Detroit Michigan 1st February 1965. She is an American actress who came to fame over here as the sublime and mischievous ‘Audrey Horne’ in Twin Peaks- she really made that show what it is, a classic of American television. Sherilyn portrayed Elizabeth Taylor fantastically well and so true to form in Liz - The Elizabeth
Celebrities of the month , Lesbians of North London , Television