Prudence and Madness

I’m currently hooked on watching Rockstar:Supernova. Maybe just like American Idol but different, at the same time. This show is just full of energy because it’s a rock show! It really awakened the slumbering rocker in me. I haven’t seen the start of the series but I’m already excited at how it will turn out. Can’t wait for the next episode. Here are two of my favorite rockers:

A tattooed and, more importantly, tremendously talented singer and songwriter, Dilana counts Tina Turner as one of her musical idols. And it’s easy to see why. Just as Tina carried the gusto and appeal of the big boys, so does Dilana, a thoughtful and direct woman who immediately communicates serious rocker cred.

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Dilana began her singing career early, finding her way on stage in front of her first audience at the age of 7. From then on she was music obsessed, leaving school at 16 to sing in a traveling duo and soon performed in different bands. She moved to the Netherlands to further herself and start her own band. A wise decision-Dilana’s band became one of the country’s most sought after groups. From there she only went up, recording her debut album “Wonderfool”, which garnered five singles, four music videos and loads of touring and festival gigs (over 200!).

Pretty, driven Dilana now lives in the United States where she’s enjoying success as a solo act with surely more hits to follow. And we’ll follow her. Honestly, Dilana has the power to make us follow her anywhere (www.supernovafans.com)

— Goodness! This girl can really rock! Her version of the Cranberries’ “Zombie” is just awesome!

How do fans love Storm? Let them count both the ways and the lanky inches, for there are many, many of them. But her height is certainly not the only quality that makes Storm Large so memorable. Even if she wasn’t six feet tall, you’d still feel like a midget standing next to her-so enormous is her talent.

In her popular revue in a little club in Portland, Oregon, Storm and her band The Balls have collected a devoted following of fans who not only witness one gorgeous, sexy, fearless babe with balls-to-the-wall, tear-the-house-down vocal chops, but an oftentimes ingenious stage performer. You’re never bored when Storm’s in the house.

Not surprisingly, Storm (born with the fateful name Storm Susan Large) was a rebellious kid who truly discovered herself through singing. In 1989, she earned her associates degree in performance at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and soon moved on to San Francisco where she started her band, Flower SF. Other bands would follow and disband leading her to Portland where her lounge core act has offered gigs and tours galore, as well as making Storm a local legend. To paraphrase The Scorpions, Storm really does rocketh like a hurricane. (www.supernovafans.com)

— There’s that’s really rocker ring in her name: Storm Large. I like the way she looks, not totally evil but really catty. There was a comment, though, in one of her performances, that she performed like someone in the musical Cats. But in her recent performance, she really showed how much of a rock girl she can be. I’m really looking forward to more of her performances.