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Mar 15, 2016 · Michelle Leon. Babes in Toyland were impossible to ignore during their rise in the late 1980s punk scene. Kat Bjelland, the blonde in the baby-doll dress, screamed, not sang, her lyrics. Lori...
Cindy Russell. Dana Cochrane. Jessie Farmer. Babes in Toyland was an American alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1987. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Kat Bjelland, along with drummer Lori Barbero and bassist Michelle Leon, who was later replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992.
- 1987–2001; 2014–2020
- Maureen Herman, Michelle Leon, Chris Holetz, Cindy Russell, Dana Cochrane, Jessie Farmer
Mar 12, 2016 · Ex-Babes in Toyland bassist Michelle Leon recalls the sexism, drugs and rock 'n' roll in her new book. Seated outside her St. Paul house, Michelle Leon started writing “I Live Inside:...
Feb 20, 2024 · Michelle Leon is a freelance writer, musician, and teacher. She was the bass player for the influential punk band Babes in Toyland from 1987 to 1992 and again in 1997. Leon lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Editorial Reviews. It's potent stuff, and the whole book flies by in a flash.
We’re joined by former Babes in Toyland bassist Michelle Leon, author of the recently released book I Live Inside: Memoirs of a Babe in Toyland. We discuss her upbringing in suburban Minnesota prior to joining the band at the age of 17, her struggle with the idea of “authenticity” and defying expectations writing a “rock biography.”.
May 18, 2016 · My guest on this episode is the bass player-turned-novelist Michelle Leon, who joined up with Kat Bjelland and Lori Barbero to form Babes in Toyland in 1987.
Mar 15, 2016 · Michelle Leon is a freelance writer, musician, and teacher. She was the bass player for the influential punk band Babes in Toyland from 1987 to 1992 and again in 1997. Leon lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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