Muses and Stuff Podcast

“Someone told me there’s a girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair…” That girl was Michele Overman and she’s our Mystical Muse of the week. She was Robert Plant‘s LA girl,  dated a certain Steven before he was world famous, and continues to rock and rule to this day! In the first “season finale” of the podcast, Chanty invites her long-time rock and roll crush, Will Dre over for a little chat! They discuss Chanty’s week hosting the one and only world famous Groupie, Miss Pamela Des Barres in her home for a writing workshop and dish about the time she met Tom Petty! Chanty forgets to disclose what Pamela said about being on top of Jimmy Page’s amp was like (it was awesome, and no she didn’t wear earplugs), and Chanty mispronounces Greenwich village… twice. In this episode you’ll also hear how Pamela and Michele met at a Flying Burrito Brothers concert in 1969 and fell in love with each other while falling in love with Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, respectively. Some things you WON’T hear is how, off-mic over coffee, Chanty tells Will that it was actually one of the GTO’s that inspired Alice Cooper’s makeup, and Will tells Chanty that before he was in Billie Dre and the Poor Boys, one of his bands opened up for KISS. There won’t be an episode next week, so this is the perfect opportunity to get caught up on previous episodes! Until next time, babes! Find Chanty on Facebook and Instagram at Muses and Stuff Podcast on Twitter @ChantySavicky and send your Muse/ Groupie stories to musesandstuff@gmail.com    

On this week’s episode of Muses and Stuff, Chanty meets up with her long time friend Drew Demers in Peterborough, Ontario for a SPOOKY HALLOWE’EN recording! Chanty tells Drew the story of Cassandra Peterson, better known to most as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark! Before Elvira was the spooky sexy horror hostess, she was sweet Cassandra- the virgin Groupie from Kansas. Drew travelled from Montreal to Peterborough to not only record an episode, but to play a GAGNER reunion show after an 8 year hiatus and 10 years after their first album recording. GAGNER is a beloved band with Peterborough origins, and the group with whom Chanty got her original Groupie start. Recording from the most spooky hotel in town, the two Nanobot Record Co-op alums reminisce about the infamous parties they had, gush over Raymond from The Famines and drop the word “harlot” more times than is necessary. One of our Nanobot Record Co-op founders has created Nunavut’s first record label and we are so proud! Make sure to check out Andrew Morrison’s new record label Aakuluk Music. www.aakulukmusic.com and his band The Jerry Cans at: www.thejerrycans.com  You can find The Famines at: www.thefamines.ca PRIORS: www.priorsmtl.bandcamp.com And find Chanty on Facebook: Muses and Stuff Podcast Instagram: @musesandstuffpodcast Twitter: @ChantySavicky E-mail: musesandstuff@gmail.com

In this episode of Muses and Stuff, Chanty finally gets to dedicate an entire episode to the most legendary of the music muses, Pamela Des Barres! Pamela Des Barres is the author of I’m with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie, Let’s Spend the Night Together and Take Another Little Piece of my Heart- to name a few! She is THE rock ‘n’ roll voice of her generation, the woman who inspired Cameron Crowe’s Penny Lane, an ordained minister and so, so much more. She was and is a true shining light force, as well as a friend and confidant to such rock royalty as Keith Moon, Jimmy Page, Mick Jagger and (of course!) Michael Des Barres. Miss P is the inspiration and driving force behind this podcast, and Chanty can’t wait to host her writing workshop in Toronto in just one week’s time! One episode cannot do the High Priestess justice, so consider this the first of many. You can find Chanty: on instagram and facebook @musesandstuffpodcast on twitter @chantysavicky e-mail her with any questions, comments or Groupie stories musesandstuff@gmail.com and online musesandstuff.ptbopodcasters.ca You can find Pamela: pameladesbarres.net on instagram @pameladesbarres & @groupieu and in the hearts forever of the greatest rock legends of our time.

In this EXPERIMENTAL episode of Muses and Stuff, we’re having a movie night! I watch the Decline of Western Civilization Part II: the Metal Years. No guest. It’s just me and you, listener! I also eat a lot of almond butter, give my rock and roll opinions, tell some stories and ask some questions. You could consider this an episode of Muses and Stuff, or you could just cue up the movie on your TV or laptop, cue up the podcast on your mobile device and prepare yourself for an hour and a half of the right amount of nuts. Here’s some Stuff you’ll learn:  I make a connection between a hair metal band and last week’s Muse, Tura Satana. There’s a new rock ‘n’ roll term and it’s called “Alan Hoskin Eyes”. Everyone should wear eyeliner and a fur coat at some point in their lives. Joe Perry thinks he should get royalties whenever another band puts a scarf on their microphone. I put a scarf on my microphone to feel closer to my new hair metal friends. There are baby metal heads. I mistake the name Bret Michaels for both Shawn Michaels and Bret the Hitman Heart and become disappointed when I realize he is neither of them. There are double standards between men and women in Rock and Roll (shocking!) People are on alcohol and when you’re on too much alcohol, that is bad. Drugs are bad. Don’t do drugs. Follow your dreams and don’t do drugs. Follow me on Instgram: @musesandstuffpodcast Facebook: Muses and Stuff Podcast Twitter: @ChantySavicky XO

On this episode of Muses and Stuff, Chanty tells her friend Mike Small about the Ultimate Femme Fatale, Tura Satana! Tura Satana, aka Miss Japan Beautiful was the kick-ass woman who taught Elvis Presley how to kiss, dance and make love! She may have taught Elvis how to twirl his tassel, but she was so much more than that. Tura was born in Japan in 1938 and relocated with her family to California during World Ward II where she was separated from her mother.  She moved with her father and brother to Chicago’s West Side and at the age of 10 was brutally attacked by a group of men. Mike guesses correctly that she went “Kill Bill” on her attackers and became the powerful martial artist who started her own bad-ass kick-ass girl gang in order to protect others in her community. Tura later became a Burlesque dancer, attracting the likes of Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. And the rest is history… Mike Small plays bass in almost every band in Toronto. He and Chanty met during the summer time at a Disco Dance Party Around the World. Mike thinks that bands don’t really have time for Groupies these days, and Chanty disagrees. They bond over their love for the web series Yacht Rock, and Chanty gets distracted and doesn’t give Trevor Murphy from Halifax is Burning the proper shout out she meant to. Oopsies! You can find Mike playing with A.A. Wallace for Halifax Pop Explosion Friday October 21st at the Seahorse Tavern and Saturday October 22nd at Reflections. You can find Chanty here: Facebook: Muses and Stuff Podcast Instagram: @musesandstuffpodcast E-mail: musesandstuff@gmail.com https://musesandstuff.ptbopodcasters.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/10/Tura-Satana-and-Mike-Small.mp3  

Chanty has the absolute fan-girl pleasure of chatting with the Elusive Jos Fortin about the Elusive Miss James. This week, Chanty and Jos talk about releasing art and music when you’re damn well ready, sky burials and Catherine James- the spiritual and enigmatic Muse to Jackson Browne, Jimmy Page and friend to Bob Dylan.  Not only was she a divine source of inspiration to some of the most influential artists of her time, she overcame a horrific childhood, choosing to live life through faith rather than fear. As Bob Dylan once told her “It’s only life”, and you’re not going to want to miss the story of how she lived hers!   https://musesandstuff.ptbopodcasters.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/09/Jos-Fortin-Podcast-.mp3   You can listen to and purchase Jos’ albums at josfortin.bandcamp.com Find Chanty online at musesandstuff.ptbopodcasters.ca on Facebook at: Muses and Stuff Podcast and on Instagram: @musesandstuffpodcast Rate and Subscribe on iTunes to help Chanty realize her Rock ‘n’ Roll podcast dreams!!      

https://musesandstuff.ptbopodcasters.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/09/Mark-Harris-Pocast.mp3   In this episode, Chanty chats with Mark Harris about Patti D’Arbanville, the woman who Inspired Cat Steven’s “Wild World”. They talk about where Chanty got her Groupie start (with the band Gagner and the Nanobot Record Co-op), “alternative living arrangements” and the time she inspired Mark to write a song about a sandwich. Download here: musesandstuff.ptbopodcasters.ca/feed/podcast Credit: Patti D’Arbanville collection

This week Chanty chats with Nick Ferrio, recording artist, songwriter and all around great guy from Peterborough, Ontario. Recording from the Bareknuckle Records recording studio, Chanty and Nick discuss Bebe Buell, the rebel model! She was girlfriend and muse to Todd Rundgren, Steven Tyler and Elvis Costello and has one of the best rock n roll memoirs of all time (in Chanty’s expert opinion). Chanty and Nick talk about the time Bebe brought a raccoon to Jimmy Page’s hotel suite, the infamous G-word, and what it’s like to be an artist on tour. https://musesandstuff.ptbopodcasters.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/09/Nick-Ferrio-Edit.mp3   Find Nick online: http://www.nickferrio.com/ Instagram: @nickferrio Twitter: @ferrioinsterio Find Bebe online: bebebuell.org Instagram: @realbebebuell

Chanty invites her beautiful and talented friend, Simeon “the Siren” Hammond- Dallas onto the podcast to talk about the infamous love triangle between Pattie Boyd, George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Chanty and Simeon met in Nepal, and have since been to London England, Toronto, Peterborough and Halifax together. They talk about climbing a mountain totally unprepared, the horrific way in which Eric proposed to Pattie, Harry Nilsson, and that (unfinished!) song Simeon wrote about Chanty. https://musesandstuff.ptbopodcasters.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/09/Simeon-Turtle-Edit.mp3