Leanne Kingwell: She'll Show Ya What
BallBuster Music - Hard Talk (USA)
by Paul Autry, February 2008

Leanne Kingwell Shows Us What
GenQ Music
by Leigh May, Music Editor, February 9th 2008

Leanne Kingwell
Jim Rocks On - Weekly Blog, January 25th 2008

"SHOW YA WHAT" Album Review
BallBusterMusic.com (USA), October 2007

"KINGWELL BECOMES AN OZ ROCK QUEEN"
"HOWZAT" Column, Inpress Magazine
by Jeff Jenkins (Aus) - Mar 21 2007

"Music Videos on a New Scene"
Port Phillip Leader (AUS)
13 March 2007
Words: Peter Rolfe
Picture: David Smith

"Show Ya What" - Album Review
MEDIASEARCH
Melbourne, AUST, March 2007
by Bridgette Reid

"Leanne's Hell Of A Job"
HERALD SUN - HIT
Melbourne, AUST, February 22 2007
by Claire Sutherland

"HOWZAT" Column, Inpress Magazine
by Jeff Jenkins (Aus) - Feb 21 2007

BILLBOARD
2006 Year in Music
Critic's Choice
(USA) December 2006
by Chuck Eddy, Billboard Senior Editor

THE VILLAGE VOICE
34th Annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
New York (USA) February 2007
George Smith Ballot

THE VILLAGE VOICE
34th Annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
New York (USA) February 2007
Don Allred Ballot

Best of 2006
Baltimore City Paper, Maryland (USA) December 2006
by George Smith

Best Albums of 2006
Idolator (USA) , 'Jackin' Pop 2006 Ballot', December 2006
by Don Allred

Top 5 for 2006
BMA Magazine (Aust, ACT) Issue#26, 14th December 2006
by Cecilia Pattison-Levi / AKA The Big C

Street Voice 2006 Awards (UK)
Best Albums of 2006

FEATURE INTERVIEW
FFRUK.com, UK
December 2006

"ALBUM OF THE MONTH - Show Ya What"
FFRUK.com, UK
December 2006

"LEANNE KINGWELL - Feature Performer"
Northeast In-Tune Magazine, New York
by Susan Frances (USA) - Vol 2. No. 10, October 15th 2006

5 THINGS ABOUT LEANNE KINGWELL
MAG (Music Australia Guide), October 2006
by Billy Pinnell

Leanne Kingwell: Australian for 'ROCK'
Dick Destiny,14 September 2006
by George Smith (USA)

The Music Network – HIT PICK
"SHOW YA WHAT", Single Review (Aus)
Issue #607, - September 10 2006

"SHOW YA WHAT" Album Review
MAG (Music Australia Guide), September 2006
by Billy Pinnell (Aus)

"SHOW YA WHAT" Album Review
Harp Magazine (USA) - August 2006
by Chuck Eddy

"NEW TATTOO " Album Review
Indie-Music.com (USA) - August 5 2006
by Dan Macintosh

"WOMEN IN MUSIC",
Northeast In-Tune Magazine, New York
by Lauren Proctor (USA) - July 15 2006

"LEANNE KINGWELL REVIEW",
Northeast In-Tune Magazine, New York
by Star Child (USA) - July 15 2006

"INSIDE AC RADIO", New Music Weekly, Los Angeles
by Larry Weir (USA) - July 14 2006

"MAN NABBED FOR PIRATING AND SELLING AUSTRALIAN CD"
The Leader, New Jersey
by Cindy Capitini, Editor-in-Chief (USA) - July 2006

"SHOW YA WHAT" Album Review
by Frank Kogan (USA) - July 2006

"HOWZAT" Column, Inpress Magazine
by Jeff Jenkins (Aus) - July 12 2006

"FOR AUSSIE GARAGE-POP TARTS,
LIFE BEGINS AT 30"
Village Voice, New York
Leanne Kingwell's Show Ya What
by Don Allred (USA) - 5th July 2006

"KINGWELL SHOWS THEM" Sunday Herald Sun
by Nui Te Koha (Aus) - 18th June 2006

Blues Oz
by James McVey (Aus) - June 2006

"SHOW YA WHAT" Album Review
by George Smith (USA) - May 2006

"SHOW YA WHAT" Album Review
by Chuck Eddy (USA) - March 2006

"ROLLING METAL"
by George Smith(USA) - March 2006

"ROLLING METAL"
by George 'The Animal' Steele (USA) - March 2006

"SHOW YA WHAT!"
"Howzat" Column, Inpress Magazine
by Jeff Jenkins (Aus) - April 5 2006

"NEW TATTOO" Album Review
Musicworkz.com Ezine (UK) - May 2006

VARIOUS QUOTES
– Rock Of Ages Magazine (UK)
– George "The Animal" Steele
– Patrick Emery, Beat Magazine
– Billy Pinnell, Music Australia Guide
– Off the Record, Triple R FM
– MAG (Music Australia Guide)
– Jeff Jenkins, Inpress Magazine
– The Australian Mood, Triple R FM

"GUN" EP Review
by Billy Pinnell (AUS) - January 2006

Rhythms Magazine - Top 10 Albums of 2005

MAG (Music Australia Guide) - Top 5 Roots Albums of 2005

"GUN" EP Review
by Steven Nagle, Rock Of Ages Magazine (UK) - January 2006

"NEW TATTOO" Album Review
by Billy Pinnell (AUS) - May 2005

"NEW TATTOO" Album Review
by Patrick Emery (AUS) - June 2005

"TATTOO YOU "
"Howzat" Column, Inpress Magazine
by Jeff Jenkins (Aus) - April 13 2006

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"Leanne Kingwell: She'll Show Ya What"
BallBuster Music - Hard Talk (USA)
by Paul Autry, February 2008

I happen to enjoy a wide variety of music. But, my one true love is rock 'n' roll... and that's exactly what Leanne Kingwell's album, "Show Ya What," is all about. This became a favorite of mine right off the bat. This is why I own a CD player because I know there's people out there who can still make a fun, kick ass, rock 'n' roll album. This one's a winner from start to finish. As soon as I heard the album, I thought, "Here's an artist who really has a lot to say." So, I decided to ask her a few questions in order to introduce her to you, the loyal reader, and this is how that conversation went.

Paul Autry: Please introduce yourself and tell us a little about yourself.

Leanne Kingwell: Okay. My name is Leanne Kingwell. I live in Melbourne, Australia. I have my own record label, Krill Records. I write, sing and record rock ’n’ roll songs.

Paul Autry: When did you decide to get into music?

Leanne Kingwell: It’s more like music decided to get into me. I grew up in a very strict Catholic household. My childhood was all about sports, study and church. Listening to music was one of the few freedoms I thought I had. I can’t remember a time when it wasn’t really important to me. I spent all my pocket money as a kid buying music. The first thing I did when I got an after school part time job was buy a Fender Squier Bullet guitar.

Paul Autry: You were in a band called Happy Gas Stare. Can you tell us a little about that?

Leanne Kingwell: It was my first band, a grunge/headbanger three piece that I put together with a couple of guy friends from college in the mid 90’s. I played bass guitar and did vocal backups. We played campuses and dives around Melbourne doing original material written by the band and some Mudhoney and Suicidal Tendencies covers. We played a lot of gigs. Always got paid in beer. It was a great learning experience. Eventually I started sharing lead vocal duties. We recorded a few songs and a couple of them found their way onto some German Hardcore/Grind compilations. We finally called it a day because the boys got into writing obtuse, Crowley influenced lyrics which wasn’t my bag at all.

Paul Autry: After reading your bio, I noticed where it said that you took three years to put this release together. What took you so long?

Leanne Kingwell: Happy Gas Stare was about five years of constant gigging. When that folded I signed on as the lead singer of a Glam-Rock type outfit that was playing the bigger venues around town. This quickly morphed into a pop group with a major record company deal and a full blown national tour.Being a corporate pop princess is so not me. I was constantly at loggerheads with my band and the record company over my image, my elocution, my aversion to spray tan, not to mention the material I actually wanted to write and record. The whole enchilada eventually self-destructed, which wasn’t a bad thing. Everything had been at full tilt for so long that I needed time-out to get my life back on track and figure out what I really wanted to do with my music. Then how to actually do it. Lots of homework and trial and error demos went into making “Show Ya What” what it is.

Paul Autry: Let's talk a bit about some of the songs on the album. Let's start with "Look At My Life" since that's the first one.

Leanne Kingwell: Hmmm. Okay. Here’s the truth… I wrote that song as a “fuck you” to everyone who ever tried to screw me over emotionally. Anyone who ever told me that nice girls don’t play rock ’n’ roll, or that hair, makeup and compliance to pop music stereotypes is more important than the music you write.

Paul Autry: "Holding Your Gun."

Leanne Kingwell: Waiting up all night for your guy to come home, worried sick that something really bad has happened to him. He boogies in at dawn, drunk, stoned doesn't give a shit…tells you he’s been abducted by aliens. How many times has that happened to some poor deluded female? How many times has she wanted to get his shotgun out of the closet and metaphorically blow his ass into next week? C’mon now…be honest.

Paul Autry: "You Stink."

Leanne Kingwell: The landlord is coming around to inspect your place, your folks are coming over for dinner and your fucking guy has been playing a three day poker marathon with his buds. The place is littered with cigarette butts, upturned bongs and beer cans and he’s crashed on the sofa smelling worse than a hibernating grizzly bears butt plug. You want him to wash up. He wants a blow job. Ain’t true romance grand.

Paul Autry: "Drop Your Pants."

Leanne Kingwell: This is my “make love not war” song. I figure most arguments between couples come as a result of sexual tension. So fuck wasting all that time and energy feudin’ and fussin’ to eventually get down to the makeup sex. Just have the sex and get on with your life. Works for me.

Paul Autry: "Show Ya What."

Leanne Kingwell: I wrote this song for a guy I knew who was involved with a chick who treated him like absolute crap. He’d bust his ass trying to do right by her and she’d lie cheat and steal off him every chance she got. It was a tragedy really. Good guys are a pretty scarce commodity on this planet. C’mon over here baby…I’ll show ya what you haven’t got.

Paul Autry: Can you tell us a little about your band?

Leanne Kingwell: I made a conscious decision to find the best session players I could for my album, regardless of looks, age, fashion or popular expectations as to the type of band that should be backing me. They’re basically the same band I now take on the road with me. They might not look like the hippest looking outfit in the world but they lay down licks like no one else. Nothing beats experienced seasoned players. They're awesome...I'm so glad I went that way.

Paul Autry: How would you describe your musical style?

Leanne Kingwell: Good ol’ beer and chicken wire Rock ‘n’ Roll.

Paul Autry: What are your influences?

Leanne Kingwell: As a young impressionable Catholic schoolgirl, I spent all my bread buying back-catalogues from the 70’s: The Clash, Sex Pistols, pre Soul Train Bowie, T Rex, AC/DC, Easybeats. I also dug the shit out of Velvet Underground (with and without Nico), Iggy and the Stooges, Georgia Satellites and The Cramps. Lately, I’ve had a real thing for Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker and other seminal blues rockers.

Paul Autry: What do you hope to accomplish with "Show Ya What?"

Leanne Kingwell: Purely and simply…I wanted to make an upbeat and honest rock ‘n’ roll record that takes you on an emotional ride without wallowing in life-is-fucked cynicism and secular progressive political correctness. Not very deep of me I know but…dammit… play my record loud, get drunk, dance, sing along, annoy the neighbours, trash the house, have a good time coz that’s what rock 'n' roll is for.

Paul Autry: How would you describe your live show?

Leanne Kingwell: Playing live is like prize fighting. You’ve gotta know your shit, practice a lot and give it everything you got when you’re out there. A live reviewer once wrote; “Kingwell’s kick-ass licks rock the house then pull it down around your ears.” I guess that’s what I try for…all kill no fill.

Paul Autry: What are your thoughts on file sharing?

Leanne Kingwell: I think it’s good policy for an independent artist to allow for some free downloads. It helps to get them out there and established. But, at the risk of sounding like an asshole, it costs an artist like me money to make a record and unless I can recoup I can’t make another one.

Paul Autry: What do you do when you're not making music?

Leanne Kingwell: Research.

Paul Autry: What's the music scene like in your area?
Leanne Kingwell: I have it on authority that Melbourne is one of the best live music cities in the world. Venues vary from small corner pubs where you get paid in beer to huge stadiums and festival shows. I recently played to twenty thousand people at a football arena.

Paul Autry: Final comments?

Leanne Kingwell: It’s never final till the fat lady sings and I’m going to the gym for a workout right now. Bye.

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"Leanne Kingwell Shows Us What"
GenQ Music
by Leigh May, Music Editor, 9th February 2008

Leanne Kingwell may not be a name you're familiar with, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't be!  Her latest album, Show Ya What, is full of tracks that carry on the tradition of Aussie Pub Rock started with bands like Cold Chisel, AC/DC, etc.  Her voice is reminiscent of artists like Kay Hanley (formerly of Letters To Cleo fame), but lyrically, she's all Leanne.

I first met Leanne when I saw her supporting Diana Anaid on her tour late last year, and was blown away by her stage presence, energy and lyrics.  Afterwards, I spoke to Leanne, and found out that she always had aspirations to do stand-up comedy, but was scared of people not laughing at her jokes, so she decided to put her comedy into her music.  Some of this is evident on Show Ya What, with tracks like Drop Your Pants, You Stink, and My Hero.

I caught up with Leanne recently to find out more about her writing, life, and what's coming up in her life:

Hi Leanne, how are you today?
Hi Leigh. I'm really good today. 

You recently supported Diana Anaid at a few of her gigs in Victoria, how was that?
It was a lot of fun. Diana's a cool chick and a fellow Independent artist.
Apart from the Bon Scott Celebration concert In Perth and some gigs with the Choirboys and The Angels, I'd been head down, bum up writing and laying down new album demos for a good part of the last year so I didn't do a lot of live gigs. It was good to get back in the saddle for a couple of live sets with Diana.  Also gave me the opportunity to roadtest a couple of the new songs.

Your album, Show Ya What, is full of a few different styles with songs, from humorous to heartfelt, from pop-rock to AC/DC-esque.  How would you describe your sound?
Ummm…I should have some down-pat publicist's answer for that shouldn't I?   What I wanted to achieve with "SHOW YA WHAT" was an upbeat and honest album that takes you on an emotional ride with a healthy, 'fuck you - I'm still standing vibe' and a dollop of non-politically correct humour.  Something to make you wanna crank up the amps, get wrecked, dance, sing along, annoy the neighbours, trash the house, have a good time.

It's gotten some great reviews around the world and been tagged everything from "Pop Rock" to "Power Punk" to  "Southern Rock" to "Roots Rock". It even got written up on a couple of "Hardcore Metal" sites and magazines. Go figure.

I think it's sorta cool that I got Album of the Year nominations in   mainstream music press like Billboard Magazine alongside ultra Alternatives like The Village Voice and did really well on the Adult Contemporary, College Radio and Top 40 American radio airplay charts, but no one could really pigeon hole my sound. I'd like to think that's because it’s totally LEANNE KINGWELL'S music and not some currently-in-vogue-sound-alike clone of someone else's.

Whatever, it’s all rock 'n' roll to me. 

Who are your main influences with your songwriting?
As an impressionable young catholic schoolgirl, I spent all my pocket money buying back-catalogues from the 70’s: The Clash, Sex- Pistols, pre Soul Train Bowie, T Rex, The Angels, AC/DC, Easybeats. I also dug the shit out of Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges and the Ramones.

Later on I had a real thing for Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and some of the other great founding fathers of Blues Rock.

As eclectic and retro as all that sounds, I figure I did my music theory study before adapting what’s gone before and making it my own. The world is full of aspiring Rock chicks that think that 12 bar is a strip club and an axe-lick is putting in your largest tongue piercing to blow someone in A&R. (Poor things).

As far as the subject matter for my songs goes, that comes from everybody who ever broke my heart and everybody who helped put it back together again.
Life's just one big research trip, ain't it?

So when you're not writing or performing, what do you enjoy doing?
Oh, you know, flashing my tits for Girls Gone Wild. Getting trashed with Britney. Taking driving lessons from Lindsay. Coke with Kate.  Being spanked for telling lies…

What's in the near future for Leanne Kingwell?
The recording studio. I’ve finally got a whole bunch of demos for the new album done. It’s just a matter of picking out the right ones and recording them now.
I’ve had some approaches from US promoters who want to set up some gigs for me over there. I’ve been avoiding touring overseas but I don’t think I can put it off much longer, so that’s on the cards.

Apart from that, I’d just like to get laid and read a good book. Not at the same time. 

Do you have any messages for our readers?
Be good to yourselves and those you care about.  Anyone else… fuck ‘em.
Oh, and keep buying Independent music. The major record companies have got enough bread.

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"Leanne Kingwell"
Jim Rocks On - Weekly Blog, January 2008

Remember how you felt about Chrissy Amphlett in Divinyls? Sultry, passionate, moody, totally in control of the band and the audience....

Well just like Chrissy, this chick ROCKS. I've been listening to Leanne's work for a while now, after a chance discovery chasing some Angels audio/video on the www.

Anyone who knows me knows I'm an Angels nut. All their cd's are in my collection here, plus the dvd of Wasted Sleepless Nights (with "Live at Narara" to come shortly - I live not far from where the legendary festival was held!).

Anyway I stumbled on a clip of Leanne performing "Be With You" live with the Angels, and she impressed me no-end. I'm not normally one for "guests doing covers" but I had to make the exception in this case. My favourite rock band and a young upstart with the grit and balls to carry it off and it all came together like it was meant to be.

Reading a bit into Leanne's history she's already enjoyed some success with her album "Show Ya What", playing the lucrative college circuit in the US. If she can get a follow-up to this album happening in good time, no doubt it'll make mainstream rock stations there and back here in Oz as well.

Take a listen to the title track of this album, featured here. I hate to draw the similarity because it doesn't do her justice, but the closest familiar line I can paint is to think of Avril Lavigne, add some real rock cred instead of a Sk8er kick, and a bit more upstairs as well. Leanne's got substance, style, spunk and savvy.

Get into it, turn it up and as always, tell her you love it!

If you're reading this LK, you got the world ready to eat out of your hand mate, go for it.

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"SHOW YA WHAT" Album Review
BallBusterMusic.com (USA), October 2007

Leanne Kingwell's debut release, "Show Ya What," is a straight up rock 'n' roll album that's well worth checkin' out. I can't seem to get enough of this disc.

The first thing I was drawn to was Leanne's voice. It's very unique and I don't think she sounds like anyone else. That's always a plus. As for her musical style, well, like I said, it's straight up rock 'n' roll. But, there's a lot of variety to be found here.

She's got the swagger of The Rolling Stones. I hear a little southern rock guitar here and there. "Holding Your Gun," which is one of my favorite tracks on the album, sounds like something Jerry Lee Lewis would do. In fact, she has the same amount of energy that The Killer had in his prime. She also seems to have a punk attitude.

There's a taste of pop to found as well. You get to track nine, "Drop Your Pants," and you might even say she's a little pop punk. This is another one of my favorite tracks. Skip down to track eleven, "Can't Get Enough," and she just flat out rocks. She even has a huge sound when she slows down a bit and gets a little mellow. Listen to "Move" and you'll understand what I'm talkin' about.

Luckily, it doesn't end there. There's a hidden bonus track, which is an uncensored version of "Holding Your Gun," which is really great. I think her voice sounds the best on "Look At My Life," which is the first track on the album. I don't know what it is. But, as soon as I heard that song, I knew the rest of the album was gonna be great and, of course, I was right.

The title track, "Show Ya What," is also pretty kick ass. You know...no matter how much I praise this release...it's not gonna be enough. You have to listen to it...over and over again...in order to really appreciate it... and, I'm telling you, the more I listen to it, the better it sounds. I'm not gonna get tired of this album anytime soon.

You seriously need to check this one out. I guarantee that you won't be disappointed and, if for some strange reason, you happen to not like what you hear...well...then you don't know what good rock 'n' roll is all about and you should stop listening to music right now.

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"KINGWELL BECOMES AN OZ ROCK QUEEN"
"HOWZAT" Column, Inpress Magazine - March 21 2007
by Jeff Jenkins, (Aus)

Jeff Jenkins get serenaded by new Oz rock force Leanne Kingwell in the latest Howzat!

What a few months Melbourne's Leanne Kingwell has had. Her debut album Show Ya What - released on her own label, Krill Records - landed on year-end Top Ten lists in Billboard magazine and New York's Village Voice.

The album features a cover of The Angels' Be With You. "The Angels have been my heroes since I saw them live at The Palace in 2000," Leanne says. "To me, they epitomised everything a rock n' roll band should be. Doc channelled the energy. The band was loud, hard and fast. And the entire room sang along with every line. Just mind blowing and so inspiring."

Little did Leanne know she'd one day end up fronting The Angels. And it was two huge shows - the Bon Scott gigs at Cherry in Melbourne (where Leanne did Be With You and Shadow Boxer) and the Claremont Showgrounds in Perth. Leanne is still buzzing. "Awesome," she beams. "John, Rick, Buzz and Chris treat me like a little sister. I love 'em to death. Rockin' out with them now is really defining for me. My feelings waver between 'this is such cool Zen' and 'it'll all turn to pumpkins by midnight'."

What sort of reaction did Leanne get from hardcore Angels fans? "To tell you the truth, we all expected some sorta 'What the fuck is a chick doing fronting The Angels' backlash. But when I sang with them for the first time, the opposite happened. The crowd was great. They cheered me on, sang along, went nuts and slapped me on the back after the gig. Even the hardcore Angels fans have accepted that Doc doesn't sing with the band anymore. Whoever is out front is not so much an issue as long as the fans can hear the band do all those great songs again. The songs are the real stars."

The Perth show saw Leanne in front of nearly 20,000 rock fans. And back stage she was hanging with Rose Tattoo, the Screaming Jets and original AC/DC singer Dave Evans. Any tales to tell? "Everyone knows that what happens on the road stays on the road, so I can't tell you about... the hundreds of bottles of beer that were drunk, that I missed my cue to get up with the supergroup and Pat Paickett, the legendary roadie, hand-cuffed me and dragged me onstage; or how Buzz Bidstrup was so worried about EPA fines for running overtime on the closing jam that he got off the drums in protest, and Paul Christie jumped on to the kit and kept the whole thing going... How Dave Gleesons mobile phone was stolen while he was crowd surfing. That Dave Tice is really a gentleman and a scholar. Why Angry didn't go to the after party. That the liquid in Dave Evans' water bottle may not have been water at all. That Mark Evans is a really good dancer. Or what's beneath the kilts of a 20-piece Scottish pipe and drum band... No way Jose!"

Leanne was part of the supergroup that closed the show with a 20-minute version of of Long Way To The Top, "with a 20-piece Scotish pipe and drum band that Bon Scott belonged to as a kid. It was a real blast being the only chick onstage in front of 20,000 hard core rock 'n roll freaks alongside all those seminal Oz pub rockers."

This week Leanne is bringing it all back home with her first full Melbourne show, on Saturday at LIVE at Crown. Her band includes a great guitar double-whammy - Chris Stockley (from The Dingoes) and Chris Dyson from Paul Kelly and The Dots). They will be touring with The Angels mid-year, and Leanne plans to build on the US buzz later in the year. "I've got some solid US promoter interest to tour America around September. So that's looking pretty much on."

You can check out some Leanne live clips at You Tube, as well as at a new exhibition, Show Us Ya Music Clips, at St Kilda's Gallery Bar this Thursday.

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"MUSIC VIDEOS ON A NEW SCENE"
Port Phillip Leader - March 13 2007 (AUS)
Words: Peter Rolfe
Picture: David Smith

Caption - St Kilda rock chick Leanne Kingwell will be part of opening night for Show Us Your Music Clip.

Sick of sitting through songs you hate on music clip shows just to see your favourite video clip?

Or tired of falling asleep in front of the TV waiting for your band's song to come on at 4.30am?

A new night to hit St Kilda's social scene this month may have the answer.

The first Show Us Ya Music Clip night will be held at the Gallery Bar, corner of Fitzroy St and Canterbury Rd, on March 22.

The opening night has a rock theme and will feature clips from GANGgajang, the Dairy Brothers and St Kilda rock chick Leanne Kingwell.

Kingwell, who recently returned from a Bon Scott tribute show in Western Australia, where she fronted The Angels before about 20,000 people, has thrown her support behind the event.

"I think it's a great idea," she said.

"It's opening up another avenue for local musicians and it's a great idea to put on the show in a art gallery. It is a art form, so it should be shown off."

Kingwell's debut solo album Show Ya What is winning plenty of praise in the United States, where it has gained radio rotation on top 40, college, adult contemporary and country charts.

She will show off clips from the albums on opening night as well as footage of some earlier performances in a career that has included stints in a glams rock band and a pop group.

Event manager Jodie Harrison said the night would be open to any musician or band with a video clip and could help artists get their foot in the music-industry door.

"There are a lot great musicians and music clip in Port Phillip and this is a way they can get their music heard," Ms Harrison said.

They can invite their friends and family and fans to come along and have their work showcased.

And we can invite industry contacts to have a look at it as well.

The first music clip will be screened at 7pm.

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"SHOW YA WHAT" Album Review, Mediasearch - March 2007
by Bridgette Reid, (Aus)

When is the last time you heard a female rocker that you actually believed to be a bad ass? It's been a while for me. The recent market has been so saturated with young girlie punkers that we haven't heard all that much from the women that have actually gone through some bad weather. Leanne Kingwell's ÒShow Ya WhatÓ is a breath of fresh air for those old school rockers. Here's a girl that is not afraid to tell her story. It's empowering to hear from those who have walked through the fire and lived to sing about it. She is powerful, independent, rugged and feminine. This record tells a story, enforces an attitude and demands respect. It is definitely worthy of a good solid listen, it could potentially become one of your favourites.

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"LEANNE'S HELL OF A JOB"
Herald Sun - HIT - February 22 2007
by Claire Sutherland, (Aus)

The Angels - now minus their iconic frontman Doc Neeson - have been experimenting with new lead singers of late.

Melbourne singer Leanne Kingwell fronted the band for their performance at Cherry Bar last week, belting out Angels standards Be With You and Shadow Boxer.

Angels publicist Catherine Swinton told The Backroom the crowd at the Cherry gig "just went beserk, so they're talking about doing some other things together, but there are no firm plans at the moment."

Kingwell has released a cover of Be With You in the US, which brought her to The Angels' attention.

She's set to hit the stage with the band again on Sunday for the Bon Scott tribute gig in Perth.

For the past four years - since Neeson left to concentrate on other projects - the band has been performing with guitarist John Brewster on vocals.

Caption - Going for the doctor: Leanne Kingwell fronting The Angels in Melbourne.

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"HOWZAT" Column, Inpress Magazine - February 21 2007
by Jeff Jenkins, (Aus)

It's not looking like Doc Neeson is going to front The Angels again, but the always-impressive Leanne Kingwell did the job at the band's recent Cherry show, singing Be With You and Shadow Boxer, and she's going to do it all again when The Angels play the Bon Scott Memorial Concert in Perth this weekend.

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2006 YEAR IN MUSIC
Critic's Choice

CHUCK EDDY Billboard senior editor

1. MONTGOMERY GENTRY, "Some People Change" (Columbia).
Some people even start telling jokes, swiping Stooges chords, shooting bears and liking hippies.
2. DAMONE, "Out Here All Night" (Island).
Impossibly sweet co-ed bubble-metal about going nuts at night.
3. TOBY KEITH, "White Trash With Money" (Show Dog Nashville/Universal).
Laid-back on the bus, taking one for the team amidst Dixieland horns.
4. THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS, "Flying Under The Radar" (CBUJ).
The country charts left these soul-infused biker-rockers behind, then they got better.
5. PARIS HILTON, "Paris" (Warner Bros.).
Maybe the loveliest album ever made by someone with so little talent.
6. THE HOLD STEADY, "Boys and Girls in America" (Vagrant).
Greetings from the Mall of America, now located in Asbury Park, N.J.
7. VICTORY BROTHERS, "Kowboyz De Loz Angeleez" (Victorybrothers.net).
A disco-rocking country duo win big at poker, get to pinch-hit for Big & Rich.
8. HUCK JOHNS, "Huck" (Hideout/Capitol).
Tough singer/songwriter rock from Detroit via L.A., in a Bob Seger System trucker's hat.
9. LEANNE KINGWELL, "Show Ya What" (Krill).
An Aussie Divinyls descendant gets saucy in the glam garage, then pulls a gun.
10. FENTANYL, "Feeble Existence" (Fentanyl.nl).
Gang-shouted Dutch thrash-metal with hooks, and a fixation on chemical warfare.

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THE VILLAGE VOICE
34th Annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
George Smith Ballot

1. LEANNE KINGWELL, "Show Ya What" (Krill).
2. THE WHO, "Endless Wire" (Republic/Universal).
3. JESUS H CHRIST & THE FOUR HORNSMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE, "Jesus H Christ & The Four Hornsmen of The Apocalypse" (self released).
4. DEF LEPPARD, "Yeah!" (UNiversal).
5. THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS, "Flying Under The Radar" (CBUJ).
6. CHEAP TRICK, "Rockford" (Big3).
7. VARIOUS ARTISTS, "Hollywood Hairspray, Vol 5" (Perris).
8. SOLARANUS, "Skull Alcholic"
9. JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS, "Sinner" (Blackheart).
10. WITCHFINDER GENERAL, "Live '83".

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THE VILLAGE VOICE
34th Annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
Don Allred Ballot

1. ROBERT CRAY BAND, "Live From Across The Pond".
2. JOHN LEE HOOKER, "Hooker"
3. JESSI COLTER, "Out Of The Ashes".
4. LIZZY MERCIER, Descloux.
5. LEANNE KINGWELL, "Show Ya What".
6. TOLCHA, "Gestalt".
7. CYNDI BOSTE, "Foothill Dandy".
8. PARTICLE, "Transformations Live"
9. SEPULTURA, "Dante XXI".
10. BOBBY PREVITE, "Coalition Of The Willing".

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George Smith Top Ten Albums 2006

1. Leanne Kingwell - Show Ya What
2. The Who - Endless Wire
3. Jesus H. Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse - Jesus H. Christ and the Four Hornsmen of the Apocalypse
4. Def Leppard - Yeah!
5. The Sweet - Sweetlife
6. Cheap Trick - Rockford
7. Britt Black - Blackout
8. Solar Anus - Skull Alcoholic
9. David Rovics - Halliburton Boardroom Massacre
10. Witchfinder General - Live '83

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Don Allred (USA) 'Idolator Jackin' Pop 2006 Ballot' - Albums:

1. Robert Cray Band: Live From Across The Pond (Nozzle)
2. Jessi Colter: Out Of The Ashes (Shout Factory)
3. Leanne Kingwell - Show Ya What (Krill)
4. Fiery Furnaces: Bitter Tea (Fat Possum)
5. Tolcha: Gestalt (Meta Polyp)
6. Sepultura: Dante XXI (SPV)
7. Particle: Transformations Live For The People (Shout Factory)
8. Voivod: Katorze (The End/EMI)
9. Cyndi Boste: Foothill Dandy (SoundVault)
10. Bobby Previte: Coalition Of The Willing (Ropeadope)

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Top 5 for 2006
BMA Magazine (Aust, ACT) Issue#26, 14th December 2006
by Cecilia Pattison-Levi / AKA The Big C

1) Leanne Kingwell Show Ya What
2) Sam Lombardi Take Your Pic
3) Jay Brilliant Idiot
4) Claire Clarke Alter Ego EP
5) Bertie Blackman Black

As this magazine is about bands, music and action, I shall focus on some of the best music and action in Australian albums of 2006 that were released by the girls. I know most of you will have heard of Sarah Blasko, Jessica Paige, Sandrine, Mia Dyson, Anne McCue, Toni Collette, Holly Throsby, Kate Miller-Heidke and maybe Sydney based singer song-writer Jessica McPherson (all with great albums out this year), but some of you might not have heard of these outstanding releases listed above that will, and have, made critics lists in the US and Europe of the best albums of 2006. These albums have not had any, or very little, company backing and are outstanding releases. In fact you need to buy some of these Aussie albums from the USA to get to hear them at all. Check them out!

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STREET VOICE 2006 Awards (UK)
- Best Albums:

Kitty And The Kowalskis -- Chinese Democracy (AMP)
Deadline -- Take A Good Look (People Like You)
Senses Fail -- Still Searching (Vagrant)
The Alarm --Under Attack (EMI)
Pama International --Trojan Sessions (Trojan)
The Ettes -- Shake The Dust (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
Disco Ensemble -- First Aid Kit (Fullsteam)
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts -- Sinner (Blackheart Records)
Desmond Dekker -- In Memoriam (Secret)
Nicola -- DonÕt Take It Personally (Hot Cherry)
The Slackers -- Peculiar (Hellcat)
Crystal And The Wolves -- Shapinska Rock (Ears With Gears)
Leanne Kingwell -- Show Ya What (Krill)
Assert -- Bulletin (Hideous Eye)
The Bloody Hollies -- Who To Trust, Who To Kill, Who To Love (Alive)
Juliette And The Licks -- Four On The Floor (Hassle)
Vice Squad -- Defiant (SOS)
Atreyu -- A Death Grip On Yesterday (Victory)
Queen Bee -- Girl On Top (Self Financed)
The Jacknives -- Jacknife Inn (Self Financed)
The Duel -- LetÕs Finish What We Started (FFRUK)
Atomic Bitch -- Body Shop (Top And Bottom)
Angie Bowie -- Moon Goddess (Self Financed)
KHZ -- Reality On A Finer Scale (Self Financed)
Dun 2 Def -- Every Weekend (Lick My Records)
DBD -- Nobody's Heroes (SOS)
The Bastard Fairies -- Memento Mori (Self Financed)

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FFRUK.com
Feature Interview

Leanne Kingwell
December 2006

Leanne Kingwell by rights deserves to be huge and proof of that lies in her debut album Show Ya What which is a great album. After hearing that album I came to the conclusion that I would be committing a criminal act if I didn«t interview Leanne for FFRUK so I sent her some questions and here«s what she had to say.

FFRUK: Can you introduce yourself to the world?
LK: Kingwell, Leanne. Female. Singer/Songwriter. Melbourne, Australia.

FFRUK: How come you decided to play the kind of music that you do?
LK: That's an interesting question. UmÉ I'm not sure if "decided" is the right word. It sounds sort of self-consciously pre-conceived. I think that your early musical influences "decide" for you.

As a kid, I spent all my pocket money buying back-catalogues from the 70's: The Clash, Sex- Pistols, pre Soul Train Bowie, AC/DC, Easybeats. I also dug the shit out of Velvet Underground (with Nico), Iggy and the Stooges and the Ramones. Later on I had a real thing for Bo Diddley and some of the other great founding fathers of Blues Rock.

As eclectic and retro as all that sounds, I figure I did my theory study before adapting what's gone before and making it my own. The world is full of aspiring Rock chicks that think that 12 bar is a strip club and an axe-lick is putting in your largest tongue piercing to blow some A&R guy. (Poor things).

Basically, I do da music I do cuz I like it.

FFRUK: So how do you feel about 'Show Ya What' now it's been out for a while?
LK: I'm happy with "SHOW YA WHAT". It's upbeat and honest. Takes you on an emotional ride without too much cynicism and politic. You can play it loud, get drunk - dance, sing along, annoy the neighbours, trash the house, have a good time. That's why rock 'n' roll was invented wasn't it?

FFRUK: Is Krill your own label then?
LK: Yup. I run it from the front room of my house. I named it KRILL because I sometimes feel like a tiny crustacean adrift in a sea of hungry whales. Ah, the ongoing plight of the Indie artistÉ.

FFRUK: You've been getting lots of publicity in America so have you managed to get out there to play live?
LK: It's been going great over there, the radio and press has been fantastic. But I think a lot of acts jump onto the US bandwagon a little too quickly. Whether I tour there or not will depend on if I feel I have enough in my repertoire to attract a decent audience and give them a good show. I'm currently working on some new songs that I want to record, so I'm a little geographically and financially challenged anyway.

FFRUK: How does the support compare to your own country?
LK: I've got some excellent reviews and done some TV in Australia. Commercial radio, on the other hand, has been a tough nut to crack. I'm too in-ya-face for some and not fashionable enough for others. It's to do with our small population base, hard to get airplay commitment for a no frills generic rock act that doesn't have a corporate profile.

FFRUK: Have you any plans to promote the album in Europe and Japan?
LK: Have I mentioned being geographically and financially challenged? Look I'd love to get into those markets and am open to any suggestions as to how...

FFRUK: Going back to the album what is your favourite song on there?
LK: When I was writing the Album each individual song became my favourite as I was doing it. I think that's as it should be if you aspire to all kill and no fill on a record.

FFRUK: Is this a full time career for you or do you have to work a normal job to make this all happen?
LK: I have a day job as a freelance graphic artist.

FFRUK: You're very beautiful so has modelling ever been an optional career?
LK: Huh, moi? Nooooo! I think cocaine meal substitutes and strutting around like you've got an apple up your arse is soÉ umÉumÉfucked up. (But thanx for the compliment.)

FFRUK: The song 'My Hero' is about your vibrator so what model do you use and would you endorse it given the chance?
LK: His name Is Buzz Kumwell. He's not the most attractive sex aid on the planet but he has a good heart and ample intelligence. I've adopted him out to a friend because I'm finding it a little tough to keep him in the batteries he's accustomed to, given that I need all my money for a new record. I hear he's a little homesick but adapting well. Have I mentioned suffering for your artÉ.

FFRUK: So what does Leanne Kingwell get up to over Xmas?
LK: Oh, you know, Lear jetting to the Bahamas, chardonnay with Britney and Paris, Coke with Kate, climbing trees with Keith Richards, getting spanked by Santa for telling liesÉ.

FFRUK: Any plans for 2007?
LK: I've written some new songs that I'll record over the Christmas holidays and should have a new album in the can by the middle of the year.

FFRUK: If we should meet by chance on New Years Eve do I get a kiss?
LK: Part of my life-plan is to make out with a certain number of complete strangers every year to keep abreast of contemporary fadsÉ so it's not out of the question.

FFRUK: Anything you«d like to add?
LK: Just a shameless plug (if that«s OK)...

Downloads available:
Show Ya What" on Itunes
"Show Ya What" via Mail Order: CD Baby, Waterfront Records, Woolworths and more...

Many thanks to Leanne for getting the interview back so quickly and for making it a real good read. Thanks Leanne. If it's one person who deserves success in 2007 it's this woman and I really hope it happens for you Leanne.

Have a great Xmas and here«s wishing you all the best in 2007.

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FFRUK.com
Album of the Month

Leanne Kingwell – 'Show Ya What'
December 2006

America has fallen for this Australian Rock/Pop artist and I can see why. From the moment you turn on 'Show Ya What' and hear Leanne's voice you just have the feeling this album is going to be a blinder. On hearing this album you realise your feeling was correct and there's only one thing to do and that is play this album again and again.

I've now played it around eleven times all the way through and it just sounds better every listen. There«s some real fine tunes on here which just blew me away like 'Look At My Life', 'Be With You', 'Blind' and 'My Hero'. One thing I must point out that Leanne's lyrics aren't typical rubbish asscociated with Pop/Rock -They're actually very meaningful in their own way.

Forget the likes of manufactured stars like Avril Lavigne as Leanne Kingwell is the real deal. Her music is her life and 'Show Ya What' is an album which just shows what talent this young lady has.

This album is nothing short of magical. There's twelve well produced pop/rock songs that once listened to which will become so addictive you'll be begging for more! Promise!

(Krill Records) 10/10

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"LEANNE KINGWELL - Feature Performer"
Northeast In-Tune Magazine, New York (USA)
by Susan Frances (USA) - Vol 2. No. 10, October 15th 2006

Since seeing The Angels perform at Melbourne, Australia's premier rock club the Palace in 2000, Australian singer/songwriter Leanne Kingwell has set out on an ambitious trail to make chick records with balls. She accomplished her goal with strong roots, rock chops and triple guitar voltage vaunting her latest album "Show Ya What." Since embarking on her quest to show the world that women in music can play hard, roll with the punches and love with a soft heart, she has awakened a hunger in herself and others. A desire for music with rough edges, chunky fills, electrifying movements, and thriving vocals, which motivate and adrenalize. Once you experience it, there is nothing else like it.

With three solo disc's under Leanne's belt Ð her debut album "New Tattoo", her EP entitled "Gun" and her latest outing "Show Ya What", her fan base has expanded beyond the borders of Australia. Like the demand for the next Harry Potter book in the series, Leanne's albums have the same type of appeal for rock fans. Each album whets the international markets appetite for more from her. Oddly, Leanne Kingwell did not start out as a rock goddess. Her family are devout Catholics and she grew up attending Catholic School. She would moonlight as a lead singer for rock bands who played everything from glam rock and pop to head banging rock and heavy metal before going out on her own as a solo artist.

"I grew up in a bay side suburb of Melbourne," she tells. "My folks were and still are devout Catholics. I love 'em to death but it doesnÕt get any straighter than that."

She reminisces, "As a kid, I worked hard for 'make ya parents proud' grades and sports awards. I got straight A's, made the Pacific Games Swimming Team but I was never allowed to have a boyfriend or a high school skirt higher than three inches below the knee," she reveals. "As for creativity in my house, that's what God did when he made heaven and earth."

"Music at school was limited to playing the national anthem on a flute" she recollects. "I took an after school job when I turned 15 at a fried chicken outlet. Got the worst zits because of the greasy atmosphere but managed to save enough money to buy a Fender Squier Bullet electric guitar."

Bass player Shannon Burns of the rock band The Forecast would tell you that anyone with a Fender Squier stashed under the bed means business about playing music.

"I used to practice while my folks were at work," Leanne admits. "It took a whole year before I told my Mum I had it. At the time I'm sure she thought something like 'Why can't you buy something nice... like a pianola?Õ"

"My family are all very successful practical-left brain people. I must've been dropped on my head at birth," she giggles. "I'm a left handed, right brainer. Guess that makes me the black sheep."

She remembers, "I used to escape from all the higher learning, the sports, the rules and religion by listening to 70's punk, The Clash, Sex Pistols and the like on a 15 dollar walkman under my blankets when my family went to bed at night. I'd go to sleep tripping about running away to London, getting a mohawk and moshing with tattooed rude boys at the Marquee Club even though I'd missed it all by a generation."

But a girl can dream and it was her dreams that she followed. She notes, "Jesus had my soul. Johnny Rotten, Ziggy Stardust, Joe Strummer and Mick Jones stole it back."

She recalls, "When I left home and went to college I had no aspirations of becoming a singer. I just wanted to play in a rock 'n roll band. Every day I'd check the 'Help Wanted' notice boards at school. A couple of guys were putting together a band and needed a bass player. I managed to convince 'em that I was the best bass player this side of Seattle without even playing a note. I think they were too busy trying to see up my skirt to ask me to audition. I had three days to teach myself to play bass before our first rehearsal. Is that flying by the seat of your panties or what?" she chuckles.

"We played our first gig a week or so later. It was an open mic in a dockside inner city bar. Part way through the gig most of the audience went outside to fight each other... That didn't mean we sucked. It simply meant that they respected us enough not to want to smash up our gear. At one part of the night there were actually more cops than audience."

"My first band was a grunge/head banger three piece. We played campuses and dives around Melbourne doing original material written by the band and some Mudhoney and Suicidal Tendencies covers. We were really out there on the fringe. So was our audience," she correlates.

"I was mega-shy and insecure and would manage to lose myself in the background with my bass. I never sang a note. The boys would testosterone all over the stage and I'd concentrate on getting the bass lines right and keeping out of the light. We played a lot of gigs. Always got paid in beer."

She cites, "After a year or so, we'd collected a cult following and got ourselves an audition for a regular Thursday night gig at Melbourne's 'Arthouse Hotel'. It was the 'in' venue for the hardcore Grunge set. In our world this was the equivalent of playing Madison Square Garden."

She explains about the moment she first fronted the band, "Our lead singer had worked himself into such a state over the audition that he couldn't put three words together, let alone sing a song or play an instrument. We'd busted our butts to get this far and I wasn't gonna see it slip by, so I sang the only song I knew outside of our regular set, "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses to drums and bass. We got the gig and all of a sudden I was sharing lead vocal duties. The crowd were great and hung in while I sorted out the nerves and bumps. I'm basically a shy person, so singing up front is still a strange sort of nerve wracking, gut churning liberation for me."

"My grunge three piece lasted about five years before the other members got respectable jobs and quit. I then became the lead singer of a glam rock outfit that was playing the bigger venues around town. This quickly morphed into a pop group with a major record company deal."

She realized, "Being a corporate pop princess is so not me. I was constantly at loggerheads with my band and the record company over the material I wanted to record. The whole enchilada eventually self-destructed. I took time out to work on what I really wanted to do."

She found that writing songs is her way of communicating her feelings, not a way to make generic music. She reflects about the first original song she ever wrote, "Man, this is embarrassing but I'll tell you anyway. I had a crush on one of the guitarists in my glam rock band. Unfortunately he had a girlfriend, so I wrote my first totally original song and brought it into rehearsals to test the waters. Get this... it was called "Defect To Me" and had the best lead guitar break I could come up with so he'd be impressed, not to mention really in ya face sub-text. "Swap rides. Swap sides. Change teams. Chase dreams. It's nowhere near as hard as it seems... Defect to me."

"Here's the bitch," she entails, "he did leave his chick and defect to me and it was a disaster. I should re-title that song "Defecate On Me".

She also learned early on to be careful of what she wishes for, because dreams give you wonderful feelings that she really still has not mastered yet.

After her stint backing other rock bands, she decided to go solo and write her own material and work with musicians who had her stamina. "I made a conscious decision to find the best session musicians I could, regardless of looks, age, fashion or popular expectations as to the type of band that should be backing me. Nothing beats experienced seasoned players. They're awesome... I'm so glad I went that way."

Her band mates include her producer Andy Parsons on bass, Chris Copping on Hammond piano, John Keskeridis on guitar, Mark Hilton on guitar, James Stewart on guitar, and Wayne Nietz on drums.

For the album "Show Ya What", she narrates, "We recorded the individual music tracks at a small studio called Salt that had the equipment we needed. We mixed down later at a studio called Woodstock on the recommendation of my producer, Andy Parsons. It had the best mixing desk and outboard gear in town for what we wanted to do, even though it's not the most modern."

"I love recording," she beams. "It's where the idea comes totally to life, and thin air is transformed into music. We didn't have time to jam in the studio because we couldn't afford it. I massage a song through the demo stage until all the parts are set and working. Then I score it and lay it on the band for rehearsal. I prefer to only do two rehearsal sessions with the band before hitting the recording studio. This keeps anyone from getting jaded or developing a by-the-numbers approach. It allows for raw energy, feedback and the occasional fabulous mistake, which we often keep."

She demonstrates, "The way I write songs is that I usually get an idea based on something I see, hear or feel, which triggers a buzz line in my head. I lay it on my good buddy, John K, and we'll work out basic musical parts on an acoustic guitar. I take that away and write lyrics behind closed doors. Then John and I sit down and demo it up on Pro Tools. I lay it on a few people whose opinions matter to me. If they buy it, we fly it...Sounds a lot more simple than it is really."

She proclaims, "What actually inspires me to make my music my way is that it is my way. Warts and all, unadorned, uncensored and unashamedly Leanne Kingwell. If I wasn't a musician I'd probably be a failed relationship councilor or a very, very bad stand up comedian. God bless rock 'n roll," she chimes.

For that gritty roots rock sound, Leanne exposes, "To get true rock 'n roll guitar sounds we used classic vintage guitars and amps. Guitarwise: a Gretsch, a Les Paul, a Fender Telecaster and a Rickenbacker Bass. Ampwise: Fender, Marshal and a Leslie. The only keyboards used were a Hammond organ and a barrelhouse piano. Strictly a no synth zone."

Once Leanne had recorded her songs, she needed the means to get them out to the public, which is how she and her beau Forrest Redlich joined forces. "My best friend, exclusive squeeze and executive producer, Forrest Redlich - his opinion matters most, he arranged a meeting with a good friend of his who was head of A&R at a major record label. We had a two hour piss-in-pocket bull session with the heads of the Sales, Marketing, Publicity, Distribution and Legal departments. The upshot of this was Forrest's A&R buddy taking us aside and saying 'This record is really good. You guys own this. Don't give it to us. We'll only f%@k it up."

After that meeting Leanne and Forrest chose to take matters into their own hands. "Forrest and I decided to set up our own label. Krill Records was born in the elevator back to street level. We called it Krill because we felt like a tiny crustacean adrift in a sea of hungry whales."

Their label was made to promote Leanne's albums and if Leanne was going to tour it would be her decision as to when and where. "I didn't tour with "New Tattoo." It seems really dumb and expensive to tour on the strength of one single or album."

For her current release "Show Ya What", she says, "Whether I tour or not will depend on whether we feel I have enough in my repertoire to attract a decent audience and give them a good show. Shania Twain, for example, didn't tour until her second and third albums were hits."

She endorses, "I picked the best players ever to back me on the records and would be crazy to change them. I wanna tour and record with these guys for the rest of my life!"

Promoting herself is something that she handles with caution. "I don't wanna sound like some pain in the butt pop Diva BUT as a major record company act in a previous incarnation, I found myself thrown into everything and anything. You could find yourself on the Disney Channel in the morning, your grandmother's favorite cooking show in the afternoon and Community TV late night. It makes you seem unfocused, desperate and overexposed. Couple that with nationwide acoustic radio sessions and in store appearances and you find yourself burnt out before you even begin."

"As an independent artist I now have the luxury of discernment," she determines. "We are launching "Show Ya What" in Australia, for example, with an appearance on a top rating prime time TV talk show. My parents are finally proud of me," she glows. "We'll play a few selected venues and campuses. I'm really looking forward to playing live again. It's my favorite buzz. Maybe we'll play the USA early next year.".

Videos are also a viable form of promotion, which Leanne is more than familiar with in her profession. "Videos???," she exclaims, "Don't get me started about videos!!! I've done three videos to date including 'Show Ya What'. The first two were big budget, corporate record company vids and they took four loooong days each to shoot. I found that experience soulless, tedious and devoid of any real purpose other than to allow some inconsiderate, self absorbed, anally retentive director to spend a lot of money laying down his vision that did nothing to complement the song."

She commends, 'Show Ya What' on the other hand was shot and finished before I even knew it. I arrived at the location at 7am, just before the band. Forrest Redlich - the director, put me in front of the camera as soon as I walked in the front door, on the premise of shooting a rehearsal so he could get his color balance right. We shot a rehearsal, then I went off to get a coffee while the band set up. When I got back some 40 minutes later, the band was about to leave. Forrest grabbed a couple of shots of me with the band then we all packed up and had a beer. Forrest had hustled me about the rehearsal camera test and had in fact shot the take that makes up the bulk of the video. The whole shoot lasted all of an hour and a half, including coffee," she blinks.

She synapses. "Forrest edited and mixed the video that afternoon and we were watching it that night. It was my favorite experience in front of the camera ever. The 'Show Ya What' video clip is now being played all over the world... There's nothing like a director who knows what they want and how to get it with the minimum of fuss."

What keeps Leanne Kingwell motivated, she rings, "Simple: I love rock 'n roll music and the salt of the earth, no-bullsh*t, talented people that make it with me."

Check out Leanne KingwellÕs 'Show Ya What' video at:
http://www.leannekingwell.com/showyaMpegQuicktime7_7.html

Fans Questions:

Northeast In-tune: What tattoos do you have?
Leanne: I only have one tattoo. It's a Hells Angels 'Property Of...' tat. I got it a few years ago and finally showed it to my mother last month. Up until then, she thought my tattoo on the album cover was make up.

Northeast In-tune: Favorite birthday party that you have ever had? Leanne: Three years ago. I finally convinced my guy to go with me to a friend's all night rave club. Being a rock 'nÕ roller, he'd never danced before in his life, but got so into the techno doof that we were up and dancing all night long. T'was a joy to behold.

Northeast In-tune: What is your biggest dream?
Leanne: I always dream in moderation. Right now I'd like to sell enough records to be able to make another one.

Northeast In-tune: If you took a cruise, where would you want to go by sea?
Leanne: New York.

Northeast In-tune: If you could do something over again, what would you do over?
Leanne: Not a single thing. It's all been great research...

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'5 Things About Leanne Kingwell'
From MAG (Music Australia Guide) - October, 2006
By Billy Pinnell

Leanne kingwell is an emerging Australian star. The influential New York magazine, The Village Voice, called her album 'Show Ya What' one of the album's of 2006.

1. Kingwell loves rock music.
"I spent my childhood listening to the Sex Pistols, The Clash and early David Bowie on a fifteen dollar walkman under the covers after my parents had gone to bed, dreaming on running away to London and moshing with punks at the Marquee."

2. Kingwell is exposing her music without committing to a major label or management.
"I decided there was no point sitting around waiting for someone to offer me a record deal, so I paid for the album myself though it took me over a year to save enough to pay studio costs and my band."

3. Kingwell is taking things one step at a time.
"I tried to do thngs in the right order, record the album, then do the film clip which got a great reaction in the U.S. when picked up via the internet. Once the press began publishing favourable reviews, that caused a snowball effect, we soon got radio play and chart listings."

4. Kingwell is gearing up to play more live shows.
"It was fantastic to play with my band on 'Rove Live', we're planning to do some shows down the track once we've built an audience. Next year we may do a U.S. College tour to capitalise on the airplay over there."

5. It's all still great fun.
"When I set out to make the album I had a lot of fun doing it. I wanted to write songs that made people laugh, cry, get drunk, sign along, dance and have a good time, because that's what rock 'n' roll is all about."

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Leanne Kingwell: Australian for 'ROCK'
From DICK DESTINY (USA) - September 14, 2006
Expert Rock and Roll Ratings and Expert National Security Affairs Stories by George Smith, Not Necessarily in any Order or Absoltuely Guaranteed.

That's Leanne Kingwell, on Australian ROVE live TV, in primetime a couple days back, DD was informed. Kingwell, hailing from Kilda, which I think is a bit like Venice in SoCal, except with the seasons reversed.

Kingwell's album, Show Ya What, on her own Krill rekkids:

"Show Ya What" has many choices for singles. Leanne goes to hell where she wrote a book in "Look At My Life" and pistol whips her cheating ex in "Holding Your Gun." She loses a beau to swinging Tommy James and the Shondells chords in "So Long" and bawls emotion as a relationship crashes in "Blind," the latter with bonus tear-jerking organ by Chris Copping of Procol Harum who did it all for a bottle of red wine."

On the back of words like these, plus reviews from others from the Voice who thought she was very keen, Kingwell garnered college radio airplay in the US. And subsequent to that, interest picked up in Australia, resulting in a new distribution deal for the album and the appearance on ROVE live.

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The Music Network
HIT PICK

Leanne Kingwell – 'Show Ya What' CD Single
Issue #607, September 10, 2006

Aussie Kingwell has received amazing success in the states with her track, MORE, scoring the #1 most added single to AC radio and spending over twenty six weeks in the AC/HOT AC top 40 chart. Now her follow-up single, SHOW YA WHAT has debuted simultaneously on the national AC/Hot AC, Top 40, Country and College airplay charts in the US. Leanne has charted alongside the likes of Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers in the US College airplay charts, a sure sign of big things to come! And now its time for Leanne to bring it back home! A straight up rock track thatÕs as in-your-face as it is catchy which weÕre predicting will build at multi-formats.

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"SHOW YA WHAT", Album Review
MAG - Music Australia Guide - August 2006
by Billy Pinnell, (Aust)

10 out of 10

In May 2005 MAG reviewed Leanne Kingwell's debut 'New Tattoo' describing it as 'one of the most exciting rock albums released in the last decade', praising it for 'assertive songwriting of the highest order' and complimenting Leanne's 'powerful, authorative, passionate singing'.

The album has recently been re-mastered and re-titled with the addition of two new songs.

With no record label or management, Leanne received little support at home. However, U.S. radio and press have reacted enthusiastically the album receiving airplay and chart success on College Radio, Top 40, Country, Dance and Mainstream formats.

New York's Village Voice Magazine called it 2006's Best Album.

Leanne Kingwell rocks!!

Krill Records/MGM (10/10)

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"SHOW YA WHAT", Album Review
Harp Magazine - August 2006
by Chuck Eddy, (USA)

Aussie and brazen like the Divinyls, but with more speedy Mott the Hoople woogie under the thick guitar buzz, covers of unjustly obscure '80s new wave headbangers Angel City and Fischer Z, and a pants-dropping demand that hitches Syndicate of Sound (who the Divinyls covered) to the Sonics. Plus spanking, biting, and a touching tribute to self Christina Amphlett would relate to.

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"NEW TATTOO", Album Review
Indie-Music.com - August 5 2006
by Dan Macintosh, (USA)

Leanne Kingwell is pictured on the cover of New Tattoo with a tattoo - presumably her new one - showing distinctly on her left shoulder. This blond-haired musician with the fresh ink and dark shades is also a gutsy rocker, rather than any frail musical flower.

Kingwell is probably not the kind of girl you take to church on the first date, and you'll probably want to give it long and hard thought before bringing her home to meet mum and dad. On the crude "Drop Your Pants," she announces: "You could grow up, you could piss off, you could shut up, you could f-f-f**k off." Sit her at the back of the church, if you must, and hide mom's hearing aid.

This is a loud rock CD, from start to finish, and Kingwell has a strong enough voice to hold her own among all the roaring guitars. There is also enough variety to keep things interesting, such as the garage groove that lightens up "Drop Your Pants," and the hand-clap-y beat that pushes "My Hero (Better Than You)."

This lady rocker is from Australia, an island fully populated by prisoners - they tell us - once upon a time. Maybe that's why she's a lady rocker, but no true lady (Wink, wink, if you know what I mean).

Tattoos are overt signs that a person is serious enough to put his her or her feelings into skin art. Kingwell is dead serious here, and is no doubt a real deal rocker.

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"WOMEN IN MUSIC", Northeast In-Tune Magazine
New York - July 15 2006
by Lauren Proctor, (USA)

Leanne Kingwell was saved by Rock 'n' Roll. Or maybe it's the other way around, and Kingwell has saved Rock 'n' Roll for women.

Either way, this is not your typical Catholic schoolgirl rebellion. Sure, Kingwell went to Catholic school. There were good times and long nights. But this emerging rockstar spent those late nights sneaking her tape player under her pillowcase and listening to bands like The Clash and Sex Pistols.

Now it's perfectly clear. Those dreams of Rock 'n Roll legends and crisp guitar licks were prophetic of Kingwell's own music career. While she may not be a household name yet, this Aussie singer is earning deserved international acclaim.

Kingwell took three years to write her debut cd "New Tattoo", and the time she took to create and finalize her product pay off in her sound. The album features multiple tracks of powerhouse rock worthy of playing loud enough to jump around the house and rattle the windows. The bass and drums of Andy Parsons and Wayne Nietz respectively, are ominous and addictive.

Chris Copping's inventiveness on the Hammond and piano add an enticing and unique element to the band's sound. The typical rock band omits the sound of the piano, especially during the songs that really rock. Chris Copping isn't afraid to add his piano to any of the songs. If you really want to hear him break it down, check out the track "Holding Your Gun".

"New Tattoo" also features a couple softer emotional ballads like "More". This sentiment delves into the singer's more pensive and solitary side, featuring lyrics that show dissatisfaction with life, a yearning for more. Kingwell's songs are honest, passionate, and easy to relate to in many ways.

Regardless of the songs' tone, Kingwell's brazen voice commands respect and the band behind her proves themselves bold enough to compliment her. Kingwell's personality is resolved, resilient, and self-assured. She has an emphatic presence, complete with a seductive allure. One look at Kingwell and you know she's her own person, producing her own rock 'n' roll.

Wailing loud enough to be heard over oceans, Leanne Kingwell and her band are ready to move up. This former Catholic schoolgirl is about to prove that she is most certainly a blessing.

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"LEANNE KINGWELL REVIEW", Northeast In-Tune Magazine
New York - July 15 2006
by Star Child, (USA)

Delivering a powerful southern rock 'n' roll sound from down under, Melbourne, Australia's Leanne Kingwell definitely knows how to rock, bringing in her personal style to the mix.

Leanne Kingwell is the artist, but her backing band, which features Andy Pasons (bass and backing vocals), Chris Copping (hammond, piano), John Keskeridis (guitar and backing vocals), and Wayne Nietz (drums) make their sound what it is. The sound is sizzling hot and no holds.

Overall, Kingwell provides a great rock sound, with the vocals and attitude to top it off. Recommend for those who want to groove.

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"INSIDE AC RADIO" New Music Weekly, Los Angeles, July 14 2006
by Larry Weir, (USA)

Leanne Kingwell continues to impress our panel with her latest single. "Show Ya What" (Krill) is the one that is getting the nod and there are some rather strong numbers to back this one up again this week.

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"MAN NABBED FOR PIRATING AND SELLING AUSTRALIAN CD"
The Leader, New Jersey
by Cindy Capitani, Editor-in-Chief, (USA) July 2006

LYNDHURST Ñ Aussie singer Leanne Kingwell's debut CD "New Tattoo" is earning her a hot reputation and rave reviews in U.S. publications like the "Village Voice." That's probably why a Ridge Road vendor thought to pirate the indie recording and offer it for sale on eBay.

"The CD isn't for sale anywhere in the U.S.," said Lyndhurst Police Detective Capt. John Valente. "It's available online or with this distributor, CDBaby and its affiliates."

Although Kingwell may not be a household name, John Jabrea, 38, of Little Ferry, apparently knew the CDs would sell. He was allegedly offering them for sale on eBay through his business, E-Store Auctions Service, 35 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst. He was arrested and charged with piracy July 13.

"We got a call from the promotion company on June 5," said Valente. "They said the CD was being offered for sale on eBay, out of a Lyndhurst location."

Paul Loggins of Loggins Promotions in Harbor City, Calif., said it was the artist herself who noticed her CD being offered on eBay.

"She called me and told me about it. Being her promoter here in the U.S., I decided to take the reins and find out how these criminals got hold of it," said Loggins. "Of course it turned out to be piracy, which, on an indie label is like stealing from the poor to give to the rich."

Valente said LPD's computer crime specialist, Officer Mike Lemanowincz, who also works with Bergen County's Computer Crimes Unit, contacted eBay and got a subpoena to discover exactly who was offering the CDs for sale. Lemanowincz and a detective from the unit went to the Ridge Road store to make the arrest.

Jabrea, 38, was released on summonses. There was no answer at his Ridge Road store by press time.

Loggins said he's going to keep a closer eye out now that he's aware things like this are going on. "It's nice to see eBay work hand-in-hand with law enforcement; thatÕs encouraging."

No one is quite sure how the thief obtained Kingwell's CD, or why he even chose her specifically.

"We're in the promotion biz, so we send out a lot of CDs to radio stations," said Loggins.

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"SHOW YA WHAT" Album Review, July 2006
by Frank Kogan, (USA)

Raw feisty Aussie puts out crunchy poppy rock 'n roll on her own label, and incredibly her one ballad is breaking onto American adult contemporary radio. She'll show ya what you haven't got. The gun she's holding shoots bullets. When she thinks of her vibrator she touches herself.

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"HOWZAT" Column, Inpress Magazine - July 12 2006
by Jeff Jenkins, (Aus)

The Leanne Kingwell story continues to build in the US. Her new single, 'Show Ya What', was the most added song to AC/Hot AC radio (ahead of James Blunt's 'High'), whiile New York's Village Voice has run a piece titled "For Aussie Garage-Pop Tarts, Life Begins At 30". Don Allred writes: "Leanne Kingwell demonstrates how a (barely) 30 year-old indie Australian can slip into American hearts and charts: with bite-size phrasing of issues that both actual teens and aspiring adolescents of all ages (especially