Maurice Chevalier said, "Thank Heaven for little girls," & Veronique Chevalier says, "Thank Hell for La Moi!"
She's a twisted Edith Piaf from an alternate reality; Parodist; Creatrix of Gothic Polka,
& Inventrix of Steampunk Haiku, aka "Steamku."


Thursday, February 25, 2010

* Veronique's Music Featured on Horror Addicts Podcast #036!






Horror Addicts #036

URL: http://www.mevio.com/episode/216209/horror-addicts-036-henry-snider/

Horror Addicts Episode# 036
Horror Hostess: Emerian Rich
Intro Music by: Saints Of Ruin
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Featured Author: Henry Snider
Featured Music: Veronique Chavalier
Featured Movie: Jeepers Creepers, 2001
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***THEME: FRANKENSTEIN*** Line - up:
| Jeepers Creepers | House of Frankenstein Museum | Frankie Quiz |
| Frankie Favs | Frankenstein Novel | The Dreamer's Thread | Twilight Con |
| Triolgy of Blood | The Dark Clan | Alice - Burton Style | DarkWoods Con |
| Stellercon | Gothla | Skinnie Mag Top 100 | Malice In Wonderland | Masquerade Ball |
| Podioracket Anthology | The Gothic Coven | Frankie Fashion | Walpurgis Shop |
| Veronique Chevalier | Saints of Ruin | Don't Fall Asleep | I HEART Vampires |
| Monster Poll | Night's Knights Iphone App | Borrowed Time | Henry Snider |

Full show notes available at http://www.horroraddicts.net/
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Emerian Rich: http://www.emzbox.com/
HA Forum: http://www.emzbox.ning.com/
Saints Of Ruin: http://www.saintsofruin.com/
Taping held live @ Quills, A Place For Writers on Second Life, 22 Gutenberg Alley, Book Island:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Book%20Island/240/192/37
Check out Costume winners ~ Llud & Ariel Check out pics:
  http://emzbox.ning.com/photo/albums/horror-addicts-live-sl

THEME: FRANKENSTEIN!
***FILM: Jeepers Creepers, 2001 ~ Knightmist review
http://emzbox.ning.com/forum/topics/jeepers-creepers
***House of Frankenstein Museum! ~ Audrey
http://emzbox.ning.com/forum/topics/house-of-frankenstein-wax

FAVORITES!!!
FRANKENSTEIN novel by Mary Shelley
Real-life Frankenstein who inspired SF ~ Emz
http://emzbox.ning.com/forum/topics/reallife-frankenstein-who
BOOKS: Frankenstein Series Koontz/Anderson, The Last Nazi Life and Times of Joeseph Mengele by Gerald Astor
MOVIES: Young Frankenstein, Edward Scissorhands, Weird Science, Frankenstein, Frankenstein Unbound
ANIME: Frankenstein cartoon 1983, Scooby-Doo, Frankenberry!
TV: Lurch, Herman Munster, Van Helsing, Abbott & Costello version?
MANGA: Embalming: The other tale of Frankenstein

Frankenstein Full Text With Recording
http://publicliterature.org/books/frankenstein/xaa.php

PROMO
The Dreamer's Thread by Starla Hutchson
http://www.thedreamersthreadnovel.com/

EVENTS Audrey & Henry
http://emzbox.ning.com/events
Official Twilight Convention - Dates & Locations Vary
Triolgy of Blood - VA
The Dark Clan - WI
Alice in Wonderland- Burton style
DarkWoods Con - KY
Stellercon - NC
Gothla - CA
Skinnie Mag top 100 - CA
Club Sin - Malice in Wonderland - QC
Masquerade Ball - CT

CALL-INS
Rhonda- Podioracket.com Anthology
http://www.podiobooks.com/title/podioracket-presents-visionaries

SHARE YOUR WRITING
Poe ~ Romance Gothic Coven (FB Group)
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=34006054513&ref=ts

FASHION:
Frankie Fashion ~Emz
http://emzbox.ning.com/forum/topics/frankie-fashion

SL LOCATIONS:
Walpurgis & Vampire Shop ~Soul Reaper
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Soul%20Reaper/215/158/24

MUSIC:
Veronique Chevalier ~ Vampire Surprise
http://www.veroniquechevalier.com/
***Grave Concerns
http://www.graveconcernsezine.com/

DEAD NEWS:
***David ~ Listener mail ~ Saints of Ruin praise
http://www.saintsofruin.com/
***Don't Fall Asleep! ~ Emz
http://emzbox.ning.com/forum/topics/dont-fall-asleep
***Best of Horror Vol. 2
http://emzbox.ning.com/forum/topics/the-best-horror-of-the-year
***I HEART Vampires
http://emzbox.ning.com/forum/topics/i-3-vampires-webseries
***Monster Poll - VOTE!
http://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/
***Night's Knights Iphone App!
http://www.apptism.com/apps/night-s-knights-a-vampire-tale-volume-1
***Keith Hughes book on Smashwords!
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/9495

INTERVIEWS:
13 Questions with Henry Snider~Sapphire
http://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/13-questions-with-henry-snider/
Thump by Henry Snider
http://www.henrysnider.com/
Read by Hollie Snider
http://www.holliesnider.com/
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URL: http://www.mevio.com/episode/216209/horror-addicts-036-henry-snider/

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

* Seth's Musical Triumph w/ The Chelsea Symphony, NYC

I had the honor of collaborating on a joint composition with Seth Bedford last year, and the result was a song entitled "Natal Date", which premiered in May 2009 @ The Triad Theatre, NYC, with moi on vocals accompanied by Seth on accordion, with his cabaret ensemble Huxley Vertical:



On February 13th & 14th, 2010 the Chelsea Symphony premiered our work as an instrumental- orchestrated and arranged by Seth- (entitled here "Waltz-Intermezzo") and inserted into a larger work he called "Three Songs for Chansonnier and Orchestra":



Here is an excerpt about his work in "Lucid Culture":

The Chelsea Symphony’s Valentine’s Day Concert 2010
February 16, 2010

"On the scale of holidays to avoid and stay home, Valentine’s Day ranks somewhere below New Year’s Eve but ahead of the Fourth of July. And the V-day concerts around town are a joke: which Holiday Inns in New Jersey do all these no-name performers retreat to after bringing their “Easy Listening for Lovers” shows to the West Village for a little extra pay? Happily, we have the Chelsea Symphony as an antidote to all that. Sunday’s program was a characteristically adventurous, stylistically puddle-jumping treat juxtaposing a world premiere with standards and a welcome rediscovery.

This particular show was front-loaded. Arrangers have been doing orchestral versions of cabaret songs for a century – on the other hand, the debut of Seth Bedford’s Three Songs for Chansonnier and Orchestra proved as notable for its shrewd, witty arrangement, making full use of the ensemble’s voices and textures, as for its tuneful lyricism. Part Brecht/Weill, part Al Jolson, the triptych sandwiched a playful overture between a somewhat noir tribute to dissolution and a ragtimish murder ballad sung from the point of view of the victim. In front of the orchestra, Brent Weldon Reno’s potent baritone resonated with wry, rakish defiance."

To that I add: I predict even greater musical triumphs for Seth in the future!

Lucid Culture: http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/the-chelsea-symphonys-valentines-day-concert-2010/

Thursday, January 21, 2010

* Women Bloggers - Join Moi on Blogher.com!



I just discovered a community formed around women who blog. It seems to be a friendly and supportive place, so why not jump on in?

If you'd like to find me there, this is my link:

http://www.blogher.com/haystackprofile/viewprofile/VeroniqueChevalier

Monday, January 18, 2010

Friday, January 1, 2010

* The Beer Hall In Hell voted #1 Comedy Song Of 2009 on iFunnyRadio.com!

w00t! w00t! My song The Beer Hall In Hell was voted the #1 Comedy Song of 2009 on iFunnyRadio.com. Kudos & Congrats to TV's Kyle for #3 song Freakazoid!



------------------Reposted from iFunnyRadio.com:

The iFunnyRadio Top 100 Demented Stuff of 2009

Note: The first number is the rank The second number is the number of votes for the song. All ties broken at random by computer An x indicates that due to DMCA limits, I can't play the song.

100 001 Power Salad - The Food Show 099 001 The Volume Brothers - Why Do...n't You Get a Job 098 001 Neil Innes - Imitation Song (Ron Nasty's Last Song) 097 001 Parry Gripp - Wiener Dog on a Minimoog 096 001 Judge Clarkie - XV535 Virago 095 001 MC Lars - Generic Crunk Rap 094 001 SuLu - The Octo Bunch x 093 001 Flight Of The Conchords - Friends 092 001 Lemon Demon - Toy Food 091 001 Medemia - Saving Hyrule x 090 001 John Mammoser - Michael Jackson's New Album x 089 001 John Mammoser - Michael Jackson Trial--McCauley Culkin on Peoples Court 088 001 John Mammoser - Michael Jackson Sperm Sample 087 001 Jeff Reuben feat. Emi Loca - A Horny Geek 086 001 Julia Ecklar - He's Dead, Jim 085 001 Nixon Lee - You Can Do It On The Wii x 084 001 Max DeGroot - Steve Jobs is Still Alive x 083 001 Flight Of The Conchords - We're Both In Love With A Sexy Lady x 082 001 Flight of the Conchords - Angels 081 001 The Volume Brothers - Oh No I'm High Again x 080 001 Flight of the Conchords - I Told You I Was Freaky 079 001 Steve Martin - Late For School 078 001 John Mammoser - Getting High with Michael Jackson x 077 001 Max DeGroot - Live on Stage 076 001 Tom Paxton - I'm Changing My Name To Fannie Mae 075 001 Christine Lavin - Cold Pizza For Breakfast Redux 074 001 John Mammoser - Killer Easter Rabbit 073 001 Marc Gunn - Beer Beer Beer 072 001 Ken Clark - The Spank Me Song 071 001 Mikey Squirrel - House of the Raisin Bran 070 001 Sun Baked Records - A Barnes and Barnes Tribute Gone Horribly Awry 069 001 Jonathan Coulton - Mr Fancy Pants 068 001 Jeff Dunham - Canine Companions 067 001 Volume Brothers - White Van Man 066 001 Rob Balder - Gamer Funk 065 001 Pete Berwick - Hello Hand 064 001 Evan Wecksel - 1945 063 001 Marc Gunn - Johnny Jump Up 062 001 Bob Ricci - Little Poop Scoop 061 001 The Chris Waffle Experience - All I Do Is Pretend To Work While I'm at Work 060 001 Uncle Vic - Little Blue Pill 059 001 Jibjab com - He's Barack Obama 058 001 King Kahn and the Shrines - Land of The Freak 057 001 Al's Band - Al's Band 056 001 Jeff Reuben - Rob Me, I'm A Tourist x 055 001 Flight of the Conchords - Carol Brown 054 001 Dead Dog in Black Bag - Tony Caeser 053 002 Tyrone Kahn (The Kahn Man) - Yogi Bear x 052 002 Max DeGroot - Campaign News 051 002 Flight of the Conchords - Demon Woman 050 002 Jonathan Coulton - I Feel Fantastic 049 002 The Volume Brothers - Numpty Talk x 048 002 Kobi LaCroix - Facial Hair 047 002 Seamonkey - Moo Moo Cow x 046 002 Max DeGroot - Paul McCartney x 045 002 Max DeGroot - I Am Not Cute 044 002 DJ Particle - V For Victory x 043 002 Max DeGroot - The Pickle Song 042 002 The Polka Floyd Show - Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 041 002 Insane Ian - House! 040 002 Flight of the Conchords - Hurt Feelings 039 002 Flight of the Conchords - Fashion is Danger 038 003 Jonathan Coulton - Tom Cruise Crazy x 037 003 Max DeGroot - The Site is a Lie x 036 003 Max DeGroot - Racc Rolled 035 003 Bob Guest - Twilight Zone (Part 1) 034 003 Bob Guest - Dead x 033 003 Weird Al Yankovic - Skipper Dan x 032 003 Max DeGroot - Second Life x 031 003 Max DeGroot - Lookatthat x 030 004 Max DeGroot - Really Chasing Cars x 029 004 Max DeGroot - My Mind Dwells In Strange Places x 028 004 Max DeGroot - If I Had A Million Fursuits 027 004 Weird Al Yankovic - CNR x 026 004 Kobi LaCroix - Brutomax! The Sequel! x 025 004 Max DeGroot - Conniption 024 004 Kobi LaCroix - Brett 023 005 Paul and Storm - Me Make Fire x 022 005 Max DeGroot - The Ferret National Anthem x 021 005 Max DeGroot - I Want a Loan x 020 005 Max DeGroot - Ballad of the Bulge x 019 005 Max DeGroot - Brady Quinn 018 005 Kobi LaCroix - IHOP x 017 005 Max DeGroot - Raccoon Man x 016 005 Max DeGroot - I'm A Big Beaver x 015 005 Max DeGroot - Ad World x 014 005 Max DeGroot - Halitosis 013 006 Max DeGroot - My Fursona 012 006 Kobi LaCroix - Brutomax! 011 006 Max DeGroot - Obama 010 006 Max DeGroot - Ode to Susan Boyle 009 007 Robert Miltenberg - Bakersfield Moves To Georgia 008 007 Robert Miltenberg - Louie Louie (cubed) 007 007 Young Stroke - Hogwarts Pimpin' 006 018 Weird Al Yankovic - Ringtone 005 019 Bill Zucker - I Want Some Tarp 004 025 Weird Al Yankovic - Craigslist 003 029 TVs Kyle - Freakazoid 002 030 Bill Zucker - Twitter Song 001 078 Veronique Chevalier - The Beer Hall In Hell

Thursday, December 17, 2009

* Polka Haunt Us tracks featured on The UK's Eppy Gibbon Podcast

I am most thrilled to report that Polka Haunt Us tracks are now enjoying international exposure.

"Blank Face Goblins" was featured in Episode # 29 - http://epilepticgibbon.wordpress.com/2009/07/20/episode-29-hot-snow/

"Devil's Guitar" was featured in Episode # 36 - "http://epilepticgibbon.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/episode-36-nightmare/



The Epileptic Gibbon Blog & Podcast is the brainchild of Ian Fairholm, and here is more about him, as stated in the "About Me" section of his MySpace profile:

"...Check out my music podcast show, devoted to the best mixture of independent and small label prog rock, art rock, post rock, prog metal, jazz rock, folk rock, downtempo, chill-out, ambient electronica, IDM, chamber pop, and experimental/avant garde music. If you're an artist/band and would like your music to be featured on the show then let me know via the usual routes. If I like your music then I'd love to play it and help promote you. If you like my show then spread the word.

Reviewing policy: I'm a freelance music reviewer in my spare time and I write for the Progressive Ears website (http://www.progressiveears.com), and I've previously written for Organ music magazine (http://www.organart.demon.co.uk/neworgan.htm) and for www.the13th.org/, plus many of my reviews have ended up on artists' websites too. At the end of each year I send out a countdown of the best albums of the year (IMHO) to assorted friends, radio DJs, websites and musicians. If you'd like me to review your CD please drop me a message via any of the usual routes. To get an idea of the sort of things I like and I'm likely to review please look at my friends list and my list of favourite artists. I tend to review 'new' albums, i.e. those from the current year, but I will consider reviewing older albums."

Eppy Gibbon on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/62231831
Eppy Gibbon Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9610769087
Eppy Gibbon Official Blog & Podcast Site: http://epilepticgibbon.wordpress.com/