Only Angels Have Wings Interview: Lisa Germano
Lisa Germano is one of these persons who like to talk about their music, about their life, she never fails to be self-critical and self-mocking (see her autobiography in which she says she was kicked out of the cheerleaders because she did not smile enough, so the interview actually lasted about ten minutes more than what I expected.
May 1, 2003
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Lisa Germano: Lullaby for Liquid Pig
A new Lisa Germano CD is enough of a wonder; it's almost a bonus that she's made one of the best albums of the year so far.
April 24, 2003
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Hard Luck, Red Wine, and Loneliness
It's not surprising to learn that as a child, Lisa Germano delighted in self-inflicted pain. In some ways, she's never stopped picking her open wounds.
April 10, 2003
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Happy to be centre stage, at long last
Big stars? Glum rockers? Don't let the buggers grind you down. Lisa Germano didn't.
October 16, 1998
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Lisa Germano’s Better Place
Lisa Germano has come a long way from her days playing in John Cougar Mellencamp's backing band.
October 11, 1998
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Lisa Germano: Geek Love
Lisa Germano has been a sad, sad girl. Lucky for us, she swings moods, misfortunes and malaise into songs that make us hurt so good.
August 10, 1998
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For Lisa Germano, Examining Love Gone Wrong is Theraputic
Why do bad relationships happen to good people? Lisa Germano is a singer-songwriter, not a pop psychologist, but she’s addressed that question repeatedly over the course of her four-album solo career.
April 30, 1997
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Germano, Blue Kings on Northside Stages
Germano plans to play songs from her four solo albums.
April 4, 1997
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Mellencamp Has to Die!
Germano can't shake the connection to former boss John Mellencamp, even though her ambient pop has more in common with Public Enemy than Mellencamp's backwards roots-rock.
September 26, 1996
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What is Victoria’s Secret?
Lisa Germano writes the kind of songs you can pull under the covers with you on days when you can't even pull yourself out bed to answer the phone.
September 26, 1996
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Lisa Germano: Hometown Girl
Germano, first known for playing violin behind John Mellencamp, has gained much critical acclaim in her solo career.
October 19, 1995
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The Geek Strikes Back
The eponymous Geek in Lisa Germano's haunted new album, Geek the Girl, is, her sleevenotes explain, "confused about how to be sexual and cool in the world but find out she isn't cool and gets constantly taken advantage of sexually, gets kind of sick and enjoys giving up..."
January 1, 1995
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Lisa Germano: Music Therapy
Stepping Out From John Mellencamp’s Shadow, Singer and Violinist Lisa Germano Hits a Nerve On Geek The Girl
December 15, 1994
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Looking Into the Darkest Corners
In her new 'Geek the Girl,' Lisa Germano bares her emotions, delving into the realm of paranoia and depression.
November 12, 1994
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Revenge of the Geek
It's probably not a good idea to take literally singer-songwriter Lisa Germano's claim, "In the beginning, I was thinking I was going to do a happy record." After all, her terrific 1993 disc Happiness balanced gallows humor with material that was about as upbeat and chipper as your average funeral...
November 9, 1994
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