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NEWS September 14th 2017 Latest round up of Janet interviews : A couple of short TV appearances from before the Battle Creek, Michigan show - Fox17, West Michigan and WZZM13. Also, video of Edge of a Broken Heart from the Arcada Theatre, St Charles, IL show which was recorded for a live release, shot by Anita. August 31st 2017 New Janet audio interviews with 'Meltdown' of Radio Chatter - go to 101WRIF to hear the podcast,
and with Andy Hall of Lazer 103.3. Plus text at Screamer Magazine. Brett Kaiser of Madam X is interviewed on Hair Band Heaven about the new album Monstrocity. Meet Roxy's new dog, Ziggy Stardust! On Youtube with music track from the upcoming Madam X album. August 26th 2017 The first video release from Janet's solo album is for the opening track Rat Hole. View the video below (or not, apparently, click to go to Youtube) : Madam X have signed with EMP Label Group for the release of their album Monstrocity on October 31st (October 27th in Europe). Full press release and album cover below : Legendary Detroit Hard Rockers MADAM X have signed a deal with EMP LABEL GROUP, who will release their long-awaited sophomore release MONSTROCITY on October 31st, (October 27th in EUROPE) on CD and Digital, with a limited edition vinyl release planned for November.  A couple of reviews plus photos of the Vixen show with Skid Row at Snoqualmie Casino can be seen at Seattle Music Insider and Yesterdaze News. Janet has a couple of shows in 2018 : August 19th 2017 Janet's solo album is currently streaming on Billboard (not sure for how long), along with a short interview about the album. Also an interview with Maxine at Metal Soldier Magazine. Vixen's keyboardist, Tyson Leslie, has posted video footage of Vixen and Slaughter jamming together on "You Really Got Me" followed by a short Roxy drum solo on Facebook.  August 13th 2017 Latest roundup of Janet news - interviews with Rock Arena and Icon Versus Icon. An album review from heavymag.com.au. More video from 105.5 WDHA - Edge of a Broken Heart in full, and an alternate view of Candle. And new dates in December : August 4th 2017 A few Janet (& Justin) interviews - audio : 
July 25th 2017 Tracklisting for Janet's solo album : 
July 20th 2017 More Janet shows - The Music Factory, Battle Creek, MI on September 1st There is a new audio interview with Janet on the Friday NI Rocks Show, including four songs from her upcoming solo album. The first solo song starts at around 18 mins (with Vixen's Hellraisers before that), and the interview/song segment continues until 56 mins. Maxine is featured on vocals and guitar on a cover of Missing Persons 'Mental Hopscotch', the first in a series of songs from her drummer Pat DeLeon's solo project. Check it out on Youtube. July 7th 2017 Next dates for Janet are at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY on September 8th, Britt is the 3rd member of Vixen to be seen sporting the new tank top :
July 3rd 2017 Janet has another show, at Diesel Concerts Detroit in Chesterfield, MI on September 2nd. June 24th 2017 Interview with Janet by my friend Anita Maree Brodersen at Unrated Magazine. Drum cam footage of Roxy playing How Much Love at Little River Casino, Manistee, MI : June 10th 2017 A few interviews : Audio interview with Janet on Wild Thing Radio - starts with Edge of a Broken Heart at about 2 mins, then the interview until Bad Reputation at 37 mins. Shorter audio interview with Roxy on Power Chord TV. May 26th 2017 A **MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT** from Janet :  Part 3 of M3 video footage : May 10th 2017 New Vixen merchandise is available, a ladies tank top and a t-shirt, designed by Roxy! They can now be ordered at Rightrock. There is a venue change for Janet's first solo show on the 27th of May, it will now be at Lucky Star, 1175 West Lake Street, There is a new interview from the M3 Festival with Share and Britt at Talking Metal.
May 6th 2017 Photos from Mohegan Sun - Ray Rodriguez (login to Facebook required) May 3rd 2017 Video from M3, the first 30 minutes of Vixen's set : May 1st 2017 Review and photos of the Mohegan Sun show at Northeast Rock Review. Vixen have been playing some different songs live recently - One Night Alone, maybe for the first time since the tour for the debut album; Big Brother, a rare unreleased song; a cover of Deep Purple's Perfect Strangers; and I Don't Need No Doctor (known for being done by WASP but also a cover, originally recorded by Ray Charles) with Share on lead vocals. Vixen with Lita Ford at M3 :  April 21st 2017 Two more shows - April 20th 2017 There is a new interview with Maxine posted at All That Shreds.  April 19th 2017 Vixen will play at Divot's 80s Rock Music Weekend on August 5th at Divot's DeVent Center, Norfolk, Nebraska. The lineup includes Tom Keifer of Cinderella and Lita Ford with 2 more artists TBA. April 15th 2017 Another song from Roxy and Maxine's project VIP Aftershow, Full Metal Jacket, is now available on Amazon. Like Kilmister, it also features Mark Slaughter on vocals and Michael Pisculli on bass. One more show - August 18th, Snoqualmie Casino, WA April 6th 2017 Vixen, including an interview with Janet, are featured in the first issue of Rock Candy magazine. PDF here.  April 2nd 2017 4 song teaser of the soon to be released solo album from Vixen front woman Janet Gardner. All songs written, performed, and produced by Janet Gardner and Justin James. March 29th 2017 Chris Fayz has posted on Facebook about his departure from Vixen : There is a new interview with Maxine at All Music & All Bands: Local, National, & Worldwide here. Some pictures from the first show with the new lineup in Toledo at Rock the Arena II :https://www.facebook.com/ThePureRockShop/posts/1282990811755022 New Vixen dates - August 12th in St. Charles, IL at The Arcada Theatre, with Slaughter. And they have been added to the Monsters of Rock Cruise in 2018 as well. March 26th 2017 Vixen have a new member; the new guitarist is Brittany Denaro aka Britt Lightning. Britt first became known as a member of the all-female band Jaded, and has recently been playing in the Guns n' Roses tribute band Paradise Kitty.   March 22nd 2017 Janet has 10 songs written and recorded with her husband, Justin James, ready to be unleashed as her first solo release. Release date and live shows to be announced soon ;  March 14th 2017 Catching up with some interviews ... Roxy and Maxine interviewed on 'The Nooner Show' on Soundcloud from 6 mins 20.  February 10th 2017 An interview with Vixen from Hard Rock Hell 10 has been posted on HRH TV. Madam X will be on the Monsters of Rock Cruise in 2018; that's February 11th - 16th, 2018 out of Miami. Now going under the name of VIP Aftershow, Roxy and Maxine's new project have released the lyric video for Kilmister on Youtube. January 23rd 2017 Maxine was recently interviewed on the Hair Metal Mansion Radio Show, and if you missed it the show is now available on demand at mixcloud.com. News from the interview concerns new Madam X music and Maxine & Roxy's project The Aftershow. A Madam X single will be released on February 14th, MonstroCity, which is also the title of the album. The album is now due to be released in the 1st week of May, through EMP Label Group instead of being self-released. Another track by The Aftershow also featuring Mark Slaughter on vocals, Full Metal Jacket, will be the b-side of the vinyl 12" of Kilmister.
Vinyl releases of The Aftershow single, and Madam X single and album will be in Europe only.  December 24th 2016 A new interview with Roxy on the Music Mania Podcast has been posted on Youtube. Topics discussed range from back in the day with Madam X and Vixen to Roxy's current projects. More on "Kilmister": there will be a lyric video posted at a later date, and a special limited edition vinyl 12" single coming in 2017 on EMP Label Group / THC : Music. Merry Christmas from Madam X or Merry Madam Xmas you might say.  December 23rd 2016 Details of Roxy & Maxine's Lemmy tribute track, "Kilmister", available for download on December 28th :  December 19th 2016 Roxy and Maxine's previously mentioned special track is a tribute to Lemmy from Motörhead, titled "Kilmister". It was written by Roxy (lyrics) with Chris Fayz, Vixen's keyboardist (music). The recording line up was Roxy (drums), Maxine (guitar), Mark Slaughter (vocals) and Michael Pisculli (bass guitar). It premiered on KNAC.com on December 18th, and will be available for download later this month. Christmas / Holiday Greetings from Vixen!  December 8th 2016 Show added: Rock The Arena II in Toledo, Ohio. Here are the current dates from the end of 2016, going into 2017 :
December 2nd 2016 Both Maxine and Roxy have said on Facebook that the upcoming Madam X record release is scheduled for February 14th 2017, so I think that can be regarded as fairly official! November 30th 2016 Vixen will be appearing at the M3 Rock Festival again, the 2017 edition, on Saturday, April 29th. Roxy has posted a video of her jamming along to her sister Maxine's tune, My QT. November 19th 2016 Pictures from Hard Rock Hell - MB Photos Scotland ; Hard Rock Hell Facebook + one ; Virtual Festivals ; Devils Gate Media (last 6 photos in album) New date: Little River Casino in Manistee, MI on June 17th 2017, with Great White. November 10th 2016 Roxy and Maxine have been recording with Mark Slaughter and Michael Pisculli for "a special track to debut in December". Share's band Bubble have a gig in December, at the Vintage Tap in Delray Beach, Florida on Dec 2nd. 
October 12th 2016 Photo galleries on Facebook - for the Monsters of Rock Cruise West by Joe Schaeffer Photography According to a post on the Monsters of Rock Cruise Facebook, the Vixen Stardust Theater show is to be released as a live CD. Photo by Joe Schaeffer ==> October 9th 2016 Vixen have another show at the Mohegan Sun Casino Wolf Den, on April 27th 2017. September 25th 2016 Looks like Farm Rock Chicago at which Madam X were to play will not be happening. Seems the promoter has taken the money and run, and is under investigation by the FBI. See these posts from Metal Sludge and Eddie Trunk. Here are pics from Hair Nation Festival on Facebook by Joe Schaeffer ; William Greenberg (login required) September 13th 2016 Vixen have been added to the bill of Hard Rock Hell on November 11th at Pwllheli, Wales. Farm Rock Chicago at which Madam X were to play is being rescheduled to December - new dates appear to be Dec 15th - 17th, details to be announced soon. Videos from the Kansas City show, courtesy of Dwane : There's a review of Vixen's show in Versailles, Ohio up at Covering the Scene. Roxy has another guest appearance, this time on "In Times Of Olde" by Renaissance Rock Orchestra. She is featured on the track "Monique In Minor". The album is currently in the mixing stages. August 26th 2016 Interview with Roxy at The Creative Spotlight : August 5th 2016 Roxy's new drumkit!
August 3rd 2016 New Year's Eve show! Vixen will play at Fort Hall Casino, Fort Hall, Idaho on December 31st with Great White. 
July 2nd 2016 A teaser of a new Madam X song, MonstroCity, has been posted on Soundcloud by Roxy. Share is on the cover of the July issue of Business Heroine magazine. Check out her interview here. June 18th 2016 New tour dates : 
June 14th 2016 A big gallery of photos from the Farm Rock Nashville show has been posted on Facebook by Absoluteddy Photography. Roxy is featured on the bonus track for the Japanese release of the album "The Four Seasons" by the Vivaldi Metal Project, released on July 20th. The song is titled "Beyond Eternity", based on Puccini's aria "E lucevan le stelle". May 23rd 2016 Vixen will play at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA on August 12th. May 16th 2016 New Vixen t-shirts are available at http://www.rightrocksportswear.com Latest date added is at Speaking Rock Entertainment Center, El Paso, TX on August 26th w/ Slaughter & Lynch Mob.
May 5th 2016 One more festival show - Farm Rock Tulsa in Tulsa, OK on September 9th. April 18th 2016 Vixen are on the bill of the Hair Nation Festival, on September 17th at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in Irvine, CA. Also there is one Madam X festival show at Farm Rock Chicagoland on September 24th. March 31st 2016 Two more dates added : March 24th 2016 Vixen will play at 'Roar on the Shore' in Erie, PA on July 15th.
March 19th 2016 A recent (well, just before the MoRC) interview with Share can be listened to at Gater 98.7fm on iHeart Radio. Another date is listed on Pollstar - August 19th at Peppermill Hotel Casino & Spa, Reno, NV. Not sure, but this might actually be at the Peppermill Concert Hall at Wendover. Here's a live video of a different song for a change, Hell Raisers at Daytona Beach. March 8th 2016 Review and photos of Vixen at the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den at Northeast Rock Review. Madam X photos from Monsters of Rock Cruise by Decibel Geek - slideshow or album. 
March 6th 2016 Latest show announced - Watertown Riverfest, Watertown, WI on August 11th. There's a recent interview with Roxy at Voodoo Queen Digital Magazine. More videos : Photos from the Mohegan Sun by Jason Manello on Facebook (login required). February 29th 2016 More Vixen show dates : Videos : 
February 10th 2016 Latest show announced is at Run-A-Mucca Motorcycle Rally on May 28th in Winnemucca, Nevada. Here is the tour schedule for this year so far :
There is a review of the Anaheim show with Femme Fatale at Sleaze Roxx. Photo by Fernando Munoz ==> January 30th 2016 More from Anaheim : January 25th 2016 The full set of pics by Joe Schaeffer Photography from Vixen's show in Anaheim is now online. One new show - Daytona Bike Week at Dirty Harry's, Daytona Beach, FL on March 9th. January 24th 2016 Couple of interesting videos ... Previous Vixen singer Jenna Sanz-Agero joined Janet & Vixen to pay tribute to Jan on Love is a Killer at the House of Blues Anaheim show. On December 23rd Janet made a guest appearance at Marisa's Xmas bash with "That Band". Here is video of her performing You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC) & Rock and Roll (Led Zeppelin). 
January 22nd 2016 The Docker's Guild album that Roxy has guested on is finally being released. Full details of the album are here. Roxy plays on tracks 12 & 14, "Space-Patrol (Raumpatrouille)" and "Space: 1999 Year Two Main Theme". Janet will be a special guest at the Sin City Sinners show on February 4th at Count's Vamp'd Rock Bar & Grill, Las Vegas. (She will be doing three Vixen songs and three cover tunes.) First pics from the House of Blues show, on Facebook (Joe Schaeffer Photography). December 3rd 2015 Another date! February 20th as part of "Ladies of Rock" with Lita Ford and Femme Fatale. This is at River Cree Resort & Casino in Edmonton, Canada. It's immediately before the Monsters of Rock Cruise (East). December 2nd 2015 Vixen will be playing at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA on January 21st 2016 with Femme Fatale, as part of NAMM weekend. November 2nd 2015 A short teaser from the upcoming Madam X album has been posted on Soundcloud. 
October 28th 2015 Gina has a new Kramer Assault guitar coming out in December, the beautiful blue one here ;-) Bubble - the band with Share on guitar & vocals and her husband Bam on drums - are back. A new song, Sweet Sweet Sweet, is on Youtube with a 'live in the living room' video. They are going to make a new album also, and may well do a PledgeMusic campaign for it. Both the new Vixen and Madam X albums which are being worked on are delayed until 2016. There will be a return to the Mohegan Sun Casino for Vixen; they have another show there on February 27th 2016, directly after the Monsters of Rock Cruise (East). Some videos from the Las Vegas Bike Week show - Rev It Up & How Much Love ; Cruisin' ; Love is a Killer & Edge of a Broken Heart September 14th 2015 A short video recap of Vixen's appearance at Farm Rock has been posted on Youtube. Pictures from Farm Rock can be seen on my livepix page, many thanks to Anita for those! 
August 18th 2015 There is a new interview with Gina at Kramer Guitars! From the interview, Vixen have been recording for a new album and have about six songs so far ... Photos from Champions in Frederick, MD can be seen on Facebook August 10th 2015 One more date: October 2nd at "Las Vegas Bike Week" @ Downtown Events Center w/ Slaughter From the last shows :
Some photos from the Portland Rose Festival can be seen on Facebook - Brent Angelo Photography Latest date added - August 8th at Champion Billiards Sports Cafe in Frederick, MD May 28th 2015 Another date added - September 26th at the Music for Heroes benefit concert at History Park, San Jose, CA May 9th 2015 Photo albums on Facebook from the last concerts : New date - July 25th at Mattawa Voyageur Days @ Museum Grounds - Mattawa, Ontario, Canada May 2nd 2015 Vixen/Madam X have been doing some photoshoots recently. Here are some 'behind the scenes' pictures from the shoots I've pasted together.
And a round-up of recent items : March 30th 2015 Janet will be the special guest on the Hair Metal Mansion Radio Show on Tuesday night, March 31st. It premieres @ 7pm ET / 6pm CT / 4pm PT on Philly Rock Radio. One more date added - August 6th at Ohio State Fair in Columbus, OH w/ Great White & Lynch Mob March 14th 2015 Some more dates have been added to Vixen's schedule, here is the full list as of now : 
New dates March 2nd 2015 One more Vixen festival date : Madam X also have a show on April 17th at the Diesel Concert Lounge in Detroit. February 25th 2015 New Vixen dates : February 23rd 2015 Madam X roundup : And Maxine has done another interview with Concierto Hit Radio from Mexico City, it can be listened to on YouTube, from 18:30. January 22nd 2015 Janet will play another show with Scrap Metal this Saturday Jan 24th. It's at the Riverside Casino in Riverside, Iowa.  A roundup of stuff from the two Vixen shows in January : Mohegan Sun Wolf Den Las Vegas Eastside Cannery Casino January 5th 2015 Vixen will play the M3 Rock Festival on May 2nd, 2015. The same band members previously played it in 2013, but under the JSRG name.
January 1st 2015 There is a new interview with Share from on tour with the Down N Outz at Belfast posted at myglobalmind.com. Topics discussed include Down N Outz, Vixen and more. And there's a new Vixen live date for June, added to the two coming up shortly in January :
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