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Rock Burlesque Comedienne Tells All

Ginger Kinison

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By Bailee DesRocher February 25, 2008

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I met Ginger about a year ago through a sketch comedy group we work with. She's bubbly, petite, and probably one of the nicest people I've ever met. So imagine my suprise when one evening, while a few of us were rehearsing a song for an upcoming show, she said,"Here, I want to play you guys something ...."

The song? "Buzz" — a reggae homage to the vibrator.

She proceeded to show us photos of herself with Ron Jeremy and Jenna Jameson (arm-around-the-shoulder-smiling-for-the-camera photos ... don't be vulgar).

Turns out, for several months Ginger had been in the studio laying down tracks for music geared toward the adult industry. Her songs can be heard everywhere, from soap operas to strip clubs. She now has a self-described "rock modern burlesque show" which appears in venues all over Los Angeles.

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Sequential Tart: In as many words as you like, describe your act.

Ginger Kinison: My show is what I refer to as a "Rock modern burlesque show with humor". It's a great night out — loads of [fun] for women and men!

ST: So how did you get started in the 'biz'?

GK: Well, where should I begin? I started performing as soon as I could walk and haven't stopped since. Born into a talented family of performers and preachers, I started singing on the steps of my families' churches at the age of 3. The Midwest just wasn't big enough for us Kinison clan, so when my uncle, the legendary late comedian Sam Kinison, needed a manager, his brother, my father, Bill Kinison, quickly stepped up to the plate and the family moved to Southern California. Shortly thereafter, my mother, a gospel singer, Sherry Kinison, bought the Grove Theatre in downtown Upland, California, where I was able to hone my craft as a triple threat on the stage.

I soon made the leap to Hollywood myself and immediately found work in commercials, print ads, voice overs, & television shows. To date, I have worked on various shows, including: ABC's Port Charles, Disney's Even Stevens, & FOX's movie of the week Brady Bunch: The Final Days, just to name a few.

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I just finished up in the studio on my debut album that will be launching near the end of February. Mixing rock sensibilities with urban beats, sexually explicit & humorous lyrics, and my trademark edgy voice, I have created hard-hitting, sensual music that is sure to spike your interest and get you moving.

ST: Your songs have a club-techno sound, but the lyrics are very funny and clever. Why is filthy and funny your cup of tea?

GK: I grew up with filthy and funny, it's in my blood. I think my uncle would be proud!

ST: Who was good to you while you were getting your start?

GK: I'm still climbing this ladder so hopefully lots of people are going to be great to me! Ron Jeremy, of course, has always treated me amazingly.

ST: That — is — awesome. Who is your music for and where has it been used?

GK: I feel like my music offers a little something for anyone who has an open mind and wants to let loose and have a great time. That's really what it's all about for me, watching people laugh and dance and even be a little shocked — all at the same time. My songs have been heard on many different soap operas and on the Oxygen Channel's hit show The Bad Girls Club.

ST: Who has influenced your work?

GK: My uncle Sam Kinison and his amazing comedy. And of course my parents and their amazing talents, knowledge & support.

ST: What do you do when you have a creative block?

GK: Go to dirty little "adult" shops & read all the packages. LOL!

ST: YAY! In your adventures in both comedy and music, who have you worked with that you really enjoyed — and is there anyone you would like to collaborate with in the future?

GK: You know, I really love working with and learning from the great Fred Willard. There are so many people I can't wait to work with in the future I wouldn't even know where to start.

ST: Can you talk about any upcoming projects?

GK: Right now I'm just looking forward to my CD launch, and of course I'm always doing my fun, dirty little show somewhere in L.A. and surrounding cities. People can get dates off of my MySpace and sign up for my mailing list. Also, you can check out my Sugar Shake video on Myspace & YouTube.

ST: Anything else you would like to add?

GK: Thank you, everyone that reads this, and I can't wait to meet you at an upcoming show!!! xoxox Ginger K.

Vulgar is the New Vogue

"Hanging with Buzz," the latest single from the impossibly dynamic duo Ginger+Tommy, is guaranteed to make the couple the best thing that has happened to hip-hop in at least 10 years.  We have come to love them for virtually inventing the "bourgeois gangsta," a phrase that aptly describes Tommy's stealthily suburbanized style of rapping, so it is no surprise that they have once again blended the sacred and the profane, the spiritual and the nasty, the refined and the ghetto.  We should not be surprised that a trailblazing artist like Ginger has chosen a dildo as the latest cause célèbre to be addressed in a song, but we are definitely impressed.  Her music, what might be called glamorous filth, speaks to the heart of our visceral humanity—what drives the most primordial of our impulses.  She has made a career out of calling forth the dark secrets of our bedroom and making them fair game for any topic of conversation, and for that we are grateful.  Her vocals here are pre-orgasmic, symbolizing both the frustration that Buzz's batteries have gone out, and the smoky expectation of ecstasy she knows will be fulfilled once she has gotten her hands on those D batteries.  And Tommy, in a great act of lyrical ventriloquism, has once again channeled the thug within him to speak on behalf of that great mechanical phallus that many of us rely on.  More remarkable, though, are his vocals.  They are frenetic and urgent, as if Buzz wants badly to ejaculate but is sadly out of power.  The producer was smart to keep those very high notes farther in the background, not least because it drives the point home harder (no pun intended), making the listener hope for a satisfying consummation.  Add to all of this a deeply smart and Marleyesque reggae sensibility, which understates all of the sexual tension beautifully.  Perhaps the song's only flaw is its title, Buzz's name in particular.  We like metaphors (especially onomatopoetic ones), but they have to pop rather than ineffectively mislead.  Certainly Buzz would be offended that all he gets to do is buzz, when the song leads one to believe that his prowess is much more substantial.  Still, penises all over the world (theoretically attached to boyfriends) should be afraid—very afraid.

By: Kevin Quinn

Hey everybody, my song Dark Side Of  The Night is playing on The Bad Girls Club on the Oxygen chanel in episode # 113. check it out.

http://www.badgirlsclubonoxygen.com/