As a big lesbo, I asked Yvette aboutthe differencebetween speaking to the queer media and the straight media: "I can talk smut [with the queer meadia]. They are my family, and it's not about segragation, people maturally go to their clan where thay get supportwe don't nessisarily get from teh outside world. Most of all I feel more understood in my own community. And within the community you reach outward." So you arn't looking for an exclusive "dyke" audience? "I'm not that hard core in that way, because i find you miss out on too much of the world. There's lessons to be learned and your not only going to learn them from lesbians. Mollies Revenge wants the largest cross section of people a band could ever ask for ; from the dykiest of dykes, jockiest of jocks, to the grandmas and teh kids. We jsut want people to understand us and get something from the music whether it's pleasure, insight or support."

Did you ever want and All-Girl band? "Think about it - five women, bleeding with estrogen pumping put of thier veins in a van? For 8 months of the year, that would probably be pretty dangerous...All i really want is good musicians [the guys in the band] are just kick ass musicians and they look good on stage. I'd do them if I were straight."

The entire band looked very good on stage and the Ship was packedwith admires of them and of thier own new CD EVERY DIRTY WORD.  I askes Yvette to define a "Dirty Word" for me : "Naughty! Meaning women who like shag in the bathrooms in the club, women who like to do it in public places, women who will wear G-strings and stilettos every now and then, cook dinner and fix the car and still call me Daddy."

"You kids can expect this kind of thing to happen while you're still cutting your teeth in the business, "The border crossing guard said as he gave the four of the five members of Vancouver based band, Mollies Revenge, to go ahead and allowed thenm safe passage into North Dakota from Winnipeg.

Just one hour behinf scheduel, Adam Popowitz said all it took was a name dropping to be released. "Uh why don't you just call David Foster (president of 143 Records). He can vouch for us." Lucky fro them the border guard is a fan of "St. Elmo's Fire" and other foster hits.

Incidentally there were no drugs in the trailer. But this is what happens when you get four young people together with some strange hair, and a few musical instraments - teh stero types tend to run amuck.

But aside from thier brush with the authorities (and full cavity search), Mollies Revengesaid nothing could make them turn back on thier tour across North America, humorously dubbed "Death Drive 2000" by Adam.
 
Some may call them mere babes in the woods with only three years under thier belt as a group, but so far thier name and relationship with Warner music has preceded them.  Touring extensivly with Moist and embarking on three of thier own cross Canada adverntures, Mollies Revenge has already been aproached by David Bowie's people to perfprm on four shgows as an opening act. Radiohead has also contacted the band to play with them as well.

Unfortunatly, neither gig worked out.

Our name isn't big enough yet, said lead singer Yvette.  But it's the support of all are die hard fans that has aloowed Mollies Revenge to grow and bring more life to thier name and it's meaning.

Mollie - traditional english slang for a whore - represents those burdaned by falling into society's sterotypes and and discrimintaions, said Yvette glancing around the ship and anchor before thier June 18th show, opening for Spider Bait.
"We're bringing power to teh underdog; exploited; the women."

With Yvette's storng vocals (she's currently undergoing vioce traing to improve and build and improve her voice), mixed with Aggie's drums. Adam's guitar, Lisa Wagner's cello and Marlow Holder's Bass, thier debut album, Every Dirty Word is striking a chord in the minds and ears of fans around the world.

They rap their current tour up in Vacouver - back home - and arn't really looking for any time off. "We've always been a hard working band," said Aggie. "for us, the idea of having more than a week off is inconcivable."

"Being in this band is the best job in the world," reiterated Adam.
"Just don't try to make us take any vacation time."
 

 

Yvette and her Mollies Revenenge bandmates Aggie Richichi (drums), Adam Popowitz (guitars), Marlow Holder (bass) and Lisa Wagner (cello) are not satisfied with just having a record deal.  This is their life's goal and it's clear they're gonna shake every tree until that dream falls out.  "We've paid our dues, and I'm not a spring chicken," she says.  "I'm not a 22-year-old girl who 's just walked out of the womb into a recording contract".

Following her heart after graduating from college, where she studes communications, Yvette lived in Paris and London, travelled the world and eventually ended up on the west coast of Canada.  Her short stint as a Vancouverite (she was born in San Francisco) has seen her careeer go from 'girl with a guitar singing for her supper' to major record deals and alliances with some very powerful music industry veterans.  She gives much thanks to some familiar names that have helped her from the beginning including David Usher from Moist and his producer Kevin Hamilton, whom she says "were very much the catalyst in turning around my career".

the transition from indie to signed act is traumatic for any band and Mollies Revenge have no lack of stories in this department.  Not that they have anything but praise for David Foster and his Atlantic label 143 that signed the group two years ago.  But even on a small label, the competition for resources can be fierce.  And once you get the lable's attention, sometimes you wish you hadn't.  At one point 143 decided Yvette had to shave her head bald or there would be no video budget.  "They thought the mohawk was too passe, too puncky, and making it bald would make it a little more generic and palatable"  Well, unless you live under a rock and haven't seen the video for 'Humble', you know the two sides came to an interesting compromise.  "I doubt I'm onna be an anchorwoman with a mohawk, but you never know..."