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Andrea Grant (spoken word)

Music at www.andreagrant.com

About Me

Andrea Grant a.k.a. "The Pin-Up Poet" has had more than 150 articles, poems and photos published internationally. She is the creator of the striking new comic book series ‘Andrea Grant’s MINX’ which merges Native American mythology with clever contemporary fantasy, exploring such themes as the duality of human nature and the thin line between dreams and reality. She also plays the character Minx.Ms. Grant is an accomplished artist known for a unique melding of poetry, photography, collage, 3D paintings, spoken word audio recording, video, and live performance which creates a dynamic expression that can be understood on many levels. Her work explores themes such as irony, mythology, and the contradictions of modern womanhood and are infused throughout with allegorical humor. She’s already been the subject of three documentaries.She is a renowned model known for her specialized work in the pin-up and film noir style, attracting high profile clients such as Camel Cigarettes.Ms. Grant is the founder of Copious Amounts Press, the publishing house that has produced a variety of limited edition art books and multimedia projects since 2001. In addition to ‘The Pin-Up Poet’ art books and several Minx spin-off projects, she will soon be launching a postmodern re-telling of Grimm's Fairytales in poetry form illustrated by pop artist Justin Hampton., a collection of Goddess poems illustrated by Liza Biggers, and a graphic novel-style memoir called ‘Bleach.’Notorious for merging intellect with provocation she has silenced smoky bars with her throaty voice and commanding presence. Want Some Scratch? is an album that tells entertaining stories, mixing mythology and the tragi-comedy of human emotion with jazz and hip hop beats produced by The Stylust and Vago.Think Tom Waits meets Saul Williams with a little Lauren Bacall smokiness...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/26/2005
Band Website: andreagrant.com
Band Members:

Influences: Tom Waits, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Neko Case, underground West Coast hip hop (much love to my Vancouver boys!), Saul Williams, Lauren Bacall, The Cure, The Pixies, Tupac, Jill Scott, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, The Organ, The Editors, Interpol, Prince, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, She Wants Revenge, The Raconteurs, Bill Withers, Franz Ferdinand...music is the heartbeat.
Sounds Like:

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

PRESS RELEASE WWW.COPIOUSMAGAZINE.COM

Pin-up mogul rises from the deadCopious Magazine is back from hiatus!New York, NY  Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Andrea Grant announced today the Copious Magazine is ready to celebrate the re-launch whi...
Posted by Andrea Grant (spoken word) on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:37:00 PST

STARING - CRAZY ON YOU SELECTED AS TRACK OF THE WEEK!

I returned from Berlin to the good news that my track "Staring Crazy on You" was selected for the PiCK of the WEEK on the TWiN East Coast page. Very exciting.The link is here:myspace.com/twineastcoas...
Posted by Andrea Grant (spoken word) on Wed, 14 May 2008 01:51:00 PST

NEW YORK COMIC-CON APRIL 18 - 20

I will have a table in the Artist’s Alley at Comic-Con.I am launching Minx Issue 3, the best issue yet! We see MINX backed into a corner by Ares, God of War, and through this confrontation, the...
Posted by Andrea Grant (spoken word) on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:47:00 PST

SIGNING SCHEDULE AT SAN DIEGO COMIC CON JULY 26 - 29

I will be debuting Minx Issue 2 (which looks so amazing by the way!) at San Diego. BOOTH S-11 (Comic Artist's Guild Table)My signing schedule is as follows:THURSDAY 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.FRIDAY 2 p.m. - 4...
Posted by Andrea Grant (spoken word) on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:57:00 PST

Rings I Have Worn (Spoken Word Art Video)

Rings I Have WornSpoken Word Art Video by Andrea Grant a.k.a. MinxFilmed by Melissa Ulto.Rings I Have Worn ...
Posted by Andrea Grant (spoken word) on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 08:06:00 PST

RAPUNZELS BRAID HANGS FROM A SWEATER FACTORY IN BROOKLYN

  Girls who cut their hair short to hide from the eyes of men. Rapunzel:  those gilded yellow braids, strong as corn husks, long enough to dangle into the East River outside her prison in a...
Posted by Andrea Grant (spoken word) on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 04:21:00 PST

ANDREA GRANTS MINX LIVES!  TIME-WARNERS DC COMICS SETTLES WITH INDEPENDENT COMIC BOOK AUTHOR

* See the NY Post October 9th.   NEW YORK, October 9, 2006  Media giant Time Warner has seen the light and given in, in a manner of speaking, to an independent comic-book author in a trademark d...
Posted by Andrea Grant (spoken word) on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 02:07:00 PST

IF YOU WANT TO SEE MY PHOTODOCUMENTARY...

Here is the link my photodocumentary work, specializing in SMOKING GIRLS. http://flickr.com/photos/andreagrant/
Posted by Andrea Grant (spoken word) on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:38:00 PST

The saddest part about sex in those days was the silence...

'The saddest part of sex in those days was the silence.  Men & women hadn't yet learned to talk to one other in a natural way.  Girls were trained to listen.  They were waiting...
Posted by Andrea Grant (spoken word) on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:00:00 PST

I KILLED THE POETRY IN HIM

I killed the poetry in him.  It was not on purpose.  I had never known a man with such delicate spell-caster hands and ironic tone.  His eyes were so pale, pupils enormous.  He was...
Posted by Andrea Grant (spoken word) on Tue, 02 May 2006 08:28:00 PST