Veronique "Queen Of Quirk" Music Journalist

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Member Since: 8/4/2006
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Veronique- The "Queen of Quirk's" Raison d'etre

1) I will be exclusively covering accomplished, nationally and internationally recognized artists, music, performances, events, festivals, venues, publications, etc. in the genres of: Vaudeville; Cirque/Sideshow; Spectaculars; Dark/Gothic Cabaret; Burlesque; Gender-Bending; Theatre & Musicals; Retro/Lounge/Tiki; Comedy; Magic; Dance; Fashion; Edge/Fetish, & Off-beat Film in my regular, ongoing column on VeroniQueenOfQuirk.com . Please Note: If you do not have anything to do with any of the above, please do not request a Friend Add on this profile, nor ask me to cover your event, etc. My personal tastes are much broader, but professionally, I specialize in writing only about the above subjects. Thank you!

2) In addition to being a journalist, I am also a record producer, lyricist; ersatz composer & arranger; parodist; visual artist; model, and expired ballet dancer (Hoofers have a short shelf-life, but music is forever!) Please visit my five other unique profiles on MySpace, below.3) I live, eat and breath ART! I am inspired by the infinite ways that humans have devised to channel the Creative Sprit. I especially appreciate "under-the-radar" and/or "quirky" talents.

Veronique's Various Projects

Please Add ALL FIVE of Veronique's other unique profiles

Veronique Chevalier
Veronique Chevalier's Cabaret4Choice
Veronique CheVALier- Weird VAL of Cabaret Comedy
Veronique's Red Velvet Vaudeville Variety Show
Veronique Chevalier's- Polka Haunt Us

"Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome, im cabaret, au cabaret, to cabaret..In here, life is beautiful. The girls are beautiful. Even the orchestra is beautiful! "
--Master of Ceremonies- "Cabaret"

Below are EXAMPLES of subjects about whom I am interested in writing:
Dresden Dolls
The Rohan Theatre Band
Al Duvall
Jason Webley

Leningrad Cowboys
The Mutaytor
FreakShow Deluxe
The Tiger Lillies

The Faux Pas
Armen Ra
The Straniero
One Man Band
London Burlesque Festival

DeatHat
Gerald Psyche
Ditty Bops
Sepiachord

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"Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before."
-- Mae West

Veronique appears in the film & the book Camp Burlesque



A "mock-umentary"
starring Erochica Bamboo ,
Miss Exotic World 2003,
and a cast of Who's Who in
The Broad World of Bump and Grind,
including: Eliza Bane , Kitten DeVille ,
& many more captivating,
and curvaceous cuties!
Veronique on the set with Erochica
at Nic's Martini Lounge ,
located in Beverly Hills!
My Quirky Tastes Musical Influences: The Kinks, Frank Zappa, Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Johann Strauss, Dr. Demento Favorite Films: The Gods Must Be Crazy, Harold & Maude, Chinatown, Being John Malkovitch, Chicago, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Red Shoes, Jean Cocteau's La Belle et Bete, Black Orpheus, Brazil, Dr. Strangelove, The Graduate, Young Frankenstein, Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance, Airplane, Caddyshack, Being There, Angels & Insects, Fantasia

My Heros: I most appreciate people who are/have been passionate in life and/or art. If I have to name names, then I'd say James Brown, Jim Morrison, Billie Holiday, Ani DeFranco, Bianca Halstead, Cole Porter, Dave Frishberg, Tom Leher, Mae West, Sharon McNight, Josephine Baker, Joan of Arc, P.T. Branum, Harry Houdini, Steve Allen, Leonardo Da Vinci, Marie Curie, The Enigma, Rod Serling, Fred Astaire, George Balanchine, Anna Pavlova, Lily Langtree, Oscar Wilde, Princess Di, George the Giant, Noah Mickens, Jim Henson, The Wright Brothers, Roman Polanski, Tom Waits, Ganna Walska, The Lumiere Brotheres, My mother, among many, many others...