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Press
"Ravishing to look at...know a thing or two about sex and sensuality...(and)showbiz" - The Times
"Lola's strips have real tease" - The Scotsman
"Lola The Vamp is spearheading the retro stripping artform's snowballing revival" - Sunday Mail
"Lola, the vamp, a woman so in control of her art form as to be more dominant the greater her state of undress, was magnetic. We are fish on hooks!" - Mount Victoria Mist Blog
"Our highest profile starlet"
- www.hippocketsleaze.com
"widely acknowledged as Australia's best solo performer" Lola Cherry Cola - Beat Melbourne
"Had jaws dropping across the country - Magnificent!" Yumi Stynes. Yumi ranked Lola's backstage shimmy at the 2005 Big Day Out as her number two highlight of the entire Big Day Out tour! - Channel V
"You started it all! The original 34b girl!" Mark Gerber, owner. - 34b Burlesque
"Lola's Serpentine and Fan dances were beautifully erotic"
- UK review
I don't think I've ever seen the Tivoli this packed, with punters craning their necks to get an eyeful of the lovely Lola the Vamp and her tastefully raunchy burlesque act. Lola set the mood for the elegantly debauched sounds of Grinderman as they tore straight into 'Depth Charge Ethel', Nick Cave pounding away at his electric organ and Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos conjuring hairy blues-punk and primal grooves.
Grinderman played most of their self-titled album, the title track taking on a relentless rhythm lacking on the more sedate recorded version, with what could only be described as a brutal, three-way maraca battle. Nick's bee impression in 'Honey Bee (Let's Fly to Mars)' was a personal highlight, while 'No Pussy Blues' sent the crowd wild.
What was billed as Nick Cave solo turned out to be the Grinderman line-up backing Nick on a 'greatest hits' set. 'Red Right Hand', 'The Weeping Song' and 'The Ship Song' were besieged by technical difficulties, but the band took it in their stride, and Nick seemed in fine spirits, happily losing his place to interruptions from the overexcited crowd. Classics like the thunderous, rolling version of 'Tupelo' saw Nick commanding the stage in guitar-slinging preacher mode, while quieter ballads like 'Into My Arms' and 'Babe, You Turn Me On' were a chance for him to take a seat at the piano and enchant us with his fine playing and rich voice. A number of crowd sing-alongs on newer material like 'The Lyre of Orpheus' and 'God Is In The House' went shambolically well, and after a reprise of the Grinderman persona on 'Go Tell the Women' they left the stage, coming back for two encores before bidding us farewell on a joyously wicked night that won't be forgotten in a hurry (Strom).
- Tsunami Magazine
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
Photos
Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
Lola The Vamp is Australia's premier showgirl a fast rising star around the world. Her sensual and stunning shows have captured the world's imagination. Lola's acts have graced stages in Hollywood and San Francisco with Teaseorama, Las Vegas, Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne nightclubs and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the prestigious Assembly Ballroom.
2007 has been an incredible year to date, with her film The Poor Slob and the Good Fairy making it;s debut in Cannes. September saw her solo national tour Bohemia play to sell-out audiences, while October crowned her Penthouse Pet of the Month for November and she opened the show for Nick Cave and Grinderman on their Australian tour!
Lola has been headlining events at both underground and prestigious venues for the last few years. To name but a few: 34b Burlesque, QBar, The Zoo, The Basement, MyBar, Troubadour, The Powerhouse, QBar, QPAC, Cherrybomb, Cotton Club, Ric's Bar, Sydney Hellfire, Establishment, Seymour Centre and Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Henry Fonda Theatre (Hollywood), and Bimbos 365 Club (San Francisco) Adding to her notoriety is the ongoing attention of street press, television, national newspapers and three recent books! Channel V has featured our showgirl dancing her shimmy backstage at the Big Day Out (Yumi's number 2 highlight of the entire 2005 BDO Tour!) and breakfast television saw her fan dance the morning away on The Today Show back in early 03. She has catpured the world's media attention with interviews in the San Francisco Chronicle, The Australian, Style Magazine, jjj radio, ABC radio, Sugar Shack Radio in Ireland, and the April issue of Men's Style magazine! Lola's first published essay appeared in the (southern) Spring Issue of academic journal Griffith Review.
A darling of bohemians of the Antipodean land, Lola has been the subject of an exhibition by five artists at Rivoli Gallery, and most recently featured in Louise Whelan's poetic photographs of Sydney burlesque dancer. Lola is currently working on her DVD for release in several months time. Her presence has been influential in the opening of two burlesque clubs in Australia - owner of Sydney's 34b Burlesque dubbed her "The original 34b girl" - and that ain't a reference to her bra size! A Brisbane bar was created after the success of a string of Lola's shows.
Lola's influences are a few decades older than most Nouveau-Burlesque goddesses, with her showgirl's heart set firmly in Belle Epoque Paris and Art Nouveau. Lola The Vamp lives on the fringes of most burlesque today, at the crossroads of Parisian Cabaret and American Striptease. Her unique shows set her apart from just about every event in which she performs, from the UK to Sydney to Hollywood, leaving an indellible impression of classic aesthetics, yet her own unique showgirl style. Her acts have recieved international acclaim."had jaws dropping across the country" Channel V. "Lola The Vamp...is spearheading the retro stripping artform's snowballing revival" Sunday Mail.
Her props and costumes are second to none, whether dancing in a mere string of real sea pearls or spinning aerial-dance in a low-rigged lyra you are assured of the most elegant and sensual show, the highest quality crystals, the most gorgeous jazz music and the best performance this side of 1890! Her shows present cutting-edge spectacle and decadence! That's what an opulent damsel of deshabille is all about, after all.
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