CHICKS\\ Original Members Of VIXEN Reunite As VXN

25 years after the legendary VIXEN released their first single, "Edge Of A Broken Heart", three of the original members have reunited to form VXN. Two decades have passed since they shared a stage together and they are ready to rev it up.

Singer Janet Gardner, drummer Roxy Petrucci and bassist Share Ross, along with guitarist Gina Stile, who was the guitarist on VIXEN's "Tangerine" album, are gearing up to perform again for the first time in over 20 years. "It just feels right," says Janet Gardner. "It was simply time to do this. The fans kept asking and we respect that."

Share Ross offers, "With hits like 'Edge Of A Broken Heart', 'Cryin'', 'How Much Love', 'Not a Minute Too Soon', 'Love is a Killer' and 'Rev It Up' emblazoned upon our souls, we knew it was time to resurrect our sound. We want to give the fans what they want."

In 1987, "Edge Of A Broken Heart" climbed the Billboard chart to the Top Ten and VIXEN had hit after hit. EMI suddenly had the only platinum-selling all-female rock band of its time on their roster.

Dubbed "MTV Darlings", the hits kept coming with "Cryin'", "How Much Love", "Love Is A Killer" and "Not a Minute Too Soon". The band earned credibility as they opened up for superstars, including OZZY OSBOURNE, DEEP PURPLE, SCORPIONS and BON JOVI, to name a few. A live performance on the "Arsenio Hall" television show sealed their credibility with the fact that these girls could play.

VXN will reunite at a select number of festivals and showcase dates in 2013 to perform all of the VIXEN hits and classic favorites in celebration of 25 years of rock history. The VXN "Revved Up Reunion Concerts" will take place at the kick-off party as well as on board the Monsters Of Rock Cruise on March 16-20, 2013 sailing out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida bound for CoCoCay and Freeport, Bahamas.

VXN is not to be confused with the current version of VIXEN, which consists of founding member Jan Kuehnemund (guitar) alongside Jenna Sanz-Agero (vocals), Lynn Louise Lowrey (bass), and Kat Kraft (drums).

VIXEN's original members Gardner, Kuehnemund, Pedersen and Petrucci appeared together on VH1's "Bands Reunited" in October 2004 to reminisce about their start on L.A.'s Sunset Strip and their rise to fame in the late 1980s, before the onset of grunge in the early 1990s displaced metal at the top of the charts. They also took part in a short performance for the program.

CHICKS\\ Vixen cancela projeto de financiamento do novo álbum

A banda feminina de Hard Rock, Vixen, cancelou sua campanha para levantar fundos para a gravação de um novo álbum na véspera do aniversário de 25 anos do lançamento de seu primeiro álbum.

No final de Fevereiro a banda lançou uma campanha para angariar 35 mil dólares que seriam usados na gravação de um novo CD, para comemorar o 25º aniversário da banda. A banda conseguiu menos de 5% do total necessário (1.370).

Disse a banda sobre o cancelamento: “Estamos muito felizes em contar que recentemente recebemos uma oferta muito boa para se recusar,então achamos que o certo era cancelar esse projeto e nos focarmos em outras oportunidades. A boa notícia é que como dissemos antes, gravaremos um novo álbum esse ano e esperamos lançá-lo para honrar o aniversário de 25 anos de nosso álbum de estréia.”

CHICKS\\ Vixen: formação original negociando volta

O site estadunidense LEGENDARY ROCK INTERVIEWS publicou na semana passada uma entrevista com, a guitarrista JEN KUEHNEMUND do VIXEN, na qual ela deixava em aberto a possibilidade de se reunir com as outras três integrantes da formação clássica – e única relevante- do grupo.

Hoje, 13 de fevereiro, as outras três remanescentes entraram em contato com a webmaster do site e comunicaram:

“Querida Jan,

Nossos astros se alinharam de modo perfeito e ficaríamos muito emocionadas em ‘Rev It Up’ mais uma vez para uma reunião do VIXEN!

O que você diz?

Amor e respeito,

Janet, Share e Roxy”.