Bio:
Princess Riot dont want to be the new queens of the cloned age. They are no Barbie girls, no wobbly Avril Whibley. No, your Little Mermaid is about to trade in her tail and not for no pink assed Daisy guitar. They are chained to the Rawk now and like the siren voiced Evanescence these sisters (plus one guy) in sonics are doing it for themselves. You cant grow up in Ajax , the corner suburb of Sum 41, Not By Choice and Protest The Hero, and not learn how to give it and give it hard. Its a battle hard town named for a battle hard ship. Sure theyre gurls and they have a soft side, velvet pajama parties of cuddlecore and it peeks into the songs. Just remember Princess Riot wear the pants. They aint playas but they have your number, dont look to this band to shine at the Mallmart coffee slinging McJob routine, work until your womb takes you to the tomb, Daddy calls the shots until he hands your hand over. Thanks but no thanks. Princess Riot know the road to Dreamville is as pitted as Highway 66, they know it doesnt even go all the way but they are taking it because what is the point of being a girl in the 21st century if you cant. What is the point of girl power if its merely token power. Were the Spices just cute or was there a message in their tedium. The songs of Princess Riot take chances so PR follows. The O.G. of Riot Girlz, Kim Deal of Sonic Youth, the Babes In Toyland, L7, they are the ladies in the Princesss posse. They are the Godmothers of the Riot. The Made It aunts. These Princesses are not looking for love, they are expecting respect and when you hear their songs you will agree they can also expect success. Just remember it will be on their terms.
The line up consists of not your average everyday Joes, but intriguing characters you may find quite animated. Fronted by the band you have the demonic cheerleader Lindz Riot taming the lead vocals and bass guitar. Her partner in crime and the child of punk Val Knox who knows how to rock the old skool vocals and guitar. There's also the electric Jules with her youthful attitude and almost-ADD shining through in the guitar she writes and plays. And with not much to say, but making up for it on the drums you have the bashful Darcy. Combining all their forces together they believe that with each song comes a new story to be told that should rock to the fullest. They will not quit until they have something epic. They will not rest until they have music fans leaving the venues with a catchy tune in their head and a starvation for more candy flavoured rock.
With every band comes a journey and quite a few stories to be told from every adventure. For the 5 years now this band has been together they have quite abit to put onto their musical resume. Their biggest achievement so far with the most memorable stories is playing the Vans Warped Tour in 2005 in Quebec City, Quebec and then again in 2006 in Barrie, Ontario. In 2005 they were discovered in one of Toronto's rockhouses by producer Joel Kazmi. He took this project into the studio to record a 3 song demo which is a sample of whats to come so far. They have plans to record a full album together by the end of 2007. Also in 2005 Daisy Rock guitars discovered these scraping by musicians and were awesome enough to sign an endorsement deal. You can see the lovely Bass Guitar known as "Jinx" making an appearance at every show.
Passion, Drive, Blood, Sweat and Beers. The future of Princess Riot is bright, at times almost blinding. Everyone gets what they deserve, so watch your back. Expect the unexpected, but expect something historic from the artists of Princess Riot. (Biography Co-Written by local writer Will McGuirk)
For hate mail and new band inquieries: princessriot@hotmail.com
We are proud to be Endorsed By Daisy Rock Guitars and you can check them out by clicking on the banner below!
January 3
Hey everyone! hope you had a merry christmas and a happy new year. This year is going to be big for the ex-members of Princess Riot.
Lindz Riot's new dark rock band "Mary and The Black Lamb" (www.myspace.com/maryandtheblacklamb) is proud to announce their sponsorship with Daisy Rock Guitars! check them out at www.daisyrock.com The band's album will be out sometime this spring/summer!
Also Val Knox and Julie's new punkabilly band "Black Cat Attack" is in the works! check them out at www.myspace.com/blackcatattack
And oddly enough Lindz Riot and Julie make an appearance on the once toronto band Lye's new live DVD at The Operah house! the girls appear under the fan interviews section on the DVD. check out this awesome band at www.myspace.com/lye
that is it for now and possibly one of the last updates ever,
all the best wishes for the new year,
Princess Riot
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November 29
with the split of princess riot now comes 2 new bands, check them out:
Lindz's new band "Mary and The Black Lamb": www.myspace.com/maryandtheblacklamb
Val and Julie's new band "The Impalers": www.myspace.com/theimpalersband
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November 10
I am sad to announce that Princess Riot is no more. I would like to thank all of the people who have been involved with this band and have supported us for the past 5 years, your efforts have not been forgotten. We had a quite a trip, met alot of amazing bands, promoters, people, and even some of our influences. The shows were the best part due to the people who came out to them. So thank YOU! and thank you to all of our my space friends and supporters online, over seas, and in our neighbourhoods.
So what now?
I, Lindz, will be starting a new project with my long time buddy Nick James (Nixon Cutz, ex. Hydra, ex. Accident Prone). Alot of new and old Princess Riot songs will be in this project along with tons of new stuff. No band name has been officialized yet, but it will be announced within the next week. We are definatly doing a full length album with producer Joel Kazmi of Eleven Hurts Music in the spring of 2008 and around that time we will be looking for bandmates as well. A link with all the info will be posted next week! so look out for us:)
I would also like to wish Val, Julie, and Darcy all the best. If they start any new bands, projects, clothing lines, whatever, they will be announced and posted on here aswell.
It was epic, thanks again,
Lindz Riot
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October 13
False Alarm
so it turns out we can not compete in bodog battle of the bands due to ms. julie being underage. its not a problem because they would like to have us back next year, so we'll be having the chance then and by then julie will be of age. we would really like to thank all of you who voted and helped us get into the 1st round of the competition, you guys seriously rock and its good to know though weve been so busy working for this album and out of the loop you all are still there for us and our music.
we are playing october 17th at the kathedral in toronto with a bunch of great female fronted talent and would like to have you out for the night! all the info is listed under shows.
the new material is sounding great and saving for this album is killing us and weve never felt poorer, but its so worth it!
so you dont have to be voting for us anymore, so forget that site and bodog until next year...
still looking for a replacement drummer! email us at princessriot@hotmail.com if interested.
see you at the shows,
Lindz Riot and Princess Riot
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August 27
yes its true, we have jumped on the bodog battle band wagon (literally, HAH the pun) and why wouldnt you want to see princess riot on t.v.? were so animated and ready for the choas of the music business its shame we arnt there already. waiting for the right time? oh yes. but to succeed in this battle were going to need the help of everyone else but ourselves. and unfortunatly it is the grueling task of.....yup.....wait for it......*VOTING!* (background noise: screaming dieing woman, car crash, zombies) but its not that bad at all, it'll just take you a minute to do so. so if your loving princess riot and want to support the fact that they want music as their careers cause they suck at everything else, heres how you do it:
go to:
http://www.bodogbattle.ca/bandsandmusic/1783/Princess%20Riot/
click on "sign in to vote", sign up as a fan, fill out the application, wait for the email, activate your account and go back to our profile and vote! it will be greatly appreciated:D and if we get to the live show portion of the battle we want you all to be there so we can thank you greatly by putting on a good show, and if we have any money, buy you stuff, like booze, and coke or sprite for the youngins. we'd walk your dog, wash your car, or clean out your gutters, but lets face it, with our luck, all 3 tasks could kill us. plus we need this time to make the live show great and make sure your voting.
heres the other thing, your vote can be casted every day. so yes were going to be annouying and sending out reminders everyday. just in case you forget because your patching things up with your better half over facebook, or trying to email your friend in saskatoon while doing laundry and trying to find your cat cause you stepped on his tail and god forbid if he urinates on your new scarf for the winter. we can honestly say: we understand. so bear with us too.
in other news: jules is single and doesnt give a flying rats ass if your a pretty young boy with good intentions. vals wardorb has massivley expanded due to her new job, turns out we have a prom king in the band: darcy, and lindz?....yup, still emo. the doctors did everything they could but turns out the prognosis is: its permadent. but from something so stupid can only come something so great! song writting! weve been writting and practcing lots to make a great live show, no shows booked but there will be a few more before we head to the studio for the full album:D yes, were shitting fritters in excitement for it! the rough album has been selling very well too so thanx to everyone for the support and we hope your enjoying the songs!
keep smiling, cause your frown makes me shutter,
Love Lindz Riot, Val Knox, Jules, and Darcy of the magnificent Princess Riot
p.s. dont forget to vote! muahaha the annouyance begins!!!
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PureChaos
AWESOME!!!! sounds really good!!! my inspiration!
posted Apr 22