- Jean Smith
Jean Smith born
August 1 ,1959 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, is the lead singer of theVancouver, Canada based bandMecca Normal , as well as a painter,novelist andfilmmaker . Her lyrics explore themes offeminism andanti-authoritarianism .Smith met Mecca Normal bandmate
David Lester in 1981 while the two were working together at a Vancouver newspaper. As a result of her work in Mecca Normal, Smith is now considered a forerunner of the '90s politically-chargedriot grrrl movement, influencing many female artists within the genre.In August 1993, Smith's first novel "I Can Hear Me Fine" was published by David Lester's publishing company "Get to the Point". Her second novel, "The Ghost of Understanding", was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in 1998. A chapbook "The Family Swan and Other Songs" was published by Get to the Point in 2002.
Kill Rock Stars released a spoken word 7" "Carboni Angel (wordcore v.3)". [http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/?Band=Jean+Smith] and a solo album in 2000.
Mecca Normal's CDs have been released on K, Matador and Kill Rock Stars.
In 2000, Smith's series of
self-portrait s (1973-1999) were put on display at Olympia'sLadyfest Art Show. [ [http://mecca_normal.tripod.com/art/jeanA.htm :: Mecca Normal Online ::...art- Jean Smith ] ] Smith has several art series, most of which can be viewed from the Mecca Normal official website.In addition to her personal artwork, Smith designs all posters and album covers for Mecca Normal. [ [http://mecca_normal.tripod.com/history/index.htm :: Mecca Normal Online ::...history ] ]Mecca Normal's 2006 album "The Observer" is inspired by Smith's experiences using online dating services, a subject which also inspired her
short film "Attraction is Ephemeral". [ [http://mecca_normal.tripod.com/index.htm :: Mecca Normal :: ] ]References
Links
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MeccaNormal Jean Smith's YouTube page]
* [http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/jeansmith/index.html Kill Rock Stars Jean Smith Page]
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