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170: STEPH PAYNES/Guitarist, Founder/LEZ ZEPPELIN

May 11, 2020

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Steph Paynes is the founder and lead guitarist of the New York City-based all-girl quartet, Lez Zeppelin.  

Paynes started the group in 2004, after touring as a “Ronette” with the “first bad girl of rock and roll,” Ronnie Spector. Paynes lives in New York City, is a Brown graduate and before donning the white satin dragon suit, she worked as a freelance writer, novelist and music journalist.  

Her stories and reviews have appeared in Rolling Stone, The NME, Musician, Guitar Player and Playboy among many other publications. She has shared the stage with Joey Ramone, Keith Richards and Chuck Berry and has had the unique pleasure of dining on ham sandwiches with Frank Zappa at the Waldorf Astoria. 

Today’s episode is sponsored by Soundgirls.org,  Lensrentals, & Showpro Beard Co. 

Special Mentions: 

Lez Zeppelin, Michael Dorf Article, Lij Shaw - Ultimate Mixing Masterclass with Craig Alvin, Crew Nation - Video, I Am Michael Alago: Breathing Music. Signing Metallica. Beating Death, The Girl in the Back: A Female Drummer's Life with Bowie, Blondie, and the '70s Rock Scene, Tour Health Research Initiative, ROADIE: My Documentary (TJ Hoffman film), Loud: A Life In Rock ‘N Roll by the World’s First Female Roadie. By Tana Douglas, Mixing Music Live, The Last Seat in the House: The Story of Hanley Sound, The Power of Podcasting Panel at NAMM, Soundgirls, Roswell Pro Audio Mini K87, Filming Great Concert Footage, Roadie Short Film, Roadie: A True Story (at least the parts I remember)