metalqueen

This is the 11th episode of our special series ‘Guest Glimpses’, short bits from longer conversations with previous guests. You’ll hear about 10 minutes of each guest’s 60+ minute chat with show host Dan Hare. Featured guests this week are:

LEE AARON, who shares the challenges of being taken seriously as a woman in the world of hard rock, what the song 'Heavy Metal Queen' is really about and more.

NATALIE MACMASTER, who discusses some career highlights such as opening for Sanatan, the musicality of her 7 children and much more.

SUSAN AGLUKARK, who explains her unexpected journey to stardom, the various instruments and languages used in some of her songs and much more.

JANN ARDEN, who talks about busking on the streets of Vancouver, the unfortunate event that led to her first record deal, staying in Alberta instead of moving to the states and much more.

Listen to the full interview for each guest @ linernotes.ca

Singer/songwriter, iconic vocalist and fearless re-inventor Lee Aaron is known as a trailblazer for women in rock thanks to her 1984 song ‘Metal Queen’, a shout out against sexism toward women in that genre. In this in depth talk with Dan Hare, Lee reveals: the challenges of being a pioneer woman hard rock musician, including objectification and her struggle to gain credibility; why she stopped including the song ‘Metal Queen’ in her live shows and why she started playing it again; how her popularity in Europe was influential in her career in Canada; the connection between hair product commercials and her ‘80s videos; why she began making jazz and blues albums; the eye-opening turning point in her rock and roll lifestyle; the influence raising foster children and her own has had on her life; what’s next in her career, and so much more. Find out about Lee @ www.leeaaron.com