Melody Licious
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Melody Licious is the stage name of Detroit born Melody Baetens (June 21, 1979-), a staff writer for The Detroit News
since 1999.
She has recorded and toured with Broadzilla
(1999-2000) and Gore Gore Girls
(2000-2003). She has also been with Detroit glam band the Sirens since 2001, and has appeared on all of the band's releases, plus a 2005 France
tour and a 2006 tour of Serbia
. Melody is currently in the Sirens and Coronados, a band with which she toured South America
in 2004.
In 2006, Melody launched Stranglehold Booking & Promotions. She also works as a bartender and is the co-host of local music show "Detroit Local 101" on Riff2. An HD Radio
side channel of WRIF
, Riff2 won a National Association of Broadcasters
award in 2007.
In January 2009, Melody became co-owner of Small's Bar in Hamtramck, MI.
The Detroit News
The Detroit News is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival Free Press's building. The News absorbed the Detroit Tribune on February 1, 1919, the Detroit Journal on July 21, 1922, and on November 7, 1960,...
since 1999.
She has recorded and toured with Broadzilla
Broadzilla
Broadzilla are a heavy rock band from Detroit, Michigan. They have released two CDs, two EPs, and have won six Detroit Music Awards. The band consists of Rachel May, Kim Essiambre, and Angie Manly.- Biography :...
(1999-2000) and Gore Gore Girls
Gore Gore Girls
Gore Gore Girls are an all female garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1997 by singer/songwriter Amy Gore. The band's name comes from The Gore Gore Girls, a 1972 B-movie by Herschell Gordon Lewis, which is a parody of the term Go Go Girls....
(2000-2003). She has also been with Detroit glam band the Sirens since 2001, and has appeared on all of the band's releases, plus a 2005 France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
tour and a 2006 tour of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. Melody is currently in the Sirens and Coronados, a band with which she toured South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
in 2004.
In 2006, Melody launched Stranglehold Booking & Promotions. She also works as a bartender and is the co-host of local music show "Detroit Local 101" on Riff2. An HD Radio
HD Radio
HD Radio, which originally stood for "Hybrid Digital", is the trademark for iBiquity's in-band on-channel digital radio technology used by AM and FM radio stations to transmit audio and data via a digital signal in conjunction with their analog signals...
side channel of WRIF
WRIF
WRIF — branded 101 WRIF: The RIFF — is a commercial active rock radio station licensed by the FCC to operate in Detroit, Michigan serving surrounding Metro Detroit. The station is currently owned by Greater Boston Radio, Inc. WRIF is a grandfathered Class B station with a signal equivalent to...
, Riff2 won a National Association of Broadcasters
National Association of Broadcasters
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...
award in 2007.
In January 2009, Melody became co-owner of Small's Bar in Hamtramck, MI.