Last week Sofia has been the goal of visitation for London's fabulous Ola's Kool Kitchen. It couldn't get better, when Ola asked me if she can do a DJ set here, so that's how the 'Ola's Kool Kitchen Sofia Invasion' night at the Atelieto bar happened. But let's introduce her first a little bit.
She has been hosting an international radio show since 2007, which is currently on KCLA 99.3 FM in Los Angeles, 107.5 andhow.FM, Rock Velvet Radio, Maximum Threshold Radio, Rock Radio UK, Sword Radio UK, 365 Radio Network, Firebrand Radio and Bombshell Radio. It's and eclectic ride through time and space not limited by genre, era or location. Ola created the show because 'mainstream radio sucks' and good music has no boundaries. She frequently plays psych, freakbeat, dream pop, garage and shoegaze and also has nifty guests like her most recent - Zia McCabe from The Dandy Warhols. You can hear Zia talking about the band being challenged to take their clothes off at a gig; about the infamous documentary 'Dig!', which reflects on the connection between The Dandys and The Brian Jonestown Massacre - 'I would love to get my hands on that footage, 'cause there is so much more... what's not in the movie - we're friends'; and about her work as member of the board of 'Rock Camp For Girls' - a non-profit organisation, which 'builds girls' self-esteem through music creation and performance' - listen to that great interview below:
Zia McCabe sometimes plays rockin tunes, under the DJ Rescue moniker.
Ola's Kool Kitchen is on Mixcloud and Soundcloud.
Photographs by Ola's Kool Kitchen// Stephen Bland
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