Malcolm Winters - The 21st Century Feminine Mis-Teeq: Girlicious... (Most Certainly)... But Are They Nutritious?

"COME TO THE BACK - VIP - DRINKS ON ME."

Wassup? I'm

Malcolm Winters. 

As you recall from my first appearance

here at Shady's Place a couple years ago,
I'm Neil's brother on the award winning
soap  daytime drama The Young and
The Restless. When it comes to the
ladies, Neil's a little shy and I'm fly.
Neil's buttoned up. I play it loose.
Neil's uptight. I'm clean outta sight.
See what I'm sayin'? As the most
prominent fashion and glamour
photog in Genoa City (I've done
lots of model shoots for Jabot
Cosmetics) I know my way
around a darkroom and

beautiful women. I also
know a thing or two about
music. Quick history lesson:

In the mid

 20th century...

girl groups looked

wholesome, acted

innocent and
sang songs...
"Sincerely."

Girl groups of the 21st century look hot,
act naughty and sing sexy songs.

Then there's my Baby Girl. She's in a class

all by her bad self... see what I'm sayin'?

 Baby Girl  (Penelope Garcia)  

In previous posts on Shady's Place and on the old site,
Shady Dell Music & Memories, Shady Seaweed, Meg Griffin,
AIDA, Riley Blue, Thea Queen, Barry Allen and other hosts
introduced some of the most popular brash and sassy female
recording acts of the millennium including the Pussycat Dolls,
a group from LA, and Sugababes, a group from the UK.
In 2019, I introduced Atomic Kitten.

Today I present two
more 21st century
girl groups, one
from the U.S. and
the other from
the UK. Both
groups have
sizzling hot
images with
recordings
and videos
to match.

They are

Girlicious,

another LA

group formed

by the

creator of

Pussycat

Dolls...

and

Mis-Teeq,

an exciting

London-based

R&B and

hip hop trio.

To beef up their

portfolios, I took

publicity shots

of both groups

and displayed

the pix for

U to C.

GIRLICIOUS

The 2008 reality TV series Pussycat

Dolls Present: Girlicious showcased
fifteen female singers and dancers
competing for spots in a new dance-
pop/R&B girl group to be named
"Girlicious." Chrystina Sayers,
Nichole Cordova, Natalie Mejia
and Tiffanie Anderson made the
final cut and became the original
members of Girlicious. Tiffanie
Anderson left the group in 2009
and the act continued on as a trio.

In their videos,

the gorgeous ladies
of Girlicious pull
no punches. They
get their sexy on!

Take for example the group's
second single. Released in

2008, "Stupid Shit" shot to

number one on the Much-

Music Countdown. The

official video, in which the

sirens prance around in

school girl uniforms and

eventually strip them off,

won the award for the

Most Watched Video
on that site. In short...
these Girlicious gals

make Britney Spears

look like the Singing Nun!

"Stupid Shit" - Girlicious

(Apr./May 2008, highest

chart position #1

Muchmusic.com,

#20 Canada)

"Maniac" was the second single released from Rebuilt, the second and last

Girlicious album recorded after the departure of member Tiffanie Anderson.

The music video for "Maniac" was shot in East LA at the Linda Vista

Community Hospital, a filming location for dozens of horror movies

and other band videos over the years. The Girlicious vid you are

about to watch was declared illegal in 51 states... but became

the most requested and viewed video ever on MTV Brazil!

"Maniac" - Girlicious

(Apr./May 2010, highest chart pos. #74 Canada,

#11 Serbian Top 50)

"Public Image" was the theme of Episode 9 of Pussycat Dolls Present:
Girlicious. In this clip from the show, Chrystina, Tiffanie, Natalie and
Nichole are joined by Charlye Nichols, who was later eliminated,
in a fine performance of the Pussycat Dolls' song "Buttons."

"Buttons" - Girlicious + Charlye Nichols

(2008, live perf. on Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious)

MIS-TEEQ

The British R&B and UK garage girl group Mis-teeq started out as a quartet.

By the time they hit their peak of fame in the early 2000s, they had been
reduced to a trio consisting of lead singer Sabrina Washington, rapper
and songwriter Alesha Dixon and singer Su-Elise Nash.

Mis-teeq enjoyed success in the UK and across Europe, racking up

two top 10 albums and seven top 10 singles in a row. Mis-teeq's

biggest seller of all is the 2003 international hit "Scandalous"

which made the top 3 on the U.S. Dance chart and was

featured, along with the group members, in a series

of television commercials for Coca-Cola.

"Scandalous" - Mis-Teeq

(Apr./May 2003, highest chart pos. #2 UK,

#2 U.S. Dance/#3 Ireland)

Released as a single from Mis-teeq's

debut album Lickin' on Both Sides,

the song "One Night Stand" has two

official music videos, one produced

for UK audiences and the other

released in the U.S. to promote

the album stateside.

"One Night Stand" - Mis-Teeq

(Nov./Dec. 2001, highest cht. pos.

#2 UK Dance & R&B/#5 UK,

#4 U.S. Dance Club)

Two other songs on Mis-teeq's debut Lickin' album, "Roll On" and

"This Is How We Do It," were released as a double A-single in 2002.

One music video was produced to include performances of both songs.

"Roll On"/"This Is How We Do It" - Mis-Teeq

(July/Aug. 2002, highest chart pos. #7 UK/#10 Belgium)

The 21st Century

Feminine Mis-Teeq:

Girlicious... (Most Certainly)...

But Are They Nutritious?

You tell me.

Thanks for joining me for my
second go-around as host here
at Shady's Place. I'm jazzed
to do this again. Even as we
speak my peeps are meeting
with Shady's peeps to see if
we can make that happen, so

stick around. For now this is
Malcolm Winters reminding
you to keep your cool. It's

my golden rule. Later!

Malcolm Winters Presents Atomic Kitten!

Hi, I'm Malcolm Winters...

Neil's brother on the

award winning soap

daytime drama

The Young and

the Restless.

Neil's buttoned up.

I play it loose.
Neil's uptight.

I'm clean outta sight.
See what I'm sayin'?

 As Genoa City's most prominent fashion and glamour
photographer (I've done lots of model shoots for

Jabot Cosmetics) I know my way around a

darkroom and beautiful women. I also

know a thing or two about hip music.

With that in mind, I'd like to introduce Atomic Kitten, a Brit pop
girl trio from Beatletown, UK, - Liverpool, England, - founded in

1998 by members of OMD - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.

The girls asked me to take some publicity shots for their portfolio,

and I'll show them to you as I play their best songs and videos.

Atomic Kitten's original classic lineup consisted of Liz McClarnon,

who co-wrote some of their songs, Kerry Katona and Natasha Hamilton.

Their debut studio album Right Now, was released in October 2000.

In 2001 Kerry Katona (above left) announced her pregnancy

and left the group. She was replaced by Jenny Frost.

Natasha Hamilton - Liz McClarnon - Jenny Frost

The pic above shows the new Atomic Kitten lineup with Jenny Frost.

Now that you know the players, it's time for these ladies to entertain you.

Released as a single near the end of
2002, "Be With You," an adaptation of
the ELO song "Last Train to London,"
hit the top 3 on the UK chart, top 5
in Ireland and top 10 in Australia.
"Be With You" was also released
on the special edition of Atomic
Kitten's second album Feels So
Good and on their third album
Ladies Night.

"Be With You" - Atomic Kitten

(Jan./Feb. 2003, highest cht. pos.

#2 UK/#5 Ireland/#6 Hungary,

#10 Australia)

Atomic Kitten gave us some cool

and very capable covers. In late

2003 they released "Ladies Night,"

a single from the album of the
same name. AK's remake of the
1979-80 chart-topping R&B hit
by Kool And The Gang cracked

the top 10 at home in the UK

and performed well in other

parts of Europe.

"Ladies Night" - Atomic Kitten featuring Kool And The Gang

(Dec. 2003/Jan. 2004, highest
chart pos. #8 UK, #2 Belgium,
#6 Hungary)

Atomic Kitten reaped one of their biggest hits with a version of "The Tide Is High,"

originally recorded in 1966 by the Jamaican group The Paragons. Early in 1981

the song was a chart-topping international hit for Debbie Harry and Blondie.

Atomic Kitten's 2002 release with the title "The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)"

rose to the top of the chart in the UK and three other countries and was used in

the opening credits of the 2003 Hilary Duff film The Lizzie McGuire Movie.

"The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)" - Atomic Kitten

(2002, highest chart pos. #1 UK, Ireland, Scotland & New Zealand,

from Sept. 2002 album Feels So Good, OST May 2003

film The Lizzie McGuire Movie)

Founding member Kerry Katona (above right) was still with Atomic Kitten

in 2000 when they recorded "I Want Your Love," a song from the group's

debut album Right Now. "I Want Your Love" reached the UK top 10.

 I guarantee you'll get a BOOM out of this hot number.

"I Want Your Love" - Atomic Kitten

(July/Aug. 2000, highest chart pos. #10 UK)

Kerry Katona (above right) dropped out of Atomic Kitten in 2001 midway
through promoting what would become the group's biggest hit, "Whole Again."

She was replaced by Jenny Frost. The song spent four weeks at the top

of the UK chart and also reached #1 in six other countries. The music

video was re-shot to replace Kerry with Jenny. You can view it here.

The international success of "Whole Again" brought the new lineup of Atomic Kitten

stateside in May of 2001 to shoot a second video to promote the single in the U.S.
The song failed in America, however, because the release coincided with the
September 11 Terror Attacks. In spite of this, "Whole Again" made
Billboard's list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time."
Here's that music video shot in Los Angeles in 2001. 

"Whole Again" (May 2001 U.S. music video) - Atomic Kitten

(single Mar./Apr. 2001, highest chart pos. #1 UK & 6 other countries,

from Aug. 2001 re-release of album Right Now)

When "Whole Again" became

a monster international hit,

Atomic Kitten's debut album

Right Now was remastered and

re-released with Jenny Frost's

vocals replacing those of Kerry

Katona. "Eternal Flame," the

first single to feature new

member Jenny, covers a #1

hit for The Bangles in 1989.

"Eternal Flame" was another

smash for Atomic Kitten,

spending two weeks atop

the UK chart and reaching

#1 in three other countries.

"Eternal Flame" - Atomic Kitten

(Aug./Sept. 2001, highest chart pos. #1 UK, Belgium, Scotland
& New Zealand, from Aug. 2001 reissue of album Right Now)

Atomic Kitten released two versions of

"Right Now," the title song from their

2000 debut album, and each version

has its own promotional video. The

first version of the song is a disco

style number and the original video

features the group's original lineup

of Natasha, Liz and Kerry. Click

here to watch that video.

In 2004 "Right Now" was remixed
and given an updated dance-pop
arrangement. The video features
the post-Kerry Katona lineup of
Natasha, Liz and Jenny. Here's
"Right Now 2004," a song used
on the soundtrack of the 2006
teen fantasy comedy film
Aquamarine.

"Right Now 2004" - Atomic Kitten

(Apr./May 2004, highest chart pos. #8 UK

& Belgium, from 2006 film Aquamarine)

I hope you agree that Atomic Kitten's the bomb...

four exciting and talented zingers... one terrific trio.

Thanks for joining me for my

first hosting stint here at

Shady's Place. I hope we

can do it again someday.

Even as we speak, my

people are meeting with

Shady's people to see if

we can make it happen,

so stay tuned. For now

this is Malcolm Winters

reminding you to keep

your cool. It's my

golden rule. Later!