Donna Loren Interviewed Live by Gaylord Fields of WFMU-FM

Donna is interviewed live by veteran DJ Gaylord Fields on community-supported WFMU on Sunday, June 10th at 6pm EST.

Listen to the Interview and View Gaylord's playlist.

About Gaylord Fields

Along with a 20-year DJ stint at WMFU, Gaylord Fields was editor, special projects at RollingStone.com and features and news editor at FMQB. Prior to this, he was senior editor at AOL Music and a copy editor and copy chief at This Old House, Spin, and Spy. He is also a longtime writer of articles and reviews on music and popular culture.

About WMFU     

WFMU-FM is a listener-supported, non-commercial radio station broadcasting at 91.1 Mhz FM in Jersey City, NJ, right across the Hudson from lower Manhattan. It is currently the longest running freeform radio station in the United States. 

The station also broadcasts to the Hudson Valley and Lower Catskills in New York, Western New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania via its 90.1 signal at WMFU in Mount Hope, NY. The station maintains an extensive online presence at WFMU.ORG which includes live audio streaming in several formats, over 8 years of audio archives, podcasts and a popular blog.

Rolling Stone Magazine, The Village Voice, CMJ and the New York Press have all at one time or another called WFMU "the best radio station in the country" and the station has also been the subject of feature stories in The New York Times and on the BBC. In recent years the station has gained a large international following due its online operations and counts Simpson's creator Matt Groening, film director Jim Jarmusch and Velvet Underground founder Lou Reed, among others, as devoted fans of the station. 

WFMU's programming ranges from flat-out uncategorizable strangeness to rock and roll, experimental music, 78 RPM Records, jazz, psychedelia, hip-hop, electronica, hand-cranked wax cylinders, punk rock, gospel, exotica, R&B, radio improvisation, cooking instructions, classic radio airchecks, found sound, dopey call-in shows, interviews with obscure radio personalities and notable science-world luminaries, spoken word collages, Andrew Lloyd Webber soundtracks in languages other than English as well as Country and western music.

All of the station's programming is controlled by individual DJs and is not beholden to any type of station-wide playlist or rotation schedule. Experimentation, spontaneity and humor are among the station's most frequently noted distinguishing traits. WFMU does not belong to any existing public radio network, and close to 100% of its programming originates at the station.

NJ Star-Ledger, May 25, 2012: Beach blanket beauty: The swinging ’60s of Donna Loren

Published: Friday, May 25, 2012, 4:12 PM    

 

"Some pretty big stars had featured songs in the "beach party" movies of the 1960s: Stevie Wonder, Nancy Sinatra, Dorothy Lamour, Dick Dale and, of course, Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello." So how did Donna Loren — whose claim to fame then was as the spokesgirl for Dr. Pepper — land songs in "Beach Blanket Bingo," "Bikini Beach," "Pajama Party" and "Muscle Beach Party"? Read Full Interview…  
 
 
 
 

                                         

 

               
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                
 
 
 

June 9-10, 2012 – Whippany, NJ – Super MegaShow Pop Culture Convention

Donna Loren appears at the Super MegaShow & Comic Fest in Whippany, NJ on June 9th and 10th, 2012

Visit with Donna this summer at one of the East Coast's biggest Pop Culture events of the year! Donna will be joined by Adam West, Burt Ward, Daniel Cudmore, Lee Meriwether and a host of other special guests.

Donna will also perform with Jay Black (Jay and The Americans), Lala Brooks (The Crystals)Gene Cornish (The Rascals) and others on Saturday night for an all-star performance at the Come Together Music Fest at the Hanover Marriott.

The Super MegaShow is about: Comics – Toys – Rock N' Roll – TV – Movies

More Information

Read the Interview with Mark Voger of the New Jersey Star-Ledger on May 25th, 2012

TCM “Spring Break” Film Festival 4/16-4/20, 2012

It's a Little Early, But Get Ready For Summer…

From April 16-20, TCM will pay tribute to the teen beach movies of the 1960s with nightly offerings of bikini-clad babes, tanned hunks, and rock 'n' roll music. Hosted by Tom Lisanti and Ben Mankiewicz.

TCM Press release: "TCM Spotlight: Spring Break – April 16-20 As millions of college students embark on the annual party pilgrimage known as Spring Break, TCM throws down a blanket and cranks up the radio with a five nights of non-stop fun. Favorites in the lineup include Where the Boys Are (1960), Gidget (1959), Beach Party (1963), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) and Blue Hawaii (1961). Also featured are the TCM premieres of The Girls on the Beach (1965), Beach Ball (1965), Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) and its inevitable sequel, Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966). Of course, not everyone heads to the beach for Spring Break, so TCM is setting aside April 20 for the snow bunnies, with Ski Party (1965) kicking off a triple feature on the slopes."

Don't miss Donna's performances in:

Muscle Beach Party: April 19th, 7pm PST, 10pm EST. Donna sings "Muscle Bustle" in a duet with Dick Dale.

Bikini Beach: April 19th, 8:45pm PST, 11:45pm EST. Donna sings "Love's A Secret Weapon".

Beach Blanket Bingo: April 19th, 10:30pm PST, 1;30am EST (4/20). Donna sings "It Only Hurts When I Cry".

Pajama Party: April 20th, 12:15am PST, 3:15am EST. Donna sings "Among The Young".

Souvenirs from the "Beach Party" Movies:

Vintage "Beach Blanket Bingo" Cartoon Organic Tee

"The Very Best of Donna Loren/Beach Blanket Bingo" Autographed CD

 

Donna Loren Releases New Digital Single

Donna Loren, 60's Pop Icon, Releases New Single for Digital Download

February 25, 2012, Los Angeles, CA  – The 1960's "Dr Pepper Girl" has released an original composition entitled "Moonlight Kisses" for digital download that is available on iTunes, Amazon and other major distributors and streaming music services. Ms Loren was the producer and sang all of the vocals on the track. She wrote the song in Sedona, AZ in 1995 after falling in love. The track was recorded in 2009 at Lava Track Studios in Hawaii. “It was a privilege to collaborate with Grammy Award-winning guitarist and Palm Records founder, Charles Michael Brotman. His masterful guitar playing and my stacked vocals is a wonderful marriage of West Coast meets Polynesia.” 

Download Here

"Donna Loren's music and acting pedigree reaches back to the 1960s. From her early days as the spokesperson for Dr Pepper to her singing performances in many of the Beach Party movies to her becoming a regular on the Shindig! television series, she established herself as a female teen idol…. It's nice to have Donna Loren alive and well and performing again. While she has connections back to the 1960's, she should not be considered a nostalgia act, as her sound has since been modernized." – David Bowling, BLOGCRITICS.ORG, April 5, 2011

 

March 16-18, 2012 – Anaheim, CA – WonderCon 2012

WonderCon, one of the country's best comics and pop culture conventions, moves to Anaheim, CA and the beautiful Anaheim Convention Center for 2012. Taking place the weekend of March 16-18 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), WonderCon is coming off its best year ever, with over 49,000 attendees at its 25th annual event in San Francisco in 2011. This convention is put on by the same folks that do ComicCon.

Donna Loren will be meeting with guests and signing autographs for the duration of the show.

When: March 16-18th, 2012. Check website for details.

Where: ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92802

Donna Loren’s Shindig! “The Love Connection” Live Valentine’s Concert, Monday 2/13

 

DONNA LOREN'S SHINDIG!

My Valentine to you… "The Love Connection"

As part of my "Donna Loren's Shindig" online concert series, you are invited to join me at my "Love Connection" Valentine's show on *StageIt.com, a LIVE online concert venue.This will be my 3rd concert in this series and will be very eclectic. I'll be singing some standards I sang in my youth and take on some heavy hitters that are more contemporary.

Get Your Advance Ticket:
Go to: *StageIt.com, click "Signup" or "Get Started" to set up an account and then click the BUY button. You will then have an opportunity to purchase credits (which Stageit calls "Notes" ; 10 Notes = $1.00). Notes allow you to pay for tickets to see shows and to tip performers during the show. My show is "Pay What You Can," which means you can pay whatever you can afford (minimum 1 Note). Once you have Notes, they can be used for any show!

Don't wait til the last minute to sign up; Get your advance ticket now so you don't miss any of the show.
If you must wait until show time, allow at least 15-minutes before the show to sign up and get your ticket (if still available).
I'm looking forward to making that "Love Connection" with you

*What is StageIt?
StageIt is an online venue that allows musicians to stream exclusive LIVE concerts to fans. The vibe is incredibly intimate often featuring performers playing from their homes.
This is an interactive venue, so be sure to say hello and where you're watching from. And, please tell your friends to watch from wherever they are! Send them this link for more info:
http://donnaloren.net/newsblog/?p=797

Get your Advance Ticket NOW!

Get your advance ticket before midnight, Feb 12th and receive a special “Love Connection” Singing Valentine from Donna!

If you're on Facebook, you can NOW SIGN UP, GET YOUR TICKET AND WATCH THE SHOW WITHOUT EVER LEAVING FACEBOOK

Monday, February 13th at 6:25pm PST
8:25pm CST, 9:25pm EST

Hawaii 4:25pm • Rio 12:25am Tuesday 2/14 • Tokyo 11:25am Tues 2/14 Toronto 9:25pm
Sydney/Melbourne 1:25pm Tues 2/14 • Auckland 3:25pm Tues 2/14 Mexico City 8:25pm
London/Dublin 2:25am Tues 2/14 • Paris/Madrid/Berlin/Stockholm/Amsterdam 3:25am Tues 2/14 Athens 4:25am Tues 2/14 Hong Kong 10:25am Tues 2/14

Piano accompaniment by Carl Byron

Watch a clip from a previous Donna Loren's Shindig! concert