March 28, 2002:
stella is currently in la writing new material with louise post...
February 13, 2002:
stella speaks!
she is living in new york, really happy. she just painted her new apartment yellow, so it looks like a cross between martha stewart and the easter bunny. she is going to l.a. in march to record her new material, as she promised. she got a new puppy,
a yorkie. she joined the american red cross, and worked at ground zero. she went back to school, to learn to work with animals. she spends all her spare time volunteering at the humane society. she only cares about music, and not the commerce. she got really skinny (but still healthy). she started taking
pilates classes, and rehabilitated her bad back. she had a messy break up with her boyfriend, which probably worked out for the best in the end. she feels an overwhelming sense of optimism and relief lately. and she feels the most inspired she has ever
felt.....
January 5, 2002:
no, stella didn't disappear from the face of the earth... she is currently looking for a new band on the east coast... and learning to groom dogs...
June 22, 2001:
Stella will be on VH1's Storytellers with Billy Idol tonight!
Stella is on tour with the Go Go's, check tour page for dates!
June 8, 2001:
Stella's next single will be Pretty Young Thing and it'll be hitting airwaves on July 10th.
gurl.com is having a chat with Stella Soleil on Monday June 11th.
source: stella's online street team
June 1, 2001:
**CHAT WITH STELLA ON TEEN HOLLYWOOD**
Come chat with Stella this week at teenhollywood.com on Tuesday June 5th at 4pm EST. Bring your friends, the family dog and your questions! Ask her about her new album, her website, her tattoos or performances. Let’s make Stella feel welcome and show her that her fans care. See ya there!
**KATRILLION**
Last week Katrillion featured a great interview with Stella. See what she had to say by clicking on the link below.
http://www.katrillion.com/music/musicgrabber.jsp?categoryId=157&newsId=13352
**HIPONLINE**
The folks at hiponline reviewed Dirty Little Secrets… Do you agree with what they said? Check it out and let everyone know your thoughts in the discussion group:
http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/s/soleil_stella/dirty_little.php3
source: stella's online street team
May 24, 2001:
Check out the Stella interview up on Kiwibox.com. direct link is here: www.kiwibox.com/article.asp?a=12423
May 22, 2001:
today is the day we've been waiting for! dirty little secret is out! if you purchase it at a coconuts store, you will receive a free shirt...
May 19, 2001:
If you purchase your copy of Dirty Little Secret at a Sam Goody store you will recieve a free copy of the Kiss Kiss video.
source: stella_fans yahoo group
May 15, 2001:
Stella will be on VH1's Storytellers this June
and will be performing with Billy Idol. They will be performing "Mony, Mony", "Got To Be A Lover" and "Eyes Without A Face."
source: stella's online street team
May 1, 2001:
Stella will be on MTV this thursday (may 3)
source: stella_fans yahoo group
April 29, 2001:
7 Questions With Stella Soleil
Before recording her new album, Dirty Little Secret (May 22), Stella Soleil had to take the ultimate challenge — she had to look deep within herself and discover the true Stella. To find inspiration for her solo debut, Stella had to get away (far away) and do some soul searching. No, she didn't try out for "Survivor." She went into seclusion for two years while traveling across Europe, read her old diaries, wrote in journals and practiced Yoga on the path to recording the eclectic album.
The result is a collection of dance songs and ballads highlighted by the Middle Eastern-sounding single "Kiss, Kiss," which the Chicago native (born Stella Katsoudas) describes as funny yet sexy. The playful theme is in staunch contrast to Stella's last album, 1998's Soularium, which she admits had some angry moments. But as she told Shaheem Reid, whether you were a fan of her industrial band, Sister Soleil, or dug her collaborations with Ministry, Dirty Little Secret has something for everyone, plus a serious sense of humor.
MTV: How did your single "Kiss Kiss" come about?
Stella Soleil: [Universal Music Group Chairman/CEO] Doug Morris called me and said that there was this song, a Turkish song by this guy named Tarkan [that] he wanted me to [record]. I went to Tower Records and I bought it, and the whole thing was in Turkish. I was so confused. I called him back, and he said, 'Let's get a translator.' [The song] sort of got lost in the translation. It's sort of nonsensical. My friend Juliet had to [re]write the song for me, coming from where she thought I might be coming from. It started to come together, and I realized Doug was probably right. I was skeptical at first, but the thing I liked about it was the kissing part in the chorus. I thought it was so funny.
MTV: What do you think about how well the song has been received?
Soleil: I was the biggest skeptic of the song because I did not think people would get the humor. You just never know. I had no idea it would work like this. For the first time ever in my life I put the control freak in my back pocket and went against my instincts. I left that behind for once, and it's working. I'm pleasantly shocked.
MTV: For the recording of your album, I heard you traveled a lot. It took you two years to record it, and your label just laid off for that long?
Soleil: I get really antsy if I stay in more than one place too long. Universal was really supportive [and understood] that I needed to go across the Atlantic to reinvent myself and to find my voice, my muse. They agreed [and said,] 'You need to go out and experience new things.' I went into seclusion. I spent two years by myself, [except] for the writers and people I worked with in the studio. As far as relationships, all I did was research, extensive amounts of reading, journal [writing], a lot of yoga and traveling. It is so stimulating to experience new people and new places. That's why my album is eclectic. I found a lot of different sounds.
MTV: What about being away from your friends and family so long, how was that?
Soleil: I probably ran up the largest phone bill in the history of the phone. Literally, my label cut my cell phone service off. I talked to my parents and my brother probably about three or four times a week. I was homesick, I'm not going to lie to you. I have two best friends that have always lived in different states, so they've always been a phone call away anyway. The Internet plays a huge part in my social existence. I kept up with my friends and family constantly over the Internet. The Internet also helped me practice writing for this album. I got a lot of material from e-mail. The more writing you do, the better your writing is. It's like exercising your muscles for sports.
MTV: What about the fans of your more industrial albums? Will they be alienated by such a staunch contrast?
Soleil: I kept really close contact over the Internet with my fans. I think that one thing I brought over the ocean with me was the connection with my fans. They went through the process with me. They're very supportive of me, [but] I was nervous about that. I didn't want to make it seem like I was abandoning them. They were so overwhelmed that they had personal contact with me, everything they were looking for in my music, they got personally from me. My fans are fans of me, they [have told me in e-mails that they] don't really care what kind of music I make.
MTV: The tone of this album is real sexy and playful.
Soleil: I was so used to writing whatever I felt. It's an easy thing to do. You're pissed-off, you write a pissed-off song. My last two records were very angry. It's easy to write negative. The majority of the people want to hear about love or sex. I have no experience in either one of these areas, and the experience I have is not that great. I thought writing about sex in a humorous way was something I could do. I have an incredible sense of humor, and sex is comical sometimes. It's a sexy record, but it's tongue-in-cheek. I read a lot of great smut books.
MTV: What did you learn about yourself by going back and looking at your old journals?
Soleil: What I noticed is that I have the same problems right now as what I did in school. I was obsessing about the same things — my low self-esteem at times. Those are things I worried about as a [young girl]. I've been beating myself up about the same thing since I was 12 years old, [and] I think its time to be a happy person and be like, 'Screw it.'
source: mtv.com
April 10, 2001:
Stella Soleil's video for Kiss Kiss will premere on MTV at 9:40 tonight, and on VH1 tomorrow morning at 10.
source: stella_fans yahoo group
March 11, 2001:
It is confirmed that Stella will be in Mexico next week to shoot the video for Kiss Kiss, which will be directed by Hype Williams.
source: stella