Melody Licious
Melody Licious is the former stage name of Detroit born Melody Baetens, a staff writer for The Detroit News since 1999.
She was a member of Detroit rock bands Broadzilla (1999–2000) and Gore Gore Girls (2000–2003).[1] 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 toured South America with the Coronados in 2004. She's currently the bassist for Betty Cooper.
She was 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.[2]
In January 2009, Melody became a co-owner of Small's Bar in Hamtramck, MI.[3]
In 2019, Baetens was named The Detroit News' restaurant critic.[4]
References
- Doster, Eve (2003-04-09). "Gore Gore lore". Metro Times.
- "Greater Media, Inc. - RIFF2 WINS HD MULTICAST AWARD FROM NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- "Living Life Out Loud: Writer/Musician/Promoter Melody Baetens". Model D.
- "The Detroit News Has a New Restaurant Critic". Eater Detroit. 16 May 2019.