Saving Jane
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Though spending time with your BFF on the weekend is clutch, on the weekdays homework or practice fill up your time after school. How can you get some much needed girl time while suffering through your science homework? How about a little background music? Saving Jane will happily save you some major gal pal withdrawals with songs you'll surely have on repeat.
Saving Jane, an alternative rock band from Ohio, surfed the radio airwaves with their first teen angst hit, "Girl Next Door." Yet, this band of guys is fronted and founded by one girl you won't soon forget. Lead singer and songwriter, Marti Dobson will not only be your new girl crush when you see her belt it out on stage barefoot, her songs will help you realize your own crush-worthiness with songs like "One Girl Revolution" and "Supergirl."
Though it may be hard to see this blonde beauty as the girl next door, don't be too quick to judge, Dobson is nothing like the Barbie-babe stereotype. In fact, she's the anti-mean girl. And she has a Master's degree in social work. She's also totally real about her looks and her desire to encourage girls to be proud of who they are.
Perhaps that's why professional athletes like Danica Patrick and Nastia Liukin adopted the song "Supergirl" as their own. "I've seen Danica race and Nastia compete, and they're just so talented. It's so incredible to have them want to use that song. It's really an honor for me," said Dobson in an interview.
Encouraging girl power isn't just about writing music that speaks to teens, tweens and the occasional sports star, it's about embracing who you are. For Dobson, it's about being realistic about her looks. After a photo shoot she was surprised to find the photos airbrushed. She said it looked like they had "shaved about 30 pounds" off her. Dobson was unhappy, but admits it's part of the business.
"I don't want it to be so ridiculous to the point that girls look at the picture and say, 'I wish I looked like that.' Because I'm looking at the pictures thinking it would be nice if I looked like that and they are pictures of me."
With beauty, brains and a desire to make things better for women, it's no wonder Dobson is appealing to so many types of fans and would-be friends.
—Christa Fletcher
Saving Jane, an alternative rock band from Ohio, surfed the radio airwaves with their first teen angst hit, "Girl Next Door." Yet, this band of guys is fronted and founded by one girl you won't soon forget. Lead singer and songwriter, Marti Dobson will not only be your new girl crush when you see her belt it out on stage barefoot, her songs will help you realize your own crush-worthiness with songs like "One Girl Revolution" and "Supergirl."
Though it may be hard to see this blonde beauty as the girl next door, don't be too quick to judge, Dobson is nothing like the Barbie-babe stereotype. In fact, she's the anti-mean girl. And she has a Master's degree in social work. She's also totally real about her looks and her desire to encourage girls to be proud of who they are.
Perhaps that's why professional athletes like Danica Patrick and Nastia Liukin adopted the song "Supergirl" as their own. "I've seen Danica race and Nastia compete, and they're just so talented. It's so incredible to have them want to use that song. It's really an honor for me," said Dobson in an interview.
Encouraging girl power isn't just about writing music that speaks to teens, tweens and the occasional sports star, it's about embracing who you are. For Dobson, it's about being realistic about her looks. After a photo shoot she was surprised to find the photos airbrushed. She said it looked like they had "shaved about 30 pounds" off her. Dobson was unhappy, but admits it's part of the business.
"I don't want it to be so ridiculous to the point that girls look at the picture and say, 'I wish I looked like that.' Because I'm looking at the pictures thinking it would be nice if I looked like that and they are pictures of me."
With beauty, brains and a desire to make things better for women, it's no wonder Dobson is appealing to so many types of fans and would-be friends.
—Christa Fletcher
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