Victory Tischler-Blue

Victory Tischler-Blue (born September 16, 1959) is an American film producer, director, writer, musician and photographer. She was born and raised in Newport Beach, California. Tischler-Blue began working in the entertainment industry at age 17, using the name Vicki Blue as the bassist in the American all-girl teenage rock band the Runaways. After the demise of the band, she was cast as Cindy by director Rob Reiner in the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap. Her film Edgeplay (2004) was based on her tenure in the Runaways.

Vicki Blue auditioned for the Runaways after bassist Jackie Fox left the band in the summer of 1977. She did well in her audition and became the Runaways' new bassist. Blue was credited for played bass on the Runaways third studio album, Waitin' for the Night (1977);^[1] however, Kim Fowley would not allow her to play bass and had Sal Maida play bass on that record instead. Despite that, she toured with them from fall of 1977 to late 1978. Blue left the band when they started recording And Now... The Runaways. She was credited for playing bass on that album but did not play on it at all.

Blue sang back up vocals on Girlschool's album Play Dirty released on November 8, 1983.

Vicki Blue played Cindy in This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and herself in The Return of Bruno (1987). Blue loved filmmaking so much that most of her career after the Runaways has consisted of producing, directing, and writing movies. Her best known release is Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways (2004). Blue also produced the music video for former bandmate Lita Ford's 2012 single "Mother".

En 2004, Tischler-Blue estrenó Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways . Fue adquirida por Showtime Networks . Rob Reiner comentó: "Me quedé fascinado... Este documental de rock increíblemente honesto llega al 11". ^{[ 2 ]} Una película de 2010 sobre The Runaways , protagonizada por Kristen Stewart , Dakota Fanning y Michael Shannon, citó Edgeplay de Tischler-Blue como inspiración para algunos elementos de la película. ^{[ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]}

En 2010, Tischler-Blue fue la productora ejecutiva de dos programas de televisión que se estrenaron ese año: El Guitarrista y The Rarebirds .

Tischler-Blue produjo el video musical oficial de " Strict Machine " de Suzi Quatro , una canción de su álbum In the Spotlight (2011). Esta canción es una versión de "Strict Machine" de Goldfrapp , pero la versión de Quatro incluye dos líneas adicionales de su propio éxito número uno " Can The Can " (para mostrar la similitud entre las melodías de ambas canciones). ^{[ 6 ]}

El 16 de noviembre de 2011, se lanzó el video musical oficial a través del canal oficial de YouTube de SUZI QUATRO . Incluye imágenes en vivo de la gira Rocks The Spotlight Tour de Quatro en Australia en 2011 y dos líneas adicionales de "Can The Can". ^{[ 7 ]}

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• Victoria Tischler-Azul AllMusic
• Victoria Tischler-Blue The Runaways Canción triste Rolling Stone
• Revista SPIN
• Revista Nueva York
• Los Angeles Times