Reviews, raves, honors and sponsors from Cookie Cutter Girl’s press kit, 2005 to 2008. Two shelves, two kinds of proof.
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From the 2005 siteCopied from her old site with the credit she gave it. Her words, not re-checked.
Shelf 1: Verified
Every item on this shelf has a receipt: proof you can open today, either right here or on a live site. Links checked November 5, 2026.
Issue 997. She’s inside on page 66, not on the cover.
Rolling Stone, April 6, 2006
sounds like Nashville’s version of Fiona Apple
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, April 6, 2006. Issue 997, page 66, “Download Now”.
In a three-star review of the podcast Roots Rock Radio Show 52, he named “Pain,” by Julian, one of the episode’s two highlights. It is one line in a podcast review, and it is real: the podcast posted the same page on its own site that April.
Roots Rock Radio Show 52. Three stars. rrradio.com
Richard Taylor, a delightfully folksy DJ from Maryland, spins his favorite unsigned roots-rock bands on this weekly podcast show. This one features fourteen obscure tracks, the highlights of which are “Pain,” by Julian, who sounds like Nashville’s version of Fiona Apple, and the jangly rockabilly instrumental “Cats Pajamas,” by the Black Crabs. Worth checking out if you’re an Americana fan looking for new music.
Andy Greene
Transcribed from the scan. The printed review sets the words about Julian off with dashes.
Her 2005 records are still out there. Each card pairs a record with the press release she wrote about it.
“Get the Picture” on a 2005 Maine radio CD
Greetings From Area Code 207, Volume 6, a limited 2xCD from Cornmeal Records (November 2005). Disc 1, track 12, credited to “Lynn Julian aka Cookie Cutter Girl”. Copies still turn up for sale.
Everything on this shelf comes from her own 2005 to 2008 pages: the reviews she reprinted, the raves she quoted, the awards she listed and the sponsors she thanked. The words and credits are hers, copied as she printed them. None of it has been re-checked against the original outlets.
Clippings
Three reviews she reprinted on her site (excerpts), the book cover she landed and a sponsor’s magazine ad.
NorthEast In-Tune MagazineSept and Nov 2005
Women in Music Artist Spotlight: Lynn “Julian” AKA Cookie “Cutter” Girl
By Bob Donovan
Lynn ‘Julian’ is a woman with a mission. A hard working, dedicated, very talented singer, songwriter and musician out to show the world that women can do it on their own in this big, bad, male dominated music industry.
She has developed a “superhero” image for women in the industry and combines comedy and serious hard work and writing to develop a storyline for success.
Whether you see or hear Lynn “Julian” you won’t forget her and the alter ego she has developed as the Cookie “Cutter” Girl.
From the 2005 siteExcerpt, as reprinted on her site
NoMaSoNHa MagazineJune 2005
“Cookie Cutter Girl” CD review
By Edward Horton
This album has great production with harmonically balanced musical arrangements.
All in all “Cookie Cutter Girl” is tastefully sweet with a bit of spice, and an occasional dash of humor, achieving a delicious recipe...
From the 2005 siteExcerpt, as reprinted on her site
The League of RockersJuly 2005
“Cookie Cutter Girl” CD review
July 2005 Artist of the Month
I can see her character COOKIE CUTTER GIRL very easily becoming part of Saturday Morning Children’s Programming.
In the spirit of everyone from Alice Cooper and David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust to KISS, even Motley Crue, Lynn as Julian is doing her best to reach her target audience with the Powerful Message of Positive Actions, not just Positive Thoughts.
From the 2005 siteExcerpt, as reprinted on her site
That’s her!
The Indie Bible, 8th edition, 2007
Cookie Cutter Girl on the cover of David Wimble’s musicians’ resource book: right of center, silver wig, purple guitar.
From the 2005 site
Music ConnectionDec 2006, Minarik Guitars ad
What Do These Hot RockrGrls Have In Common?
Detail of the Minarik Guitars ad: Cookie Cutter Girl on her pink Minarik motorcycle with a red flame guitar. The full ad also shows three other guitarists.
From the 2005 site
What they said
From the 2005 site
Raves from her 2005 to 2008 reviews page, credited exactly as she printed them. Some were letters and contest notes, not published reviews.
Kiss Meets the Powder Puff Girls @ CBGB!
Pat Horgan Talent Booking
This isn’t just a band: IT’S A SHOW. You simply HAVE to SEE HER LIVE!
eaTV, Evolving Artist Television
If I had a STUDIO FULL OF ANIMATORS... I know COOKIE CUTTER GIRL would receive one of my calls!
The League of Rockers
Magazines and papers
7 raves
Cookie Cutter Girl ... freeing women from the mold in which society holds them captive...
Music Connection Magazine (10/05, 4/06, 12/06 & 9/07)
“Get the Picture” partakes in a pinch of SHANIA TWAIN’S “That Don’t Impress Me Much.”
C. Eddy, Village Voice, New York, NY
A heady mix of rock and pop, suffused with catchy hooks and observant lyrics. Imagine PINK jousting with EVERCLEAR on sodium pentathlon; it’s pop, it’s punk and it’s unbridled honesty. Her eponymous debut CD as CCG is a paean to equal rights.
Artist Launch Magazine
CCG will rock your socks off with her Girl Power Superpop... crazy pink go-go boots and Wonder Women-esque outfit!
The Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA)
A vocal cross between Shania Twain and Natalie Merchant, her songwriting is pro-level... as tight as her spandex outfit.
Eric Saeger, Skope Magazine
Julian’s “Cookie Cutter Girl” is the perfect mold for listeners who love strong female singer/songwriters!
Heather Corcoran, GoGirls
Music lovers who want a slice of real life in their listening experience will be interested in Cookie Cutter Girl.
J. Wallace, Indie-Music
On the radio
3 raves
You’ve got a nice touch of madness going, I like that in a girl... Great CD! “Stalker” cracks me up.
Dave Isaac, WKIT, Bangor, ME
I hope a Mass girl makes it big!
Chris Rucker, WFNX, Boston, MA
Lynn JULIAN is making everyone take another look at their Holiday Feast!
Dr. Demento
Music biz
8 raves
‘Get the Picture’ scored very high marks... It was listened to in the final session where top 3 in each category were decided. An unofficial TOP 10!
Mark Furnas, Director, Billboard Song Contest
You are a STAR, they just don’t know who you are-YET! That’s our job.
Up Entertainment, Hollywood, CA
One of a kind, Made for TV, COOKIE CUTTER GIRL! Unusual and complex... bold and individual, your songs tackle subjects that we (women) are all aware of, but perhaps don’t want to discuss ... YOU can be our voice instead!
TAXI (Indie A&R Co.)
Amazing stuff, really terrific!
Don Rose, founder of Rykodisc Records and president, American Association of Independent Music
You are the ultimate Go Girl!
Madalyn Sklar, President/CEO, GoGirls Music
Once the disc was in, I couldn’t take it out.
IMG Music Promotions
After dancing around the office like idiots, we want to distribute “Get the Picture.”
Max, Content Manager, iSOUND
Stuck in your head for hours
CDBaby.com
Comics and capes
3 raves
You’re like a hardcore, hotter version of JEM!
The Silver Mullet (real life superhero)
You look a LOT like how DC comics has been drawing Wonder Woman over the last few years.
Reece Friesen, Aspire Comic Book Art (CD insert artist)
The “Terminal Diner” theme song you wrote for us is so WAAAAY COOL!
Sonic Comics / Sonic Publishing
Trophy case
From the 2005 site
The contests, picks and awards on her 2005 to 2008 awards pages, in her words. Contest results are contest results: a Billboard Song Contest honor is not a Billboard chart.
2004
3 honors
“Ham for the Holidays” played on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento Show two weeks in a row (Nov 21 and Nov 27, 2004).
“Jenny” chosen for the CD “Glowboy” from 7RecordsMusic.
ASCAPlus Award, and again every year since joining.
2005
5 honors
“Artist of the Month”: Love To Sing (6/05), The League of Rockers (7/05), Indie Guitarists (11/05).
“Elite Member” of GoGirls Music (2005 to 2007).
“Ham For The Holidays” awarded Honors in the Great American Song Contest.
“Get the Picture” on Broadjam’s Rock Top 10 for 16 weeks and Pitt Radio’s Rock Top 10 for 20 weeks.
Sonicbids “Most Booked” and “Most Viewed” artist lists, 2005 and 2006. Her own pages give different ranks, from #1 to “TOP 50”.
2006
4 honors
“HALL of FAME” award (10/06) from eaTV + Engage Radio.
“Get the Picture” chosen from 300 bands for the MMC10 Millennium Music Conference CD; the Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA) voted CCG one of the top 10 acts to see.
“Get the Picture” runner up in the Song of the Year contest.
Garo Entertainment Artist of the Month (3 and 4/06) and Mixposure “Arena Winner” (7/06).
2007
5 honors
Billboard Song Contest (results 6/07): “Get the Picture” honored as “1 of the Top 10 POP SONGS” and “Jenny” as “1 of the Top 500 POP SONGS” out of 18,000 entries. A songwriting contest, not a Billboard chart.
On the cover of The Indie Bible, 8th edition.
“I Feel You” awarded 2nd place on the IIA 3 CD “Songwriters & Storytellers”.
“Without You” won by fan vote onto the “Santa Cruz Battle of the Bands III” CD.
Won a hot pink “Girl Power” guitar from Sonicbids.com.
2008
7 honors
“Honorable Mention” as “Best Female Solo Artist in the USA” for “Get the Picture” in the International Music Awards (1/08).
Sole winner of the New York Comic-Con comic book contest, sponsored by MashOn.com.
John Lennon Songwriting Contest: “Cookie Cutter Girl” a Top 20 finalist (6/08) out of 700+ artists.
SPIN “Hot Pursuit” contest: Top 30 finalist (7/08) out of 1,800+ artists.
Billboard Song Contest (8/08): “Jumper” honored as one of the Top 1500 Pop songs of 18,000+ entries. A songwriting contest, not a Billboard chart.
Music Connection magazine monthly contest winner (9/08).
Winner of a MashOn.com holiday comic strip contest, with a Lil Stinker strip.
Proud Endorsement Family
From the 2005 site
Her own heading for the sponsors page: “COOKIE CUTTER GIRL, 21st CENTURY POP SUPERHERO’S Proud Endorsement Family”.
Minarik Guitars
A custom sparkle orange “Inferno” with a flame-shaped body, nicknamed “Sparky”: “the ONLY 1 in the WORLD, just like her!”
Cookie Cutter Girl is just what this country needs. We HAVE to find a way to get her up into the commercial mainstream.Bill Minarik, President, Minarik Guitars
Daisy Rock Guitars
“Guitars for Girls”. A Hot Pink “Rock Candy” electric was her “good guitar” on the 2005 tour, with photo shoots at Daisy Rock in Van Nuys, CA, in November 2005.
Cookie Cutter Girl ROCKS with GIRL POWER!Daisy Rock Guitars
Scratch Pad
Guitar finish protector. Her PRWeb release (Nov 20, 2006): “Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero, Discovers a Way to Give Your Guitar Super Powers: Scratch Pad”.
This POP SUPERHERO gives ALL her guitars SUPER PROTECTION with a SCRATCH PAD on the back!her endorsements page
Also in the family
Sam Ash Music“Cookie Cutter Girl fondly refers to them as ‘Uncle Sam Ash!’”
S.I.T. StringsS942 Power Wound, the only strings her Pop Superhero band used
In-Tune Guitar Picksendorsement dated Sep 1, 2005
VAM Acoustic Monitor“your personal PA”
Guitar Wheel“Finally... Music Theory Made Easy...”
“What Is Indie” DVDDave Cool’s movie; she was interviewed for it
Mixed Emotions Musicthe studio: “this engineer is all ears”
Pure Buttonspins and buttons
Hello Kitty Fender“(NOT an official sponsor... I just like these!)”
Her sponsor wish list, 2008HINT: CCG, Boston’s Pop Superhero, does not yet have a sneaker sponsor. Come on Converse, New Balance, Saucony...
Press releases
From the 2005 site
Headlines from her press release index, most of them sent out on PRWeb. Fold open a year to print it.
CCG NEWS WIREFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2005: 5 releases
Christmas CD by Tommy Turkey has Dr. Demento Eating “Ham For The Holidays!”Sent again every holiday season, 2006 and 2007.
Daisy Rock Guitars Sponsorship and IndieGuitarists.com “Artist of the Month”
“Greetings from Area Code 207” WCLZ Radio Station CD Features “Get the Picture” Verified: the CD
(Music) Connection Magazine Features Cookie Cutter Girl
(Cookie) Cutter Girl & S.O.S. Make International TV Debut on EATV
2006: 13 releases
Cookie Cutter Girl is #1 “Most Booked Artist” & “Most Viewed Artist” on SONICBIDS!
Pop Music Superhero, Cookie Cutter Girl, Gives Girl Power to the New York Comic-Con
Minarik Guitars Sponsors Pop Superhero, Cookie Cutter Girl with a Custom Inferno!
Pop Superhero, Cookie Cutter Girl Gives Girl Power to Rolling Stone & Music Connection Magazines! Verified: Rolling Stone
Pop Superhero, Cookie Cutter Girl, Gives Go Girl Power to the Millennium Music Conference
Move Over Superman ... Pop Superhero, Cookie Cutter Girl, Gives Girl Power to Her 20th Compilation CD
My Super Ex-Girlfriend has got Nothing on Pop Superhero, Cookie Cutter Girl!
Who Wants to be a Superhero? Cookie Cutter Girl Wants YOU!
Pop Superhero Hits Hall of Fame ... Cookie Cutter Girl Goes Down in Radio History on eaTV
Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero, Tells the Trouble With Turkey
Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero, Discovers a Way to Give Your Guitar Super Powers: Scratch Pad(PRWeb, Nov 20, 2006)
Holiday Toy Dog Fever has Shoppers Rushing to Adopt a Maltipoo at Build-A-Bear(PRWeb, Dec 11, 2006)
Pop Superhero & Canine Crime Fighting Companion Dog in Music Connection Magazine
2007: 7 releases
Cookie Cutter Girl Graces the Cover of 2007 Musician’s Resource Book
Pop Superhero Gives Girl Power to the Indie Bible
Cookie Cutter Girl Wins ASCAP PLUS Scholarship 3rd Year in a Row
Julian Wins BILLBOARD SONG CONTEST for 2nd Year in a Row with “Get the Picture”(also on Top40-Charts.com, Jul 31, 2007)A songwriting contest, not a Billboard chart. Release still online
Pop Superhero, Cookie Cutter Girl Makes Music Connection Magazine #18 in 8/07
Cookie Cutter Girl’s Song, “I Feel You,” Wins “Songwriters and Story Tellers” Song Contest
Christmas Came Early for Boston’s Own Pop Superhero, CCG Wins a Hot Pink, Girl Power Guitar from Sonicbids.com
2008: 2 releases
Cookie Cutter Girl is awarded “Honorable Mention” as the “Best Female Solo Artist in the USA” in the “International Music Awards”
Cookie Cutter Girl Rocks the Cover of Lyrics Inc Magazine with Pop Superhero Interview
In print
From the 2005 site
Her own list of the papers, magazines and sites that covered Cookie Cutter Girl: 41 of them, plus Rolling Stone on Shelf 1. A few of the names:
Village VoiceMar 2006
Music Connection2005 to 2008
Portland Press HeraldJuly 2005
Portland PhoenixOct 2005, Feb 2006
Kennebec JournalApr 2005, Nov 2006
Patriot NewsJune 2006
Lewiston Sun JournalAug 2005
Realms of FantasyApr 2006
Skope MagazineNov 2005, Dec 2006
NorthEast In-TuneSept and Nov 2005
Artist LaunchOct 2007
Lyrics Inccover, 2007 or 2008
See all 41 on her list
Artist LaunchOct 2007
Axis MagazineNov 2005
Comicon ezineDec 2005
Dayton City PaperNov 2005
GenderizineDec 2005
GlideNov 2005
Good Times MagazineJan 2006
Hippy.comNov 2005
Houlton PioneerJuly 2006
Indie GrrlNov 2006
Indie GuitaristsNov 2005
Indie IslandsNov 2007
Jerq This!Nov 2005
Juniors Cave2008
Kennebec JournalApr 2005, Nov 2006
Lewiston Sun JournalAug 2005
Love To SingApr 2005
Lyrics Inccover, 2007 or 2008
Maine Songwriters AssociationMay 2005
Mouvement NouveauNov 2005
Music Connection2005 to 2008
NE PerformerFeb 2006
NoMaSoNHaJune 2005
NorthEast In-TuneSept and Nov 2005
Parents & KidsJan 2007
Patriot NewsJune 2006
Portland PhoenixOct 2005, Feb 2006
Portland Press HeraldJuly 2005
Realms of FantasyApr 2006
Record SearchlightMay 2006
Rhythm MagazineSept 2006
Skope MagazineNov 2005, Dec 2006
Space JunkiesJan 2006
SubcultureNov 2005
Sunshine's UndergroundNov 2005
The Cover ZoneJan 2007
Three MonkeysMay 2008
Village VoiceMar 2006
Virus MagazineNov 2005
Wild WritingsAug 2006
Your Target Audience2008
Where Shelf 2 comes from
Her old pages, read from web archive copies of the same files (each date is when the archive copy was saved, not when she wrote it):
Reviews and raves pages, archived May 23, 2006 and April 24, 2016
Review reprints (NorthEast In-Tune, NoMaSoNHa, The League of Rockers), archived May 23, 2006 and February 26, 2021
Awards pages for 2005, 2006 and 2007, archived July 17, 2016
Awards page, all years, archived February 18, 2012
Gig lists, 2004 and 2005, archived July 24, 2008
Endorsements, archived September 3, 2013
Press release index and the Scratch Pad release, archived July 24, 2008 and April 25, 2016
Appearances lists, archived September 3, 2013 and September 19, 2019
