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A '''protocarnivorous plant''' (sometimes also '''paracarnivorous''', '''subcarnivorous''', or '''borderline carnivore'''), unlike a true [[carnivorous plant]], lacks the ability to either [[digestion|digest]] or absorb nutrients from [[insect]]s or [[animal]]s that are trapped and killed by the plant's [[morphology (biology)|morphological]] adaptations such as sticky [[trichome]]s or pitfall traps. The [[demarcation]] between carnivorous and protocarnivorous is blurred by the lack of a strict definition of botanical carnivory and ambiguous academic literature on the subject. Many examples of protocarnivorous plants exist, some of which are counted among the ranks of true carnivorous plants as a matter of historical preference. Further research into these plants has and may continue to reveal that a few do meet the more rigid definition of a carnivorous plant.
|Name = Lolly Pop
|Img = Lolly-boys.jpg
|Img_capt = Photo courtesy Michelle Gould/Q Photography
|Genre = [[Pop Music|Dance-Pop]], [[Pop/Rock]], [[Nightclub|Dance Club]], [[Disco Music|Disco]]
|Occupation = [[Singer]], [[Songwriter]], [[Musician]], [[Dance]]r
|Instrument = [[Vocals]]
|Years_active = 2001–present
|URL = [http://www.electrolollypop.com Official Site]
}}
'''Lolly Pop''' is a "nu-electro" artist and protégé of Minneapolis producers [[Monte Moir]] ([[The Time (band)|The Time]], [[Janet Jackson]], [[Vanity 6]]) and [[Doctor Fink]] ([[Prince and The Revolution]]).
== Defining carnivory ==
Defining what criteria a plant must meet in order to be considered a carnivorous plant has yielded two distinct proposed definitions: one very rigid and the other more broad.
[[Image:Lolly Pop Cover.jpg|175px|left|thumb|The album cover art for Lolly Pop's debut.]]
The rigid set of requirements dictate that a plant must possess morphological adaptations that attract prey through scent or visual cues, capture and retain prey (i.e. the waxy scales of ''[[Brocchinia reducta]]'' or downward facing hairs of ''[[Heliamphora]]'' prevent escape), digest the dead prey through enzymes produced by the plant, and [[adsorption|adsorb]] the products of digestion through specialized structures. The presence of [[commensalism|commensals]] is also listed as strong evidence of a long evolutionary history of carnivory<ref>The five rigid criteria of the carnivorous syndrome proposed by Juniper ''et al.'' (1989) and Albert ''et al.'' (1992).</ref>. By this definition, many sun pitcher plants (''Heliamphora''), a few [[Sarracenia|North American pitcher plants]] (''Sarracenia''), and the [[Darlingtonia californica|cobra lily]] (''Darlingtonia californica'') would not be included on a roster of carnivorous plants because they rely on [[symbiosis|symbiotic]] [[bacterium|bacteria]] to produce the necessary [[proteolysis|proteolytic]] enzymes<ref>Field studies of ''[[Heliamphora]]'' have determined that some species (''[[Heliamphora nutans|H. nutans]]'', ''[[Heliamphora heterodoxa|H. heterodoxa]]'', ''[[Heliamphora minor|H. minor]]'', and ''[[Heliamphora ionasii|H. ionasii]]'') do not produce their own digestive enzymes (Jaffe ''et al.'', 1992)</ref>{{fact}} (''need Darlingtonia ref and Sarracenia ref'')
Pop's animated stage presence, savvy sense of style, and striking vocals are frequently compared to pop contemporaries [[Scissor Sisters]], [[Gwen Stefani]], and [[Goldfrapp]].
The broader definition is less strict and doesn't require plants to produce their own enzymes for digestive purposes. This definition also incorporates requirements for adaptations or resource allocations that result in the active attraction, capture, '''and/or''' digestion of prey. It, too, requires adsorption of the now digested nutrients, but also notes that the plant must receive some noticeable benefit from the carnivorous syndrome. That is, the plant must display some significant increase in fitness because of the nutrients obtained from its carnivorous adaptations (i.e. increased growth rate, increased chance of survival, higher pollen production or seed set)<ref>The "two part" requirement set established by Givnish ''et al.'' (1984)</ref>.
Along with UK hitmaker Ricardo Autobahn ([[Heaven 17]], [[Spray (band)|Spray]], [[Daz Sampson]]), Lolly Pop recently finished writing and producing her solo album; it was released on Valentine's Day, 2007. According to Pop, her eponymous debut is "a tribute to my musical heroes: [[Adam Ant]], [[RuPaul]], [[Missing Persons]], [[David Bowie]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and all the artists responsible for spreading the '[[Minneapolis sound]]': [[Lipps Inc]], [[Vanity 6]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[The Time (band)|The Time]], [[The Jets]], [[Sheila E.]], [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]], [[Information Society]] et all.”
== Notes ==
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== ReferencesBiography ==
With the purchase of an Emerson turn table at 8, Lolly Pop was immediately hooked on pop music and showed early signs of impending stardom. As a child she scoured record stores for hits, was a [[Top of the Pops]] addict, and produced her own nightly lip sync show (honoring faves such as [[Cyndi Lauper]], [[Shannon (singer)|Shannon]], and [[Falco (musician)|Falco]]).
* Albert, V.A., Williams, S.E., and Chase, M.W. (1992). Carnivorous plant phylogeny and structural evolution. ''Science'', 257: 1491-1495.
* Givnish, T.J., Burkhardt, E.L., Happel, R.E., and Weintraub, J.D. (1984). Carnivory in the bromeliad ''Brocchinia reducta'', with a cost/benefit model for the general restriction of carnivorous plants to sunny, moist, nutrient-poor habitats. ''American Naturalist'', 124: 479-497.
* Jaffe, K., Michelangeli, F., Gonzalez, J.M., Miras, B., and Ruiz, M.C. (1992). Carnivory in Pitcher Plants of the Genus ''Heliamphora'' (Sarraceniaceae). ''New Phytologist'', 122(4): 733-744. (First page available online: [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0028-646X%28199212%29122%3A4%3C733%3ACIPPOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K&size=LARGE JSTOR PDF of first page and HTML text of abstract]
* Juniper, B.E., Robbins, R.J., and Joel, D.M. (1989). ''The Carnivorous Plants''. London: Academic Press. ISBN 0123921708
[[Image:Lolly Logo 2.jpg|300px|left|thumb|An early logo]]
Pop eventually landed in Minneapolis, home to [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and other pop luminaries. With $200 in her pocket, she began winding her way through the Minneapolis music scene as a club kid and aspiring artist.
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In the 90's Pop received several high profile breaks, first as a dancer for the R&B/funk outfits Clique and B. Thompson. She later worked with [[Lords of Acid]], and was tapped to appear in [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and the [[New Power Generation]]'s music video "[[Get Wild]]."
After interning at [[Twin/Tone Records]] ([[Soul Asylum]], [[Ween]], [[Babes in Toyland (band)|Babes in Toyland]]), Pop went on to guest on several albums. In 2002, Pop formed TELEPHONE!, an electronic/hip-hop group that caught the attention of Dr. Fink and [[Monte Moir|Moir]].
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Under the guidance of [[Monte Moir|Moir]], Lolly Pop & '''The Couture Club''' (an all-male backing act) was formed. Pop's GLAMOROUS '06 tour, which featured Moir as a member of The Couture Club, launched in November 2006 and drew critical acclaim across North America.
Evolutionary debate: ''[[Plumbago (plant)|Plumbago]]'' evolved trapping/killing as a defensive mechanism. Two schools of thought: if defensive in nature, it's not protocarnivorous, even if it shares the general traits in the definition. OR this is another pathway for carnivory to evolve, the other being nutrient-poor soils as a catalyst for trapping insects for their nutrient resources.
== Quotes ==
"Lolly Pop's self-titled debut is an event in itself. It's a tongue-in-cheek disco opera struck with cocaine-era Minneapolis music and hair-band-era British pop."
- Peter Scholtes, City Pages, Minneapolis, MN
:''Copied over from [[carnivorous plant]] to be expanded'':
==Borderline carnivores==
"...a fascinating mix of cartoony, urban-chic lyrics and bubbly electro beats."
To be a fully fledged carnivore, a plant must attract, kill, and [[digestion|digest]] [[prey]];
and it must benefit from absorbing the products of the digestion (mostly [[amino acid]]s and [[ammonium]] ions). There are a number of plants which fail on one or more
of these counts: whether these count as carnivorous is a matter of definition, although to many horticulturalists, it is a matter of taste. There is a spectrum of carnivory found in plants: from
true 'non-carnivores' like [[cabbage]]s, through borderline carnivores, through unspecialised and simple traps, like ''Heliamphora'', to extremely specialised and complex traps, like that of the Venus flytrap.
- Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
[[image:Roridula gorgonias.jpg|thumb|200px|left|''[[Roridula]]'': a borderline carnivore that gains nutrients from its 'prey' ''via'' the droppings of a predatory bug]]
"Fun with a capital F!"
The borderline carnivores of most interest here are ''[[Roridula]]'' and ''[[Catopsis berteroniana]]''. ''Catopsis'' is a borderline carnivorous bromeliad, like [[Brocchinia]]; however,
''Roridula'' has a more intricate relationship with its 'prey'. The plants in this genus produce sticky leaves
with mucilage-tipped glands, and look extremely similar to some of the larger
sundews. However, they do not directly benefit from the insects they catch. Instead, they
form a [[mutualism|mutualistic]] [[symbiosis]] with species of [[assassin bug]] (genus ''[[Pameridea]]''),
which eat the trapped insects: the plant benefits by absorbing nutrients from the bugs'
[[feces|faeces]].
- Si Wooldridge, synthpop.net
A number of species in the [[Martyniaceae]] (previously the [[Pedaliaceae]]), such as ''[[Ibicella lutea]]'' have sticky leaves that trap insects; however, these plants have not been shown conclusively to be carnivorous. Likewise, the seeds of [[Shepherd's Purse]], urns of ''[[Paepalanthus bromelioides]]'', bracts of ''[[Passiflora foetida]]'', and flower stalks and sepals of [[triggerplants]] (''Stylidium'') appear to trap and kill insects, but their classification as carnivores is contentious.
"Besides [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] himself, the most vocal Twin Cities artist to pick up the gauntlet!"
The production of specific prey-digesting enzymes ([[protease]]s, [[ribonuclease]]s, [[phosphatase]]s, ''etc.''), is sometimes used as a diagnostic criterion for carnivory. However, this would probably discount ''[[Byblis (plant)|Byblis]]'', ''Heliamphora'' and ''Darlingtonia'', all of which appear to rely on the enzymes of [[symbiotic]] [[bacterium|bacteria]] to break down their prey, but are generally considered to be acceptable as carnivores. However, discounting the enzyme-based definition leaves open the question of ''Roridula'': there is no clear reason why a plant's possession of symbiotic bacteria that allow it to benefit from trapped prey should allow the plant to be considered carnivorous, whilst possession of symbiotic bugs should not.
- Peter Scholtes, City Pages, Minneapolis, MN
== Trivia ==
* "Elevator Operator," the first single from ''Lolly Pop'', is featured in the upcoming film ''Loveless in Los Angeles''. The song will also be used in the arcade game ''DTX (Dance Trax)''.
* Lolly Pop is a huge fan of 80s music. Her record features two 80s covers: a down tempo rendition of [[Duran Duran]]'s "The Chauffeur" and a dance version of [[ZZ Top]]'s "[[Sharp Dressed Man]]."
* Pop's favorite artist is [[Adam Ant]]. "Dress Up," her debut album's opening track, is a tribute to the "[[Goody Two Shoes]]" singer.
* The ''Lolly Pop'' album track "Glamorous Life" is a nod to Prince protégé [[Sheila E.]]
* "Pop Musik" by [[M (artist)|M]] is (befittingly) Lolly Pop's favorite song.
* Pop's first 7" vinyl purchase was the single "Big In Japan" by [[Alphaville (band)|Alphaville]].
* The maxi-single for "Elevator Operator" features a "Tokyo POP Version" by the UK remixer Pimps & Wh*res. The remix title is a nod to the cult 1988 film ''[[Tokyo Pop]]''.
== Charitable Efforts ==
Heavily involved with organizations including [[America's Second Harvest|Second Harvest Heartland]], The Bridge For Runaway Youth, [[Amnesty International]], and [[Planned Parenthood]], Lolly Pop created the "Music for Charity" program to benefit these groups and donated 30% of her 2005 touring profits.
Pop also organized "Girlfest 2004" to support The [[Harriet Tubman]] Center.
== External links ==
*[http://www.electrolollypop.com Official Site]
*[http://www.myspace.com/lollypop My Space]
*[http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=216069472 Itunes]
== Discography & Credits ==
===2007===
*ELEVATOR OPERATOR (limited edition maxi single - April, 2007)
*ELEVATOR OPERATOR (maxi single - April, 2007)
*LOLLY POP (self-titled solo debut)
===2005===
*TC ELECTROPUNK VOLUME 2 (song: "Elevator Operator")
*SUNNY SMACK - Mezzanine Girls (song: "Mezzanine")
===2004===
*TC ELECTROPUNK VOLUME 1 (song: "Life on Hold")
*DORY/1DJ - 8 Bits (song: "Encore")
===2003===
*TELEPHONE! - *69 EP (leads and songwriting)
*CHUCK LOVE - Continuous (song: "Perfect")
===2002===
*BURNING SHAKESPEARE- No Juliet EP (leads and songwriting)
*BROWN RAINBOWS - Underground Soundtracks (various tracks)
*TELEPHONE!- Love... EP (leads and songwriting)
===2001===
*STATION9 - Chrome EP (various tracks)
*THOUSAND VOID CRUSH- Radio Free (song: "Radio Free")
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