Hanneke Kappen was attending art school when she became a singer for the rock band White Honey from Groningen,[2] with, among others, Erwin Java.

This happened at the height of what was later called "the Groninger springtij" (the "Groningen spring tide"), a period when the music scene in Groningen was very lively, and many local acts were propelled to the national stage, including Herman Brood, who picked up Java, the band's guitarist.

This was only the second Dutch radio program (after the VARA's Betonuur, with Alfred Lagarde, 1976–1982) oriented toward heavy metal.

[5] After Stampij she moved to television and presented a number of shows for the VARA, including Wereldwijs, Je ziet maar, and Vroege Vogels [nl].

[2] She has continued to be active as a musician; in 2005 and 2006 she sang on a CD for the Eastgate project of composer Gerard Ammerlaan and performed with his band, and later formed a duo with guitarist Winfred Buma.