Music

“I really wanted my voice, a voice like my voice, to be heard”: Victoria Bailey meets Toria Garbutt

Victoria Bailey3 March 2019

Spoken word poet Toria Garbutt is a magnetic performer. Victoria Bailey saw her perform in Gateshead last year and was so impressed that she just had to interview her...

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The F-Word music blog: February 2019

Cazz Blase22 February 2019

In what has been a pretty grim week for the music industry, let the F-Word music blog lift your mood and guide your gig-going and listening activities this month...

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A stalwart performance from the first lady of shredding: Anna Calvi

Joanna Whitehead12 February 2019

Joanna Whitehead is wowed by Anna Calvi’s sold-out performance at London’s Roundhouse...

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The F-Word music blog: January 2019

Cazz Blase25 January 2019

If this were a news bulletin, you would have just heard the pips and possibly also Big Ben and/or some dramatic music. Fuck Brexit, here are the music headlines this month...

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The F-Word music blog: Crimbo limbo

Cazz Blase28 December 2018

It's the final Friday in December, you never want to see a Christmas pudding again. Fear not, The F-Word music blog post has arrived...

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In search of the feminist music podcast

Cazz Blase21 December 2018

This is the first of three podcast-themed posts that The F-Word is publishing over the Christmas period...

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Exhilarating

Cazz Blase15 December 2018

Miya Folick’s album Premonitions is an assured and sophisticated debut. Cazz Blase is excited ...

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State of total independence

Cazz Blase5 December 2018

Laura Kidd has been performing as She Makes War for eight years now. Cazz Blase meets up with her on her latest tour...

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The F-Word music blog: December 2018

Cazz Blase30 November 2018

This month's F-Word music blog takes a look back through 2018, reflecting on those artists we have featured on the site this year. Also featured is the usual gig list and our monthly playlist...

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“For all your horror, you were home”: Hannah Hull’s sonic exploration of Holloway Prison

Kirsty Folan15 November 2018

Kirsty Folan is moved by Hannah Hull’s sound project on Holloway women’s prison, and those who were imprisoned there...

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Stories of the She-Punks

Cazz Blase2 November 2018

Fed up of not seeing their own experiences and those of their peers represented in accounts of 1970s UK punk, Gina Birch and Helen McCookerybook have made a film that nails the female punk experience. Cazz Blase meets up with them for a chat...

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The F-Word music blog: November 2018

Cazz Blase26 October 2018

It's a busy time of year for music and there's a lot packed into this month's pos so sit down, get your diary out, and see what tickles your fancy this month...

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“Growing older as a woman is an act of defiance”

Joanna Whitehead18 October 2018

Joanna Whitehead speaks with Anna Calvi about gender, feminism and her new album Hunter...

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The F-Word music blog: September

Cazz Blase28 September 2018

The F-Word is trialling a new monthly music update. Be sure to let us know what you think!...

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Madonna at 60

Kirsty Folan25 August 2018

Kirsty Folan enjoys Lucy O’Brien’s newly updated biography of Madonna, Like an Icon...

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The F-Word August music playlist

Cazz Blase24 August 2018

You find us in a dancing mood, gearing up for the Bank Holiday Weekend and Manchester Pride ...

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Singing out loud

Cazz Blase18 August 2018

Singer/songwriter Emma Back has created a sophisticated debut album that holds up a mirror to the world. She talks to Cazz Blase about songwriting, singing and activism...

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part one

Emily Zinkin12 August 2018

Here are The F-Word’s first set of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy and theatre...

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