Music Archives - The F-Word

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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A whirlwind of creativity

Cazz Blase19 July 2018

Cazz Blase is completely undone by the new Florence + The Machine album, High As Hope...

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Are you a guilty feminist?

Mary Litchfield14 June 2018

Mary Litchfield reviews an episode of the comedy podcast The Guilty Feminist from earlier this year ...

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Sassy as

Cazz Blase10 June 2018

Tami Neilson makes sassy, 1950s-inspired music for the modern age. Cazz Blase is impressed...

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First in the world somewhere

Cazz Blase3 June 2018

Cazz Blase salutes Penny Pepper and enjoys her post punk memoir First in the World Somewhere...

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The endurance factor

Cazz Blase1 June 2018

Cazz Blase is drawn to Tancred’s new album and its bewitching array of catchy indie rock tunes...

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Say it loud, sing it loud

Victoria Bailey25 May 2018

Victoria Bailey meets Cassie Fox of music promoters Loud Women, a group dedicated to supporting women in music...

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Blindfold

Wedaeli Chibelushi19 May 2018

Wedaeli Chibelushi meets musician Marie Naffah whose project Blindfold provides a platform for blind and partially sighted musicians and their experiences...

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Scenes from a life gallery

Kirsty Folan9 May 2018

Kirsty Folan is impressed with All At Once, Screaming Females’ new album of driving, arty garage rock...

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Forever Kate

Kirsty Folan23 April 2018

Kirsty Folan has been devouring Kate Nash’s latest album Yesterday Was Forever, an experimental affair with nods to previous albums Made Of Bricks and Girl Talk...

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Surfing the Femme Wave

Victoria Bailey29 March 2018

As festival season approaches, Victoria Bailey looks to Canada’s Femme Wave for inspiration in a sea of same-old, same-old and male-dominated programmes...

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