Helen McCookerybook Archives

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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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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Making music outside the mainstream

Jane North3 December 2017

Punk, singer-songwriter and academic Helen McCookerybook talks to her former student and award winning British/Polish singer Katy Carr about song writing, blackbirds, Eric Ravilious and why a loaf of bread is not just a loaf of bread. Jane L North is on hand to observe...

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New review: Viv Albertine, Gina Birch and Helen McCookerybook live in Hyde

Holly Combe12 April 2012

Punk pioneers Viv Albertine (The Slits), Gina Birch (The Raincoats) and Helen McCookerybook (The Chefs) each form an important part of feminist musical histor...

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Celebrating Sisterhood! Viv Albertine, Gina Birch and Helen McCookerybook perform in Hyde

Cazz Blase12 April 2012

Three punk pioneers reunite for an evening of rage, honesty, playfulness and sound experiments. Cazz Blase attends the show and talks to the acts backstage ...

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Music paste up: Punk women in Manchester, Riot Grrrl in Russia, and Bradford 1 in 12 club under threat

Cazz Blase13 February 2012

Those of you who read and enjoyed the Punk Women series may have been wondering about what some or all of the women I interviewed for it have been up to latel...

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