Cazz Blase has a listen to Gaptooth's debut album and finds a raw and honest but mixed result that nonetheless shows a sense of integrity and politics.
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Mariam Wallentin discusses musical influences, political causes and creative freedom in the face of the patriarchal-capitalist music industry. This is the second and final installment of Holly's two-part Q&A with Mariam the Believer. You can read the earlier part here
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Dee Plume and Sue Denim of Robots in Disguise mentioned plans to bring out solo records when Hayley Foster da Silva interviewed them at The Lexington last year. Following on from this, Sue released an album in August 2012, while Dee has been performing live round London and has a single out this month. This is a guest post from Hayley, featuring a quick interview with Dee
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Are feminists in the mainstream under pressure to be politically subtle in the current so-called post-feminist climate? This is the concluding installment of Holly's two-part interview with Gaptooth about the song 'Ladykillers'. You can read the earlier blog entry here
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Gaptooth is a synth pop act with an unambiguously feminist message. Holly speaks to her about the forthcoming single 'Ladykillers' and its significance, in anticipation of its 10 December release on International Human Rights Day
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An early Teena Marie composition showcased by disco act Apollo in 1979, with the acoustic version from Lady T herself finally becoming available 32 years later
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Sister act who broke new ground in Seventies Nigeria by being one of the only women-headed acts to make it through the backing singer/dancer ceiling
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Cabaret singer and four-string-strummer Tricity Vogue, who will be playing at The Albany in London on 10 June, talks about the ukulele's appeal to women
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