musicians
New blogger: Stephanie Phillips
A welcome to our new blogger Stephanie, a journalist and punk musician, who you may already know from the site, Don't Dance Her Down Boys
Mariam the Believer Q&A (part two)
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
Mariam the Believer Q&A (part one)
Holly has a chat to singer and musician Mariam the Believer about her recent single 'Invisible Giving'
Interview with Dee Plume
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
“One local radio station came back and said the lyric was too blunt”: Gaptooth on ‘Ladykillers’ (part two)
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
Tired of settling for less: Gaptooth on ‘Ladykillers’
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
“She’s pretty good for a girl”: sexism against women musicians
Holly flags up a project that uses the stories of women musicians to highlight sexism
Song of the day: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five – The Message
Socially conscious hip-hop co-produced by Sugar Hill founder Sylvia Robinson
Song of the day: Teena Marie/Apollo – Happiness is in Your Soul/Happiness
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
Song of the Day: The Lijadu Sisters – Danger
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
Ukuleles for the ladies
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
