Jenny Woolworth’s Women in Punk Blog

Just over a year ago my friend Andrea Thal - facilitator of the artist-led space Les Complices* in Zurich - was invited to curate the official Swiss off-site project at the 54th Venice Biennale 2011. The concept Andrea brought together - under the banner Chewing the Scenery - was a community of people working within [...]

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While I am a punk girl at heart I have soft spot for all things italo disco, especially when there’s a bit of outer space in the mix…
I happened upon The Ann Steel album recently and was delighted by its futuristic pseudo-robotic sound and aesthetic. Masterminded by Italian electronic composer, Roberto Cacciapaglia, the persona Ann [...]

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Summer has sprung! So here are some brilliant and delightful girlpunk sounds for all your holiday and party needs - featuring two of my all time favorite blogs and a lovingly done compendium of early punk tracks.
Gunilla Mixtapes is a regularly updated blog featuring 30 minute mixes of (mostly) 80s female fronted punk. Here’s a [...]

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(artwork by G.B. Jones)

Ok, summer is just about over but I’m determined to make the hotness last a bit longer. So here are two mixtapes - one contains some of sexy lez songs and the second one is a bit well, special. Get ready for some hot girl-on-girl aural action…
HOT LEZ ACTION MIXTAPE (lesbionic)

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top: Autoclave, bottom left: Ruby Falls, bottom right: Corndolly

Recently I was asked to submit a mixtape - an actual cassette -  for a an archive project at the Double Double Land Gallery in Toronto, Canada. I immediately pulled out my box of dusty tapes looking for one I might be able to dub over and [...]

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I’m thrilled about Mother Festival - three days of wowmen’s music in London on the 20.21 and 22 May 2010. Following up on my blog post a few weeks ago I’ve now made a mixtape of some of the sounds of some of the bands (and some bands related to the bands) that will be [...]

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