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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The third and final dot of the Mother Festival ephemeral triangle will now be drawn… The traveling wowmen’s music spectacle takes over Berlin on the 22 and 23 September 2011 with a stellar line-up of female bands and DJs.
Here’s all you need to know, plus an exclusive Mother Mixtape below to get your heart and ears ready…
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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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Mary Ocher is a Berlin based singer with roots in Tel Aviv and Moscow. She headed up the band Mary and the Baby Cheeses for several years but is now venturing out on her own again with a set of simple, poetic punk/folk anthems.
Her 2008 limited release lp “War Songs” is being re-released on Haute [...]

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Karen Carpenter / Rachel Carns / Susie Ibarra

This Christmas, instead of the little drummer boy let’s celebrate the drummer girls, because in the beginning there was rhythm and women set the beat!
Download here my one hour mix featuring a selection of contemporary female percussionists from avant-garde and top of the pop to punk [...]

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Ladyfest Ten, the DIY, feminist, female-led, volunteer-run, labour of love, punk rooted, multi-facted festival is set to hit London in a few scant days.
The full programme of activities, running from 12 - 14 November 2010, includes a world of music, stand-up comedy, sit-down literature, take part workshops and so much more. In honour of this [...]

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