Jenny Woolworth’s Women in Punk Blog

clockwise, from top left - Les Reines Prochaines, Gaggle, Disband, Pulsallama

Today I’m highlighting women’s collectives, specifically the whimsical, cunning sounds of arty female musical troops featuring the likes of Ann Magnuson, Barbara Ess, Dianne Torr, Barbara Krueger, Pipilotti Rist and Valie Export.
In New York City, between 1979 - 1982, artists such as Ilona Granet, Donna [...]

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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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I’d like to invite you to join me in my neighborhood for a bit of a good time. The MOTHER Music Festival is happening on 20, 21 and 22 May 2010 in London and will  feature the wow sounds of female led punk, pop and rock from across the UK and Europe. Alongside the musical [...]

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(photo by Christa Holka)
There is a  flurry of activity surrounding The Raincoats right now, including rare live appearances, film projects and album re-issues.
The buzz began in March after a tantalizing preview screening for the band’s documentary/tour diary film, Fairytales, directed by Gina Birch at the BFI hosted 2009 London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (LLGFF). 
In April they followed up [...]

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The Free Music Archive is a on-line database of pre-cleared music available for legal download and distribution. The project is directed by WFMU radio station in Jersey City, New Jersey - one of the foremost independent radio stations in the United States. Further curators and contributors include other stateside radio stations such as KEXP, dublab, [...]

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GB Jones is a musician, filmmaker and artist based in Toronto, Canada and active in the queer/underground scene there since the early 80s. Her many projects over the years have included co-editing the seminal queer zine J.D.s with Bruce LaBruce and later Double Bill with friends and bandmates from her all-girl band Fifth Column. She has also appropriated [...]

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