Jenny Woolworth’s Women in Punk Blog

image from “Born in Flames” publication by Kaisa Lassinaro

From early February 2011 until end March 2011, London’s The Showroom gallery is host to the exhibition “Reproductive Labour” centering around the films, videos, politics and discussions that make up Cinenova – a volunteer-run, charitable organisation dedicated to preserving and distributing the work of women/feminist film [...]

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Here concludes my interview with Marlene Marder, Astrid Spirig and Klaudia Schifferle, aka LiLiPUT.
Check out the the mital-u website for more info and a discography of the band. A good introduction to the band is the 2001 Kill Rock Stars reissue of a CD compilation of their studio recordings. Diehard fans will enjoy the double [...]

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Here continues the interview I did with Astrid Spirig, Klaudia Schifferle and Marlene Marder, former members of the band LiLiPUT…
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Jenny Woolworth: What did the average person on the street think about you punks? What kind of reactions did you get?
Klaudia: They probably were not very afraid of us, at least!
Marlene: We weren’t punk in [...]

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(l-r) Astrid, Klaudia, Marlene

As a teenager in the mid-90s I was introduced to LiLiPUT (a.k.a. Kleenex) on a mixtape I received featuring early 80s female-led punk. I was immediately drawn to the band, firstly because they were from Switzerland, my familial homeland, but mostly because their music resonated deeply with me. The openness and delight [...]

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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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