Por Bárbara Pavan Cuando las mujeres no eran más que simples pop stars y Melanie Griffith era el símbolo de todo lo que es Girl Power con su secretaria ejecutiva, en 1988, las mujeres comenzaban a sentirse intranquilas mientras una tercera ola del feminismo pasaba demasiado tiempo debatiendo cuestiones filosóficas sobre el sentido del género y miles de ellas vivían situaciones agobiantes en el trabajo y en el hogar. Después de años de lucha, las mujeres aún seguían siendo un pedazo de carne, y esto aplica también a la música. [...]
WHEN WE PRETEND THAT WE'RE DEAD THEY CAN'T HEAR A WORD WE'VE SAID WHEN WE PRETEND THAT WE'RE DEAD Artist: L7 Album: Bricks Are Heavy Year: 1992 Label: Slash Records Producer: L7 & Butch Vig
With their third album, La Liberación , out on Cooperative Music this August, Brazilian electro-rockers CSS are in promotion mode big-time. But with their U.S. tour being over (for now at last) as of May 21st, the group is going to need a new way to generate some buzz. Proving themselves to be genius yet decidedly wholesome entrepreneurs, the five-piece have put together a mixtape entitled Songs for Cooking . As if the title wasn't obvious enough, it's a playlist that lasts long enough (just under 50 [...]
Want to give some equal time to the female guitarists out there, since I've been shining so much light on the dude guitarists lately. Elle put together a list of female guitarists a few years back that includes shredder turned comedienne Carrie Brownstein and L7' s Donita Sparks, heard here doing a cover of Blondies Hanging on the Telephone , that is not to be missed. ( Via ) L7: Hanging on the Telephone.mp3
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , The Hit List In the history of South by Southwest , somebody has always left the festival as a fabled "buzz band." Yes, even pre-Internet -- the first SXSW [...]
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Blondie: Hanging On The Telephone [ purchase ] The Nerves: Hanging On The Telephone [ purchase ] L7: Hanging On The Telephone [ purchase ] Most folks know where this week's theme title came from. But less seem familiar with Blondie's "other" phone-themed song, an earlier, popular cover of an obscure song by Jack Lee's short-lived US West Coast power [...]
Alright, I put it down to a looong, post-Joan Jett hangover. All that estrogen and all those chords pumping through major amperage, why, it's given me a crrraving for grrlz wot rock!! Erm, what more to say? Well, I guess I could try and explain why grrl rawk entrances me so. Is it the inherent challenge of women appropriating a male artform? Possibly. Could it be the juxtaposition of the female voice and clangy gee-tarr?? Mebbe. Could it be that when they do it properly, they rock with in-yer-face growl & [...]
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive When Courtney Love was working with Linda Perry on the album that would eventually become 'Nobody's Daughter' -- though not the version produced by Perry -- the Hole singer wanted to put an all-female band together. As someone who's worked with a who's who of female artists including Pink , Christina Aguilera and KT Tunstall , Perry is the first to support woman rockers, [...]
A coincidence I suppose. The day I started summer classes/attended the weather was 23- 36degrees Celsius, however, now that I have finished, the weather is about 13degrees C. with rain. A coincidence, or just bad luck? With a little less than a month of summer left, I have some serious planning to do, 1. I''ve decided not to go back to school until Jan. 2. I'm thinking of heading to Australia in Sept. but if the dough is low, then Montreal. But life [...]
This week- Sky Larkin, Sound Of Guns Album Review, Thee Single Spy, Lissie Album Review, Gorillaz App I-phone/ I-pad App , This Day In Music I-phone/ I-pad App , Stornoway and L7. ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _________ SKY LARKIN The band release first single 'Still Windmills' from their second album 'Kaleide' this Monday and today unveil the music video directed by Margarita Louca. 'Still Windmills' is available on limited edition red [...]
Filed under: News , Exclusive , Movies While the new film, ' The Runaways ,' touches on trials and tribulations that even today's teens experience, one thing that'll set it apart is the fact the '70s all-girl band was constantly told that they just couldn't play as well as the boys could. "I didn't like being told that girls couldn't play rock 'n' roll," guitarist and ex-Runaway Joan Jett told Spinner at press event. "I'm sitting in school with girls playing cello and violin, [...]
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"Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records" ... a lovely vinyl/cd package with a FAT booklet and a DVD. And no, I'm not getting a cut of the sales to say it! Y outh Brigade - "Misfortune" MP3 LINK (supposedly free, but don't let Amazon con you if it's not ... ) Nofx - "It's My [...]
Artist: L7 Album: Bricks Are Heavy Release Date: April 14, 1992 When I started listening to Bricks Are Heavy , I was hoping to be surprised. Bands like L7, who generate a single memorable rock hit and then fade away, are generally good for providing diamonds in the rough, the quality album that got lost in the hysteria surrounding a more marketable band. Sadly, though, I walked away feeling largely let down. Not that Bricks Are Heavy is bad, just nothing leaves a [...]
I have been thinking about blogging about L7 for months now. Today is the day. I don't claim to be an expert on all female rock bands, but I have always liked L7. I think my first exposure to an all female band was The Runaways back in the early 70's. I remember hearing my friend Jeff play "Cherry Bomb" and thinking that it was kind of interesting. The most successful all girl band would have to be The Go-Go's I suppose, but if I was posting about The Go-Go's I would have listed this post under Guilty Pleasures. It's [...]
Do you remember the early '90s? C'mon, think a little... it wasn't that long ago (and things haven't really changed all that much, either). It was a prosperous time! The Simpsons , Melrose Place , and Beverly Hills, 90210 had all started its reign on television (aka the FOX invasion), the '80s still bled into culture only with hotter colors, and America considered the Middle East a plausible area for democracy. Funny how things change, huh? Well, if you really dig deep - and squint between the cracks - you'll recall the [...]
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Today on TIDD, grunge is alive and well. Grab your chucks and your dirty old flannel and enjoy the playlist. MP3 :: Nirvana - Blew MP3 :: Soundgarden - Spoonman MP3 :: Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick MP3 :: Stone Temple Pilots - Plush MP3 :: The Jesus Lizard - Mouthbreather MP3 :: Pearl Jam - Evenflow MP3 :: L7 - Shove [...]
Bricks Are Heavy is the third album by the Los Angeles all female band L7, released in April 1992. Although L7 was associated with the horrible "grunge" movement of the 90's. I would heavily disagree with that. Musically the album is heavier and dirtier than the band's previous two recordings or any of the so called grunge artists. While the band retained its punk and hardcore punk roots, there was more emphasis on heavy metal than before. Heavy and dirty it is. The band's name derives from a 1950s slang phrase meaning "square," but is often mistaken for a [...]
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Com muito amor e humor, começamos a nossa empreitada no ramo de podcasts! Porque é muito mais legal falar pra vocês do que ficar escrevendo. Pra essa primeira edição, gostaríamos de agradecer a todos os queridos que nos apoiaram e, especialmente, à Café + Leite , que teve muita paciência e dedicação. Nesse podcast, vamos falar de beleza e vozes. As Susan Boyles do Rock? Sim, todas aquelas cantoras fora do padrão de beleza que são muito, mas muito legais! O que vamos dizer sobre isso? Ouça e depois discutam conosco. Divirtam-se, palpitem, reclamem [...]
La semaine dernière, les filles étaient mélancoliques , aujourd'hui elles sont en révolte. On va le voir au travers du "riot grrrl", nom donné au début des années 90 à un mouvement de groupes post-punk féminins, et même féministes. Le "riot grrrl", c'est d'abord Kathleen Hanna, qui a fondé plusieurs groupes mythiques : Bikini Kill, Julie Ruin, Le Tigre. C'est avec elle que l'on démarre ce post. Après, on jouera avec les époques, riot grrrl ou pas, mais sans remonter à Janis Joplin, et en oubliant PJ Harvey [...]
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