Whitney Houston

• Feministing tackles the media's coverage of Whitney Houston's death which showed another successful female artist's death related to drugs and fame: the age-old "narrative that as a woman, you can’t have it all." 
• The Athena Film Festival wrapped up this week: check out Huffington Post's take on the festival and the importance of women and filmmaking.  
• Chris Brown performed at the Grammys on Sunday: what does it say that pop culture is so ready to forgive domestic violence?  
• Are you/do you know any LGBTQQIA youth who love rock music? Check out the website, sign up for Queer Rock Camp, and read our previous Q&A with the camp's organizers. 
• The Mamafesto responds to the ridiculous absence of women on the congressional panel on birth control. 
• Don't forget that Black Herstory month is ongoing at the Ms. Blog.
• At Global Comment, Bitch contributor Chally reflects on normative love for Valentine's Day.
• This Bay Area event looks amazing! Tickets now available for Girl Talk: A Trans and Cis Woman dialogue curated by Gina de Vries, Elena Rose, and Julia Serano.
• At the Feminist Wire, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Darnell L. Moore, & Kenyon Farrow write about who isn't calling out Roland Martin for his homophobic tweets (and who is, but doing it wrong). 
• Gawker calls Virginia's New Ultrasound Law "sexual assault" as it would force women to get "transvaginal ultrasounds" before abortions. 
• Check out Melissa Harris Perry's new show which starts on Saturday on MSNBC. 
• Slate covers one woman's experience of post-natal care in France. 
• Know any female journalists? GOOD has suggested a campaign to fight the growing gender gap for women in media by asking people to promote women through networking. Check out the twitter response: #promotewomen

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Best of Bitchtapes! Here's a Bitchtapes from the past we're re-posting because it's too jam-worthy to forget!

The other day, while singing "Forever Your Girl" in the shower (don't judge – you know that song rules) I started thinking about the awesome female pop stars of the early 90s. Now, full disclosure: I was born in 1982, so I began to develop my own taste (or lack thereof) in music during that golden era. Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Whitney Houston – these women taught me and my tween (though we didn't call it that back then) friends what it meant to truly rock out as strong women. Sure, our side ponytails, multicolored keds, and leggings may not have said "Empowered Women" to the kids on the playground, but as we jammed out to "Rhythm Nation" on our Sony Walkmen our veins coursed with the power that only a true Female Pop Star can provide.

The early 90s were full of said Female Pop Stars, so without further adieu, I bring you BitchTapes: Female Pop Stars of the Early 90s Edition. Throw that hair into a side ponytail and let's do this.



Track listing and (I couldn't help it) videos after the jump!