Women in Rock

New-found fab female MCs plus new music recs and news!

Music post by Kjerstin Johnson on August 18, 2009 - 6:16pm; tagged Christina Aguilera, Emmylou Harris, female artists, hip hop, hip-hop, Invincible, Joy Jones, Kim Deal, Lady Gaga, music, Pens, Rap, Shilpa Ray, the Breeders, women in hip hop, Women in Rock.

After WireTap blogger Biko Baker asked "Where is the Next Lauryn Hill?" last week bemoaning (what seemed like) the lack of women in rap and hip-hop, MC Invincible (interviewed in Bitch's Loud issue) wrote back suggesting dozens of female MCs from around the country. Check out her excellent list of recommendations and discover all the amazing female rappers you didn't know you were missing (I'm already hooked on New Jersey's Lady Luck).

New York female hip-hop collective ANOMOLIES
Read on for music shorts, plus new music recs and an mp3 from Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers!

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Ladies' Camp Rock

Article by Tammy Oler, Illustrated by Krista Messer, appeared in issue Consumed; published in 2009; filed under Music; tagged Bella Rocks!, fandom, Harry and the Potters, Harry Potter, music, Twilight, Twirock, wizard rock, Women in Rock, young women.

You only have to look to the history of Star Trek– inspired music—ranging from surf-punkers No Kill I to the Klingon heavy-metal band Stovokor—to see that fantasy and science- fiction fans have made music devoted to their obsessions for generations. Nothing in the history of fandom, though, can compare to wizard rock, a thriving subculture of musicians and fans devoted to Harry Potter–inspired rock ’n’ roll. But don’t let the name fool you: It’s witches, not wizards, who dominate this scene.

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The Secret History of Women in Rock- Charlotte and Christine Vinnedge of the Luv'd Ones

Music post by Bess Korey on April 21, 2009 - 10:38am; tagged '60s Music, All-Female Bands, Feminism, Garage Music, Women in Rock.

Charlotte and Christine Vinnedge were two sisters that decided to step outside of traditional gender roles and play Rock music together during the mid-‘60s. They became the foundation of two different bands, the Tremolons and the Luv’d Ones, and were acting on Feminist principles before the Second Wave of Feminism had even become a national movement. To learn more about these truly groundbreaking women, read on.