Glory Guitars: Memoirs Of A ‘90s Teenage Punk Rock Grrrl by Gogo Germaine – book reviewGlory Guitars: Memoirs Of A ‘90s Teenage Punk Rock Grrrl by Gogo Germaine Published by University of Hell Press Release date: 11/10/22 An exhilarating, if chaotic, ride through Teenageland by a refined-not-reformed teen degenerate At first glance,… Sep 06 22September 06, 2022Article at Louder Than War
Stories from the She-Punks, a film by Gina Birch and Helen ReddingtonStories from the She-Punks (2018) Directors: Gina Birch and Helen Reddington Cast: Viv Albertine, Gina Birch, Gaye Black, Rachel Bor, Shanne Bradley, Vivien Goldman, Helen McCookerybook, June Miles-Kingston, Jane Munro, Liz Naylor, Lucy O’Brien,… Jun 04 19June 04, 2019Article at Louder Than War
Women around the world at work: introducing She’s A PunkSiobhan Woodrow started her podcast, She’s A Punk, to give a platform to contemporary punk women’s voices. “We’re building a community” she tells Cazz Blase “I wanted to talk about everyday punk rock women” says Siobhan Woodrow, host of the podcast… May 03 19May 03, 2019Article at The F-Word
Stories of the She-PunksFed up of not seeing their own experiences and those of their peers represented in accounts of 1970s UK punk, Gina Birch and Helen McCookerybook have made a film that nails the female punk experience. Cazz Blase meets up with them for a chat “Helen… Nov 02 18November 02, 2018Article at The F-Word
First in the world somewhereCazz Blase salutes Penny Pepper and enjoys her post punk memoir First in the World Somewhere Meet Penny Pepper: writer, punk singer/songwriter and activist. Back in December 1976, when the Sex Pistols had their infamous encounter with Bill Grundy on… Jun 03 18June 03, 2018Article at The F-Word
Words, not guitar: Viv Albertine on the book she never thought she’d writeCazz Blase speaks to Viv about her book Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys Viv Albertine’s memoir Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys won both the Mojo and NME book of the year awards in 2014… Sep 24 15September 24, 2015Article at The F-Word
Siouxsie and the Banshees: the final fourEighteen years after their split, Siouxsie and the Banshees have re-released a quartet of their studio albums, spanning 1987 to 1995, in a remastered package. Cazz Blase listens and reflects Punk survivors, goth veterans: by the late 1980s, Siouxsie… Nov 04 14November 04, 2014Article at The F-Word
Song of the day: Vital Disorders – (Let’s talk about) Prams (live TV broadcast)I first heard Vital Disorders about twelve years ago when a friend of mine, who was a first generation punk, put them on a compilation tape for me. I was intrigued by the combination of feminist ranting (‘Prams’) ska flavoured politicising… Sep 03 12September 03, 2012Article at The F-Word
Generation IndigoCazz Blase reviews Poly Styrene’s final work, an angry album with socially biting lyrics but an overall optimistic theme It is painfully hard to set aside the fact that Poly Styrene died not long after the release of Generation Indigo on Future… May 29 11May 29, 2011Article at The F-Word
A woman called Toothpaste: an interview with Lucy WhitmanCazz Blase interviews Lucy Toothpaste, who wrote the fanzine JOLT and played a central role in the punk feminist movement During the course of researching and writing my recent series of essays on women and punk, one person I was eager to track down… May 20 11May 20, 2011Article at The F-Word
Punk women write backWomen from the 1970s punk scene in the UK have not stood by as their contributions were erased from the music history books, but have documented that time with their own books and films. Cazz Blase reports This is the sixth and final instalment in a… Jan 02 11January 02, 2011Article at The F-Word
Women in punk: the returnThe 1990s brought with them grunge, riot grrrl – and fresh inspiration for the women at the centre of Britain’s 1970s punk scene. Cazz Blase continues her series This is part five in a series of features writing women back into the history of British… Oct 12 10October 12, 2010Article at The F-Word
Women in punk: the disappearing yearsWhat happened to the women of 1970s British punk once the 1980s dawned? Cazz Blase continues her series This is part four in a series of features writing women back into the history of British punk. Click here to read: Part three Into the 1980s: an… Jul 22 10July 22, 2010Article at The F-Word
Women of the punk eraCazz Blase interviews women of British 1970s punk on the music – and the politics, in part three of her series First encounters Gina Birch was on an art foundation course in Nottingham when she first encountered what would become known as punk. She… Apr 24 10April 24, 2010Article at The F-Word
Writing women back into punkIn the second installment of her series, Cazz Blase looks at how punk was covered by the music and feminist presses, the work of female journalists, and how women punks came to be largely written out of the history books A merry band of… Mar 14 10March 14, 2010Article at The F-Word
Women in punk: ‘Too Good To Be Forgotten’Women’s involvement in British punk has been marginalised and written out of mainstream histories. In the next few months, The F-Word will run a series of features on women in punk by Cazz Blase. By way of introduction, here she sketches out her own… Feb 28 10February 28, 2010Article at The F-Word
Zines: for when mainstream media lets us downFeminist blogs are blooming, but many women seeking a creative outlet still turn to hand-made zines. This May, the Women’s Library in London will play host to Zine Fest!, showcasing women’s zines past and present, as well as providing… Mar 29 07March 29, 2007Article at The F-Word
Last night the Gossip saved my life: Gossip, Manchester July 2006Cazz Blase reviews a storming gig by The Gossip in Manchester on 18th July 2006. In this outrageously hot and humid summer, Manchester’s Night & Day café provides a small, slightly dishevelled, oasis of cool, what with its bohemian gloom, as it plays… Aug 13 06August 13, 2006Article at The F-Word
Interview with Lucy O’BrienIt is seven years since the publication of Lucy O’Brien’s She Bop: The definitive history of women in rock, pop, and soul, a much enjoyed, and highly influential historical account of women in music. 2002 saw the publication of She Bop II – an… Dec 16 02December 16, 2002Article at The F-Word
