X-RATED: Women in Music: Archive

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Podcast with All Young Girls Are Machine Guns

“I think the ladies are finally realizing that it’s OK to not be Christina Aguilera, it’s OK to not be Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees. It’s OK to just be a girl with a ukulele who sings some folk songs.” In her own words, Omaha ukulele player and singer-songwriter Rebecca Lowry makes nerdy, precious, happy, quiet, experimental, dangerous, relaxing, communal and...

Jan 31st

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Jan 31st

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House show tonight — as in location, not genre —...

(Both bands feature Lenna Pierce, formerly of Das Hoboerotica.) Tonight at 1424 G St. in Lincoln, a.k.a. the Goblin House, the show is a fundraiser for The Golden Hour’s coming tour. Cover is $5. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. (Facebook event) I’m excited to see The Golden Hour for the first time — I’ll keep you guys posted on their sound. ;)

Jan 30th

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Jan 28th

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Jan 27th

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"X-Rated: Women in Music," streaming live now! →

1:05 p.m. to 3 p.m. CST every Thursday … no theme today, just delicious, excellent music.

Jan 27th

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Jan 26th

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Looking for a "sound guy" in Nebraska who's not a...

I got into a conversation yesterday / very early this morning where my friend and I realized we don’t know any sound guys who are, in fact, not guys. Which made me wonder if it’s possible there aren’t any … but it’s more likely that we’re just overlooking people. If anyone knows a “sound woman” who works at a bar/venue/house show house, whatever, in...

Jan 26th

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A video shot and uploaded by Joel Gibson of Bikini Kill playing at the now-defunct Shakes Cafe in Lincoln, Neb. in 1994. What I would give to go back in time and attend this show … granted, I would have been like 8, but even better.

Jan 26th

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PopMatters picks the best female artists of 2010 →

Some I had picked for my Best of 2010 show, like Warpaint, Beach House, Janelle Monae, Sharon Van Etten and Sharon Jones, but others I’d never heard of. What were your favorite albums of the year?

Jan 24th

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Jan 24th

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Jan 22nd

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Effi Briest's "Rhizomes," via Stereogum →

Just discovered Effi Briest — they’re on Sacred Bones, the same label as Zola Jesus. Check ‘em out!

Jan 21st

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As promised, contact info for All Young Girls Are...

Tumblr: aygamg.tumblr.com Twitter: twitter.com/aygamg Facebook: All Young Girls Are Machine Guns YouTube: Beckstraordinary Last.fm: All Young Girls are Machine Guns MySpace: aygamg Thanks to everyone for listening, and thanks to Rebecca for being on the show! I’m trying to get Gloworm on the show in February, as well as Das Hoboerotica. I’m hoping to have a live artist every...

Jan 21st

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Jan 20th

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All Young Girls Are Machine Guns' "The Secret... →

Jan 19th

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Jan 19th

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Jan 19th

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Jan 17th

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Jan 16th

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“I think the evocation of memory in our music could be seen as the residue of...”

– Trish Keenan, from a Wire Interview with Broadcast I tried a few times to write about Broadcast. Quite frankly I wasn’t up to the job. Their music didn’t particularly reward the plod of analysis: but interviews like this show how smart, open and articulate they were about their processes and...

Jan 16th

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Jan 16th

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"X-Rated: Women in Music" -- the covers edition →

CSS covering Grizzly Bear, Freezepop covering Yaz, Frou Frou covering Bonnie Tyler, Neko Case covering Loretta Lynn and Cat Power covering Janis Joplin, plus 23 other great covers, now till 3 p.m. CST. Streaming live at kzum.org!

Jan 13th

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