May 2011
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"My gender role, as defined by me, is an equal... →
ilivesweat:
Photo by Yvonne Marie Haddock
Let me begin by saying that I have shared some of the experiences already discussed in these segments and have found myself both humiliated and confused by others’ actions. But those experiences are not what I’d really like to focus on with this piece. Instead,…
Thanks to everyone who’s called in with recommendations and requests (like Siouxsie and the Banshees, Laurie Anderson, Laura Love, Nina Storey and Kitty, Daisy & Lewis) — it’s always rewarding to know people are actually listening, haha.
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X-Rated radio show →
Lots of lovely music to match the weather — like Best Coast, Those Darlins, The Mynabirds, Blue Bird, Meaner Pencil, Camille, The Blow, The Karma Logs, The Gossip, Honey & Darling, Bikini Kill, Babes in Toyland, the Noisettes, Astrud Gilberto, Eliza Rickman and more! Tune in till 3 p.m. CT or stream online!
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Women in Music Calendar | X-Rated | Hear Nebraska →
The week ahead in Nebraska concerts featuring female musicians.
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Girl Detective: nebraska-admiral: This is still... →
nebraska-admiral:
This is still making me really mad!
bthny:
As if St. Vincent’s Annie Clark weren’t already every male indie rocker’s No. 1 crush, she had to take on Big Black—a band said indie-rock dudes probably tried unsuccessfully to get their girlfriends into—and slay that…
The original is so typical. The rewrite is awesome.
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A question for the ladies who follow me on tumblr,...
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rgr-pop:
What color are your electric guitars? This time: pics or it didn’t happen
I have two guitars of my own & one that I share with my boyfriend. Pics are as follows:
A Danelectro U-2: here
A Danelectro Innuendo w/ some on-board electronics: here
A Memphis Mustang copy (this is the shared one): here
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pitchfork:
Lightning-fingered (and potty-mouthed) guitar goddess Marnie Stern decides whether things like the TV show “Lost” and, um, rusty trombones are overrated or underrated in the latest “Over/Under”.
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Les Femmes Folles: Rebecca Lowry, All Young Girls... →
femmesfollesnebraska:
Rebecca Lowry of two-time Omaha Entertainment and Arts Award-winning band All Young Girls Are Machine Guns talks to Les Femmes Folles about their upcoming CD release party (on May 20th at The Waiting Room Lounge, details below), listening to 50s music growing up, the inspiration behind…
AYGAMG’s CD release show is Friday! And for those of you who own her debut...
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Found my Mercy Rule and UUVVWWZ records while...
Good day.
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Jessica Errett from Edge of Arbor | X-Rated... →
“Something that’s really popular in Omaha is just being totally different … and I feel like I kind of stick to classic songwriting rules. But then we use lots of different instruments to make the songs our own.”
Jessica Errett, singer, guitarist and songwriter for Edge of Arbor, made the trek down from Omaha last Thursday to play some new songs, some really old songs...
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X-Rated radio show →
Just started today’s show with “Springtime Can Kill You” by Jolie Holland. Moving into toytronica (like Eliza Rickman and Psapp), then pop/electronica (like Austra, Metric and Glass Candy), then punk and rock (like the Ettes, Sleater-Kinney, Henry’s Dress and Siouxsie and the Banshees). Streaming live now till 3 p.m. CST!
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Replace the Red Sky festival with a Giant Ball Pit →
This Facebook page already has almost 200 likes. Love it. (via thestohs)
MAHA Music Festival is looking better and better.
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The Jessica Errett/Edge of Arbor podcast ...
… will be posted tomorrow. Your weekly women-in-Nebraska-music calendar should be up shortly. ;)
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We're Punk But We Ain't Perfect - P.S. Eliot's... →
theoreticalgirl:
In non-skinned knee news, a really thoughtful piece on sexism in punk and hardcore. Still mentally unpacking this — you should as well.
ilivesweat:
Photo by Rich Guttierrez
(Andy’s note: This piece is the third in a loose series on sexism in punk and hardcore. You can check out the first and second pieces here and here.)
It all started this weekend in Mccarren Park. The...
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Sweet video from the Love Drunk/Hear Nebraska East Coast tour. Shot in St. Louis, MO.
A ‘slut’ is such a specific adjective, too. And anytime there is an adjective...
– Lindsey Way (via thatswhatshesaidquotes)
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