Music Headlines
Oh, Make Me Over: Jessicka and Christian Get Interior Therapy
Obviously the king of television house flippers doesn’t know a low-brow art loving goth when he sees one. But he’s in for a rude and fun awakening next week when our old friends Jessicka and Christian Addams (Scarling. and Jack Off Jill) become the subject of Bravo’s hit television show, “Interior Therapy.” The episode airs next […]
Tony Scalzo of Fastball to Duet with Suzi Quatro at MEOW Con
WRITER MARGARET MOSER WILL ALSO BE HONORED It will be an epic meeting of singing bass players when Tony Scalzo of Fastball (“The Way,” “Out of My Head”) joins Suzi Quatro to sing her 1974 hit, “Stumblin’ In” at the Woman of Valor Award Banquet on Thursday night, Oct 24th, reprising Chris Norman’s role on […]
Lucy Wainwright Roche to Release Sophmore Album
Singer/songwriter Lucy Wainwright Roche will release her sophomore album There’s A Last Time For Everything, the follow-up to her 2010 album, Lucy, on October 15. The project sprang from a trip to Nashville where Lucy worked with friend, collaborator and producer, Jordan Brooke Hamlin. The duo created a spirited and rich landscape that showcases Roche’s striking voice and disarming songwriting. Lucy […]
Karen Elson Granted Restraining Order Over Husband Jack White
Nashville City Paper reports the once amicable Karen Elson / Jack White divorce has turned ugly. Elson, a singer/guitarist and model and White are now battling over custody and Elson has slapped him with a restraining order, barring White from having any contact with her outside of e-mail. Elson cites White’s violent temper as the reason, […]
Women’s Music Summit Begins Tomorrow in LA
The Women’s Music Summit, a three-day event produced by the Women’s International Music Network (The WiMN), will hold its second annual event his weekend from July 26-28th at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California. Guest speakers include Grammy Award winning songwriter Holly Knight, (“Love is a Battle Field”) guitarist Jennifer Batten, television and film composer Starr […]
B-Sides: Five Great New Feminist Songs
Top 40 music seems to be undergoing a sea change lately. Cher has a feminist song on the radio and in the club. Neko Case is taking gender identity straight to task. Frank Ocean and Macklemore are topping the charts with songs that carve space for queer-friendly voices in the machismo-drenched worlds of R&B and hip-hop. Ann Powers at NPR declared 2013 “Country […]
Features and Interviews
Meet the Neo Boys
I interviewed the Neo Boys on a warm Sunday afternoon in Jennifer Lobianco’s studio, a little room behind a computer repair shop. It was about a month before the release of their career retrospective Sooner Or Later, on K Records. When I arrived, I saw that Jennifer had thoughtfully set out grapes and drinks and an array of […]
Gender Amplified: A Conversation with Ebonie Smith
Gender Amplified is a free music festival hosted by Barnard College. It takes place on Saturday, 28, includes education and performances and is the brainchild of producer Ebonie Smith who this year alone has worked for Atlantic Records with Maybach Music Group, Brett Dennen, Jaheim, Nette Brielle and The Devil Wears Prada. It’s not the first […]
Rock Chick: An Interview with Patricia Kennealy Morrison
Patricia Kennealy Morrison is well-known as a controversial figure among Doors fans for her book, “Strange Days: My Life With and Without Jim Morrison,” which was published in 1993. But she is much, much more. She was the editor (one of the first women!) of the magazine Jazz & Pop in the late ’60s and early ’70s […]
Gone Girl: Kathy Valentine
Although she spent 30 years as the bass player in the Go-Go’s, Kathy Valentine has never been one to rest on her laurels. She has always had other musical ventures going on, whether it was producing other groups like Adrian and the Sickness, her solo work or in her current group, The BlueBonnets. So when […]
Vintage Shopping With Courtney Love: Fashionista meets Targetista
When Live Through This came out in 1994, it was the most relatable music I had ever heard. I was recovering from a divorce, finding my sea legs as a single mother and wondering what to do with all the anger and disappointment I felt about how things had turned out. I had no money […]
Kandia Crazy Horse Changes Career Horses Midstream
Kandia Crazy Horse is a long-time, well-known, New York-based music critic. Wait, scratch that. Kandia Crazy Horse used to be a music critic. Now she’s traded all that behind the scenes stuff to become a full-time musician in her own right. Yes, the author of Rip It Up: The Black Experience in Rock and Roll, […]
The Biz
Womens Music Summit Announces Lineup
The Women’s Music Summit, produced by the Women’s International Music Network, has announced four of this year’s guest artists – Jennifer Batten, Mindy Abair, Starr Parodi and Leanne Summers. The Summit, now in its second year, is offering a $75 discount to anyone who registers in the month of May and will feature musical instruction, […]
ACL Fest Announces 2013 Line-Up
Austin City Limits Festival announced its 2013 line-up yesterday. This year the eleven-year-old music festival expands from one to two weekends, taking place October 4-6 and 11-13. Isn’t until the 24th name on the bill that you find a female artist out of 130 on one of the eight stages – Grimes – in the […]
SF MusicTech Summit Celebrates Lucky Thirteen
The San Francisco MusicTech Summit will present its 13th conference Tuesday, May 28th from 9:00AM to 6:00PM at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco. The Summit brings together over 1,000 visionaries in the music/technology space: developers, entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, journalists, musicians and organizations who work with them at the convergence of culture and commerce. The Summit is an […]
MEOW Showcase Deadline Looms – This Wednesday!
April 26, 2012 – AUSTIN, TX – May 1 is the final deadline for the opportunity for female musicians in all styles of music to apply for an official showcase at MEOW Con – the inaugural international three-day music conference on the state of women in music. Produced by Musicians for Equal Opportunities for Women […]
Want To Perform At MEOW Con? You’ve Only Got a Week to Apply!
Time is running out to apply to showcase at our First Annual MEOW Con, a conference for women in music. The deadline is May 1st – just one week away. MEOW Con will feature 100 performers in ALL styles of music, from classical and jazz to punk. Over the course of the three day fest, from […]
Hit Like a Girl Contest Winners Named
Mindy Abovitz of Tom Tom Magazine and Phil Hood of DRUM! announced the winners of the second annual Hit Like A Girl Contest live on DrumChannel.com Thursday night, April 18th. The contest received more than 200 entries from 35 countries. Contest grand prize winners, Michaela Brezovsky of Austria in the 18 plus category and 17-year-old Taylor Ann […]
Video of the Day
Video of the Day: Tegan and Sara Join Macklemore
Tegan and Sara appeared onstage with Macklemore at Osheaga Festival in Montreal this weekend to sing “Same Love,” Macklemore’s pro-marriage equality hit song. The openly-out musicians have long been LGBT advocates. The collaboration is the first time these artists have appeared together on stage. Check it out and see Tegan and Sara on tour with Fun […]
Video of the Day: Alice Russell
Alice Russell‘s new video for the song “For A While,” which she recently performed on Jimmy Kimmel’s show, is my new summer jam. It’s a track off her latest album, To Dust. Filmed in the small British seaside town of Clacton and directed by Steve Glashier, the video was shot entirely in slow motion. It […]
Video of the Day: Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple has a new video that debuted this week on Vimeo. It’s for the song, “Hot Knife” and is directed by Apple’s former flame, Paul Thomas Anderson. The video also features Apple’s sister Maude Maggat on vocals. Check it out.
Video of the Day: Brandi Carlile Keep Your Heart Young
Brandi Carlile released a new video today from her acclaimed 2012 album Bear Creek. The song, called “Keep Your Heart Young,” celebrates the joy of childhood. “Of all our videos, this one was the most fun to make, no contest,” says Carlile. “The clips of the little kids at home are hysterical.” The children’s performances were […]
Video of the Day: Ruby is Back
Lesley Rankine of Ruby (previously of Silverfish) was a fiery presence in the mid-’90s with her criminally under-appreciated album, Salt Peter. Now the singer is back and her new EP, Revert to Type, is set for a July 23rd release date. Here’s the tremendously awesome video for the first single – “Last Life” – directed by Ginger Pullman.
Video of the Day: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Despair
You could say the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Karen O, Nick Zinner and Brian Chase) have already achieved great heights in their career, but this video may be a career best. Filmed at the top of the Empire State Building, the song “Despair” is the second single off the band’s latest album, Mosquito. “Move out the way, King […]
Sexism Sucks
Charlotte Church Speaks Out on Sexism
Think we’ve conquered sexism? Think again. Charlotte Church delivered a speech last week calling out artists who over-play the sex card. What is even more revealing than the skimpy outfits many artists choose to wear are the comments telling Charlotte to quit whining and sing. Where have we heard THAT before? Want to make a […]
Women In Music By the Numbers: An Infographic
No, it’s not your imagination! Gender bias in music is a threat to our ability to support ourselves as musicians. Thank you to our dear friend Jean Synodinos - who put together this infographic and Sydney Clark, who scoured the internet researching data for this. Please share with everyone you know! Embed This Graphic on Your Site! Please […]
Billboard Goes All Catfight
Last week, Billboard Magazine asked readers to take a poll: which new album are you most looking forward to, Katy Perry’s Prism or Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP? MEOW asks – why can’t you like both? Or neither? The release dates are three weeks apart and each artist each has a very distinct set of fans. So why does this […]
Infuriating Things People Say to Female Musicians
Apparently the US isn’t the only place where people (male and female) say incredibly stupid things to women musicians. Canadian feminist advocate/musician Steph Guthrie collected a whole bunch of stupid comments and published them on Huffington Post. A few of our favorites: “Girls can’t play bass because they’re not technical.” “Girl bassists are hot.” “You […]
Abercrombie CEO Hates Ugly and Fat Chicks
Mike Jeffries, CEO of Ambercrombie and Fitch, has come under fire for his corporate policy of only offering small-sized clothes for women at his store and his accompanying comments that he only wants the fairest (thinnest) of them all as customers. While A&F competitors H&M and American Eagle offer XXL sizes for both men and […]