music reviews: the coathangers | nosebleed weekend
by kris smith A fifth album from The Coathangers and I’m not bored yet. I won’t do that journo thing…
introducing: petrol girls
by tim forster how did petrol girls start? Initially the band was me, Liepa and our friend May and we…
live: Slags
A little Christmas treat for those of you who didn’t make it to our 18 November gig – noone should…
interview: Kathleen Hanna
The Julie Ruin’s second album, Hit Reset, in Kathleen Hanna’s words, is about beginning again. Darker and more intimate than…
interview: Louise Distras
by ngaire ruth Protest-Punkster Louise Distras is one of the headliners at our LOUD WOMEN Fest. Currently working on her…
introducing: Fight Rosa Fight!
by tim forster Cheltenham-based Fight Rosa Fight! formed in April 2014 and describe themselves as ‘messy Riot Grrrl/DIY punk’. Within…
love sex hate sexism
Love Sex Hate Sexism is a small grassroots collective, that formed because of too many sexual assaults happening in the…
lorna draws … rebellion festival
Day 1 – Thursday I caught an early train and came straight from the station to catch Werecats at 2pm…
7 things girls in bands need to know
Whether you’re the lead singer in a militant feminist punk group, or play second fiddle in a folk collective, female…
interview: mx tyrants
by ngaire ruth MX Tyrants’ music is for wriggly-hip-dancing, raised, lilting arms and pouting, with confident stare. The guitar has…