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Support Women Artists Sunday: Paloma Faith
Paloma Faith (born Paloma Faith Blomfield; 21 July 1985) is a British singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she released her debut single "Stone Cold Sober", then her debut album, Do You Want the Tr...
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Selfsploitation
"Selfsploitation" delves into the psychology of sending sexually suggestive photos of one's self by cellphone or posting them on social websites. The project includes drawings (some can be seen below)...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Sky Larkin
Sky Larkin is a three piece indie band from Leeds, United Kingdom who formed in 2005.The band consists of Katie Harkin (Lead Singer, Guitar), Doug Adams (Bass), Nestor Matthews (Drums...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: The Puppini Sisters
Deja vu is a sensation that can give you the jitters, that's why The Puppini Sisters, a trio from England, deliver for a special Spooky version of SWAS this week. The Puppini Sisters do a 1940s harmon...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Nicole Reynolds
Nicole Reynolds is a singer/songwriter, and a traveler without a home, at least for now. She has just released (December 2009) her fourth full studio record, “A Fine Set of Fools,” after mostly being ...
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Gender Policing and Justin Bieber
"What is Justin Bieber doing out of the Kitchen?"
"It is an offence that we need to share the same gender as Justin Bieber"
"If Justin Bieber was a woman...oh wait, never mind"
"Leave Justi...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: The Pipettes
The Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs. The Pipettes and released numerous singles to support ...
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Saturday Vids: Tegan & Sara Speak Out
Recently, Annie Barr from The [i4c] Campaign - an interactive campaign that seeks to create a better tomorrow by supporting change-making entrepreneurs - interviewed the awesome duo Tegan and Sara (ch...
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Being A Gay Teen at Homecoming
I was at homecoming this past weekend and, given my miraculously heightened sense of male gender roles, I made a few interesting observations that I would like to share with the wild internet west. Al...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone is an electronic dream pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, formed in late 2003. The group is composed of Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard) ...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Caitlin Crosby
Caitlin Crosby is an artist who gives me hope for the pop music genre.
Rarely in pop music do you hear a young woman singing about body acceptance, but that's exactly what Caitlin Crosby sings about....
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Not My "Teenage Dream"
I'm sure that anyone reading this has heard Katy Perry's new hit, "Teenage Dream" on the radio or TV. I have to admit, it is a very catchy song, but like many pop songs out there today, it does not p...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Zee Avi
Zee Avi (born Izyan Alirahman) is a Malaysian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and ukulele player. She was born in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. She moved to Kuala Lumpur when she was 12. She studied fash...
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Support Women Artist Sunday: Lights
"It's easy to misconstrue a young girl singer as a total puppet. I am the opposite of that. This is what I do. I am LIGHTS."
LIGHTS is a Canadian singer-songwriter who creates what she dubs "intergal...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: New Young Pony Club
NYPC are a four piece rock band from London, England, containing members from London, Hereford, Cambridge and Bromley. Their influences are prominently from post-punk and New Wave. New Young Pony ...
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Saturday Vids: Stupid Girls by Pink
I love Pink a lot - I think she's a pretty awesome individual - and while I realize there are some issues with this song (like, maybe we shouldn't hate on celebrities or other "stupid girls" even if w...
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Allison Iraheta and the Glamorization of Violence
When Allison Iraheta was on American Idol, I really liked her, and was upset when she got voted off. One of my friends fell totally in love with her. "You gotta hear her single, 'Friday I’ll Be Over U...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Cat Power
Cat Power is the stage name of American singer/songwriter Chan Marshall (born Charlyn Marie Marshall on January 21, 1972). She is known for her minimalist style, sparse guitar and piano playing, and b...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Katy B
Katy B-(Katie Brien) is an English singer-songwriter and a graduate of the BRIT School. She is a R&B, funky, house and garage singer and has also performed under the name Baby Katy. Having been of...
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Teen Botox Epidemic? What That Really Means.
After reading reports that Charice Pempengco, an 18-year-old singer who recently landed a part on Glee, got Botox treatments for her TV debut, I proceeded to bang my head against a wall–ironically ach...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Lykke Li
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson Li was born in Ystad, Skåne in 1986; her mother is a photographer, her father is a musician.[2] The family moved to Stockholm when Li was a toddler and later moved to a mou...
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Justin Bieber and Double Standards
Justin Bieber may be the closest my generation will ever get to Beatlemania. The kid sings purely romantic non-graphic songs about his "baby" (that would be you, dear 13 year old girls of the world) a...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Kid Sister
Melisa Young (born July 3, 1980) better known by her stage name Kid Sister, is a rap artist based in Chicago, Illinois.
Kid Sister started to rap in October 2005, becoming a MC at monthly dance parti...
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Support Women Artists Sunday: Laura Jansen
Laura Jansen (born 4 March 1977) is a Dutch singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. Jansen established herself as a regular at the Los Angeles live music venue the Hotel Cafe before gaining fame in he...
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Female Chauvinist (Caramel Colored) Pig
I'll admit it. The first time I watched the video for California Gurls, I thought it was pretty cool. Until Katy Perry went crazy with the whipped cream on her boobs. Of course, from the beginning of ...