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women in rock

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized

Violence Girl

by Longreads January 10, 2020December 30, 2022

How a young bilingual Latina became one of punk’s enduring icons and helped create a new musical universe.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story

Stumbling Into Joy

by Kate Hopper November 18, 2019January 13, 2023

The electric bass chose her, but it took 44 years to heed the call.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Story

The Manhandling of Rock ‘N’ Roll History

by Evelyn McDonnell March 29, 2019October 19, 2022

Less than 8 percent of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s inductees are women. Time for it to step up and induct an all-female class in 2020.

Posted inEditor's Pick

‘I Love What Human Voices Do Together’: An Interview with Neko Case

by Sari Botton June 8, 2018October 19, 2022

In an interview with rock critic Will Hermes, Neko Case talks about collaboration, women warriors, women inventors, men with excellent falsettos, losing her home to a fire, and feeling lucky in “a great sea of loss.”

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