Feminist riot grrrl band Sleater-Kinney recently teamed up with Bob’s Burgers–one of the most feminist shows on TV— to produce this amazing video. Check it out! Also, if you haven’t heard Sleater-Kinney’s music before of you’ve never watched Bob’s Burgers, I really recommend both of them!
Read More QUICK HIT: Bob’s Burgers and Sleater-Kinney team up for new music videoI had the chance to talk to recording artist Kevin Drew on a conference call. He just released a new album this past Tuesday called “Darlings”. The reason I am writing about his new album is because the single from it “Good Sex” paints sex in a more realistic and positive way than we are […]
Read More Quick Hit: “Good Sex” Kevin DrewWelcome back from Spring Break and to a snow day on campus! A little adventure during my Spring Break lead me to ponder a couple things about being a feminist and my love for hip-hop. I went to Florida to visit a family friend and get some fun in the sun! I was out dancing […]
Read More Clean Version in the Club?!Do any of you out there use the (amazing) music application Spotify? Well I do and I’m slightly (okay, very) obsessed. I just became a Campus Influencer for Spotify here at JMU and while I was thinking of potential events and organizations on campus that I could partner with, it got me thinking about ShoutOut! […]
Read More Spotify Playlists: Empowering Women One Song at a Time!Happy Snow Day Everyone! I don’t about you all but I am still jammin’ to Beyonce’s latest album which made me think about music with a message. Music is moving and I always love a good song that has more than a catchy beat. Music has inspired movements such as James Brown, who made black […]
Read More My Top Ten Girl Power Anthems“Once there was a girl named Mathangi, let’s call her Maya. Maya grew up on Temple Road in a tough town called Jaffna, where she learned to sing and dodge the bullets of soldiers who sometimes shot out the windows of her school. She knew her father was a freedom fighter for people who could […]
Read More M.I.A. Goes Straight for the JugularWhile everyone is blabbing about the Miley Cyrus’s, the “big” pop star names, and the so-called “feminists” of our generation that are dominating the media’s attention, I would like to take some time to point the spotlight toward other, relatively unexplored, views held by contemporary artists—such as, Krewella’s Jahan Yousef.
Read More Making Feminism “GET WET”Genre-bending. Revolutionary. Provocative. Fearless. Mustaches. These words are the first of many that pop into my head when I hear the name “CocoRosie.” CocoRosie, music duo formed by sisters Sierra and Bianca Casady, is known for its boundary-pushing and groundbreaking music. The Casady sisters have broken every rule in the book since they hit the […]
Read More Slapping a Mustache on the Music WorldThink of some of the most popular and influential women in celebrity universe today, and probably Taylor Swift comes to mind. While I personally can’t stand the woman, I do have to give her props for working so hard and using super clever marketing and advertising techniques to make herself critical to the tween, teen […]
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