B-Sides
B-Sides: Two Feminist Music Projects to Get Behind!
Do you like the idea of free, feminist concerts? This radical world music and trans and queer SXSW showcase are two crowd-funded projects you’ll want to check out!
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B-Sides: Bj
Björk trades exclusively in weird, constantly redefining herself in ways that challenge conceptions of women in music. I love Björk for shaking off any definitions people have applied to her, so let’s cruise through a short “greatest hits” list of classic Björk moments that have helped shape... Read more »
B-Sides: Ana Tijoux's Bulletproof New Album
Chilean-French emcee Ana Tijoux (whose mixtape Elefant I included in my best of 2011 podcast) is back with a thoughtful, third release today—La Bala—from Nacional records.
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B-Sides: It's Electric! A New Release from Electronic Pioneer Suzanne Ciani
Suzanne Ciani basically had the coolest job ever: As a groundbreaking electronic musician in the seventies, Ciani composed sounds for pinball machines, composed Atari and Coca-Cola commercials, did the sound-effects for Meco’s disco ... Read more »
B-Sides: Choosing Sides with Ani Difranco
Ani DiFranco has taken a lot of sides in her decades-long career. She has also famously... Read more »
B-Sides: The Last Names
The Last Names is a pretty new band, and as such they don’t have much music beyond a pleasant EP that makes me think their upcoming album, Wilderness, will also be pleasant. What they do have, though, is the... Read more »
B-Sides: Flown
I’m contacting Bitch’s top-secret New York operative to dig up any dirt they can find on Brooklyn stoner-metal trio Flown. All I know about Flown is that they play heavy acid-fried jams, have a single on a Bandcamp page, have a... Read more »
B-Sides: Emika's Emika
Emika borrows the bass vibes of dubstep, adds a pinch of moody pop, and writes storylines to create a deep, delicate, broken-down sound that humanizes electronic music.
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B-Sides: PrOphecy Sun
PrOphecy Sun is a multimedia performance artist, mother of four cats, and master of the green Line 6 delay pedal. Beginning her music and sound practice with Vancouver-based anarcha-feminist group,... Read more »
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