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Me Who?: Debbie Harry’s “Face It” and the Challenge of Addressing Outmoded Rape Narratives
The urge to superimpose the cultural context of today on the difficult truths of the past risks erasing them.
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13 Albums That Will Pull You Through the Summer
Summer is the perfect time to create soundtracks for meaningful memories.
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New Music Monday: Mommy Long Legs
In their sparking, spitfire way, Seattle band Mommy Long Legs’ songs tackle topics like gentrification, gender norms, and catcalling.
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New Music Monday: Wimps
The punk band’s frontwoman Rachel Ratner taught herself guitar solos from Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins songs as a teen.
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Loamlands Makes Folk Songs for Punk Hearts
Loamlands, with its ’70s-rock guitar and pastoral imagery, has given Register a platform from which to write songs about queer life and history.
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BitchTapes: 2016 Favorites
Bitch Music Editor Katie Presley highlights some of her favorite songs of 2016.
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BitchTapes: Dilly Dally Takeover
This week’s mix, by guest DJ Katie Monks of alt-rock band Dilly Dally, is all hope, claws, and raw power.
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Punks Against the Patriarchy: Hardcore Fans Organize to Stop Misogyny in the Music Scene
New groups are popping up to help make more inclusive punk spaces.
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Hitting Home Run Feminist Pop: On "Slugger," Sadie Dupuis Infuses Pop With a Poetic Punk Ethos
Speedy Ortiz vocalist Sadie Dupuis is striking out on her own with a new solo album called “Slugger.”
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