1st Edition
The Lost Women of Rock Music Female Musicians of the Punk Era
By Helen Reddington
Copyright 2007
230 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Britain during the late 1970s and early 1980s, a new phenomenon emerged, with female guitarists, bass-players, keyboard-players and drummers playing in bands. Before this time, women's presence in rock bands, with a few notable exceptions, had always been as vocalists. This sudden influx of female musicians into the male domain of rock music was brought about partly by the enabling ethic of... Read more
Contents: Introduction; A ladder through the glass ceiling?; Media gatekeepers and cultural intermediaries; The Brighton scene; Noise, violence and femininity; The aftermath; The social context: academic writing on subcultures, the rock press and 'women in music'; Conclusion; Appendix; Index.
Biography
Helen Reddington is from the School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies, at the University of East London, UK.
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