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The Sexist Hell Endured by Female Rockers in the 80s

March 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hair Metal, Sexism

For decades, women were told that they couldn’t rock. Sure, there were exceptions–Janis Joplin and Grace Slick come to mind–but

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Music History 

Charli XCX and What It’s Like to be a Woman in Music Today

November 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charli XCX, Sexism

The music industry has always been an old boys’ club, although it used to be much, much worse than it

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Music News 

A Female Music Fan Wants a Word with Apple’s Jimmy Iovine

November 24, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Jimmy Iovine, Music Discovery, Sexism

There was an Internet dust-up last week when producer and Apple Music dude Jimmy Iovine opined that women found it

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Music History 

Atoning for the Misogyny of Hip Hop

September 2, 2015September 1, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Hip-hop, Misogyny, Sexism

Hip hop has a number of image problems, one of the worst being its treatment of women. The bitches and

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Music News 

Women Tell Their Music Industry Horror Stories

August 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Pay Inequality, Sexism, Women

For years (decades!) the music industry was exclusively and old boys’ club. That, thankfully, has changed in recent times–it’s sure

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Controversy 

Watch Video of Madonna’s “Cougar Attack” on Drake at Coachella

April 13, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ageism, Drake, Jimmy Page, KISS, Madonna, Sexism

https://youtu.be/jnFBnYhpsLQ Okay, so it might have been a bit creepy to some.  As Bob Lefsetz put it, Madonna kissing Drake

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, March 13, 2014

March 13, 2014March 13, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bollywood, Croatia, Elbow, Guy Garvey, Johnny Marr, Radio, Rebecca Black, Sexism, SXSW, William Shatner

Some one-line news stories to keep you up to date: There was a terrible accident at SXSW last night when

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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