The Millionaires 'Stay The Night' xoxo
There are two main disturbing elements to the Millionaires. The first being, that people take them seriously as a legitimate band. The second being that a record company actually gave them a contract. A record company literally got their demo and said “these people are good enough for us to risk thousands of dollars on” and “we want to associate our label with alcoholic zombie hookers”. I’m really suprised somewhere down the line, not one person at the label said “oh wait, the Millionaires are actually glorified crack whores whose fans will only illegally download their music anyway”. But sadly not. There is simply no accountability at record companies these days. (more…)
Feminism is the dirtiest word I know.
By guest contributer Ms. Liza Graves of the punk band Civet
There’s a time and a place for everything in life. Tonight is the night a show in Poland of all places has forced me to really come clean with myself. I don’t really like to touch on feminist stuff because I used to feel that it’s a personal issue and I do enough as it is supporting fellow female bands (and fronting my own!). There are such negative things associated with speaking your mind as a woman in rock. God forbid you are volatile like Courtney Love or borderline “too in love with the females” like smarter than most, Kathleen Hanna. That’s right, I’m coming out and saying it, that there is an unspoken rule as a girl in music not to take too much of a stand. Uh, on anything. That’s why most women in bands say “oh, we don’t like to be seen as a girl band” or “gender doesn’t matter in music”…That’s such bullshit. It’s sad because all this is to me is a cop out. You are too scared to be seen for what you are that you downplay it in hopes that it will go away. It’s not going away! (more…)
Sep 02, 2010 | Categories:Blog, Commentary, Music | Tags: Civet, concert photography, feminism, Ms. Liza Graves | Leave A Comment »