(later) riot grrrl stuff

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deerhoof, “this magnificent bird will rise” (reveille, 2002)

sleater-kinney, “entertain” (the woods, 2005)

+ live version:

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“girl monster” compilation from chainsaw records!
***A massive triple-CD celebration of the alternative history and future of women’s creative audio output. You get sixty-one boundary-pushing tracks that run from the original girl monsters of punk through the 1990s riot grrls to contemporary tricksters and electro-rock pranksters.

TRACKLISTING

CD ONE

1. Girlmonster Intro
2. Scream Club Vs. Ben Adorable Feat. Peaches – Fine As Fuck
3. Mignon – Demons Of Love
4. Le Tigre – Hot Topic
5. Barbara Morgenstern – Mountain Place
6. Angie Reed – G. G. (Gaudy Good)
7. Pam Hogg – Honeyland
8. Rhythm King And Her Friends – Speedometer
9. Hanin Elias – Get It Back
10. Kevin Blechdom – Me Saw Me Momma
11. Ana da Silva – Full Moon
12. Anat Ben David – Virtual Leisure
13. Sir Alice – Super Hero
14. Chicks On Speed – Plastic Surgery
15. Vivien Goldman – Launderette
16. Tina Weymouth – Incognito
17. Client – Down To The Underground
18. Kids On TV – Break Dance Hunx (Market Value Mix)
19. Boyskout – School Of Etiquette
20. Erase Errata – Dust
21. No Bra – No Woman No Crime

CD TWO

1. Pulsallama – Ungawa Pt. 2 Remix
2. The Slits – Typical Girls (Live)
3. Delta 5 – Mind Your Own Business
4. Cherry Sunkist – Nameless Dogs
5. Japanese Intelligence Mind Control – Get The Picture
6. Autonervous – Anchors Away
7. Cobra Killer – Mr. Chang
8. Planningtorock – Changes
9. Hanayo – Pita Pata
10. Björk – Storm
11. Tobi Vail – Panic Of The Square
12. Gustav – We Shall Overcome
13. Bonnie Vs. Hunter – Our Inventions
14. Françoise Cactus – You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory
15. LiliPUT – Die Matrosen
16. Katastrophe – Your Girlfriend
17. Lesbians On Ecstasy – Sedition
18. Electric Indigo & Dorit Chrysler – Sheets
19. Cosey Fanni Tutti – Licking The Juice

CD THREE

1. Hotel Motel – Sucker Man
2. Gudrun Gut – Girl Boogie
3. The Creatures – Godzilla (Siouxsie And Budgie’s Girl Monster Mix)
4. Soffy O – Maybe A Dog
5. Ella Bandita – New Year’s Eve
6. Las Perras Del Infierno – Somos Las Perras
7. Juliette And The Licks – You’re Speaking My Language
8. Miss Le Bomb – Pinkitan
9. Cat5 – Sexy
10. Robots In Disguise – Get RID!
11. People Like Us – Fom Fom
12. Michaela Melián – Manifesto
13. Susanne Brokesch – Heroes (History Mix)
14. Scream Club Vs. Leonard DeLeonard – International
15. Crystal Cookie – Crystal Cookie (Lesson 1)
16. Caro Snatch – Say Trees
17. Malaria! – Your Turn To Run
18. The Raincoats – Shouting Out Loud
19. Vivien Goldman w/ Andy Caine & Manasseh Sound – Seven Days
20. Ari Up – Baby Mother (Toxicgirl Strip Mix)
21. Miss Pain – Sell It 2 The Kids (Megaphone Version)

Fast music doesn’t mean violent dancing.

In ultima vreme am tot fost la diferite concerte,in mare parte concerte punk.Nu am de gand sa fac acum vreo recenzie,intrucat nu stiu daca este exact locul portivit pentru asa ceva si oricum as ocoli prea mult motivul petru care am deschis acest blog.
Per total,atmosfera a fost ok,de fiecare data,prieteni,muzica si voie buna,fara prea multe incidente majore.
Insa,ce am observat de fiecare data,fie ca pe scena au fost Los Fastidios,fie ca au fost cei de la Pavilionul 32,a fost violenta cu care se manifesta publicul la concertele de genul.Pumni si picioare aruncate aiurea in aer,oameni lovind in nestire in stanga si in dreapta,nepasandu-le daca cineva este ranit din cauza inconstientei lor.
Sunt de parere ca mergem la concerte ca sa ne simtitm bine,sa vedem o trupa pe care o admiram prestand la cativa metri in fata noastra,sa ne intalnim cu prieteni,sau de ce nu,sa cunoastem noi oameni,in nici un caz sa ma intorc acasa cu buza sparta,vanatai si durerei de cap sau junghiuri in cine stie ce locuri mai sensibilie in care am primit lovituri.
Oameni buni,exista si fete care asculta punk,si ele imbratiseaza acelasi mesaj,si ele simt nevoia sa se manifeste,insa haideti sa nu stricam buna dispozitie a celui de langa noi prin comportament agresiv,ingradindu-i libertatea de desfasurare.
Personal sunt satula de asa zisele miscari “tipice” ale muzicii punk sau hardcore,”mosh shit” sau wall of death,dansuri ce ma duc cu gandul la vreun ritual de imperechere ar primatelor.Nu suntem obligate sa primim pumnii vostrii in spate sau in abdomen sau,Doamne ferestre,intr-o zona sensibila cum ar fi sanii.O astfel de lovitura aparent “inofensiva” poate provoca probleme de sanatate grave,poate duce la aparitia nodulilor cancerosi la nivelul sanilor,dureri permanente si asa mai departe.Si nu este prea dragut.
Am fost placut impresionata de ultimul concert Pavilionul 32,care a avut lor pe 7 aprilie in Suburbia,Bucuresti.Au fost vreo 50-60 de persoane,cu tot cu trupe,motivul principal fiind probabil data prost stabilita a concertului,cu o zi inainte de Paste,cand mai toata lumea a plecat acasa,prin meleagurile natale.
Ideea la care vroiam sa ajung este urmatoarea: in timpul recitalului celor de la P32,lumea s-a infierbantat si a inceput sa se impinga mult prea agresiv pentru gustul unora,inclusiv pentru gustul lui Tavi,vocalul trupei.Inaintea piesei “Gata”,Tavi si-a scos tricoul,spunand ca va face ceva ce nu a mai facut niciodata.A cerut un marker negru,iar cei prezenti,putin amuzati si curiosi,s-au grabit sa fara repede rost de unul.In cele din urma s-a gasit un binevoitor sa-i incredinteze carioca.Tavi a scos capacul markerului si a inceput sa isi deseneze doua cercuri pe piept: “Avem aici o pereche de sani.Sa nu uitam ca printre noi sunt si fete.Orice lovitura pentru ele,in aceste locuri,poate fi o lovitura fatala,care stim cu totii unde pot duce aceste lovituri pe care voi le imprastiati in timp ce ‘dansati’.Sper,ca odata pentru totdeauna vom invata si noi ca muzica agresiva nu presupune un dans agresiv si cu aceasta ocazie,am sa rog toti baietii sa se dea la o parte si sa lase fetele in prima linie,sa vad aici un circle pit numai din fete”.Din pacate,din cele 60 de persoane prezete,doar 7 erau fete,destul de timide.Oricum,cert e ca toata lumea a inceput sa aplaude si pentru prima oara am avut un sentiment de unitate,fara pic de diferentiere intre sexe la un concert si cred ca toata lumea s-a simti bine.
Astept ziua in care vom putea sa dansam toti la un loc,fete si baieti,fara sa ne scoatem ochii sau sa ne spargem capetele,fara comentarii de genul “stai deoparte,pentru ca esti fata”.
And remember kids: “FAST MUSIC DOESN’T MEAN VIOLENT DANCING”!!!

Ca incheiere,

Good Clean Fun – A Song For The Ladies

Don’t settle for second best, don’t follow all the rest
You say you want the same things well let’s put it to the test
Because talk is so cheap when you are screaming at a wall
And it is really hard to hear when you’re the loudest of them all
If you want to change the world, quit all your yapping
If we don’t start it here, well then it’s never going to happen
There is evil in this world but it begins right at home
So let’s clean house, then let’s cast the first stone

You think equal rights means equal hits
(We’re sick of all your tough guy shit)
As you leave the show with the people you’ve hurt
(You wonder where you left your shirt)
You’re a big tough guy and your dance moves are great
(Strong as an ox, dumber than slate)
Your new tattoos they look first rate
(You wonder why you can’t get a date)

Sexism sucks! It didn’t end in the 80’s
And hardcore still needs another song for the ladies
Girlfriends are great, please don’t get me wrong
But it’s time to put down that coat and come sing along
Because I can’t hear your voice from the back of the crowd
Move to the front, and shout it out loud
Keep your eyes on the prize, you know what I mean
If we can’t change the world, then let’s change the scene

Second class kids in the scene where we all live
I’m angry as hell, but I still stay positive
We’ll fight this fight and I know we can do it
If there’s a wall in our way, just watch us go through it
Because it’s time to realize that we’re all in the same boat
If you think you’re so tough, then here, hold your own coat
Get it through your head that I don’t want your chivalry
Get it through your head: I’m not here for you to fuck me
Times have changed, but you would never know
Not from looking at the people and their places at a show
So raise your voice, join the struggle for equality
My dream for the scene, one word: UNITY!

hot topic

le tigre, “hot topic” (le tigre, 1999) – the song that lists some names of kick-ass artists and activists any feminist should know:

Hot topic is the way that we rhyme
Hot topic is the way that we rhyme
One step behind the drum style
One step behind the drum style

Carol Rama
and Eleanor Antin
Yoko Ono and Carolee Schneeman
You’re getting old, that’s what they’ll say, but
Don’t give a damn I’m listening anyway

Stop, we won’t stop
I can’t live if you stop
So don’t you stop

Gretchen Phillips and Cibo Matto
Leslie Feinberg and Faith Ringgold
Mr. Lady, Laura Cottingham
Mab Segrest and The Butchies, man
Don’t stop

And we won’t stop
I can’t live if you stop
Don’t you stop

So many roads and so much opinion
So much shit to give in, give in to
So many rules and so much opinion
So much bullshit but we won’t give in

Stop, we won’t stop
I can’t live if we stop
We won’t stop

Tammy Rae Carland and Sleater-Kinney
Vivienne Dick and Lorraine O’Grady
Gayatri Spivak and Angela Davis
Laurie Weeks and Dorothy Allison

Stop, we won’t you stop
I can’t live if we stop
So don’t you stop

Gertrude Stein, Marlon Riggs, Billie Jean King, Ut, DJ Cuttin Candy, David Wojnarowicz, Melissa York, Nina Simone, Ann Peebles, Tammy Hart, The Slits, Hanin Elias, Hazel Dickens, Cathy Sissler, Shirley Muldowney, Urvashi Vaid, Valie Export, Cathy Opie, James Baldwin, Diane Dimassa, Ani Difranco, Aretha Franklin, Joan Jett, Mia X, Krystal Wakem, Kara Walker, Justin Bond, Bridget Irish, Juliana Lueking, Cecilia Dougherty, Ariel Skrag, The Need, Vaginal Creme Davis, Alice Gerard, Billy Tipton, Julie Doucet, Yayoi Kusama, Eileen Myles

Oh no no no don’t stop stop