The Lost Women of Rock Music

Female Musicians of the Punk Era

Helen Reddington (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

230 Seiten

2019
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-37608-3 (ISBN)

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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 punk rock ('anybody can do it!') and partly by the impact of the Equal Opportunities Act. But just as suddenly as the phenomenon arrived, the interest in these musicians evaporated and other priorities became important to music audiences. Helen Reddington investigates the social and commercial reasons for how these women became lost from the rock music record, and rewrites this period in history in the context of other periods when female musicians have been visible in previously male environments. Reddington draws on her own experience as bass-player in a punk band, thereby contributing a fresh perspective on the socio-political context of the punk scene and its relationship with the media. The book also features a wealth of original interview material with key protagonists, including the late John Peel, Geoff Travis, The Raincoats and the Poison Girls.

Helen Reddington is from the School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies, at the University of East London, UK.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.01.2019
Reihe/Serie	Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	520 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-138-37608-6 / 1138376086
ISBN-13	978-1-138-37608-3 / 9781138376083
Zustand	Neuware