Win a Writing Prize, Buy a Guitar
Playwright Katori Hall wins the Blackburn prize. Guess what she’s doing with the prize money? From the New York Times ArtsBeat blog: [The winning play] “Hurt Village” is based on a real housing project...
View ArticleElizabeth Cotten Page on Smithsonian Folkways
I was messing around today on the Smithsonian Folkways website. They have a really nice page on Elizabeth Cotten, including photos, sound clips, and video. From the Folkways website: Elizabeth “Libba”...
View ArticleWomen and SXSW 2011
We’re smack-dab in the middle of SXSW week, and the Guardian has an interesting article about the increasing number of women attending the event. It’s in the Guardian’s Tech section, so it’s not very...
View ArticleWomen Who Play The Fender Jaguar
I just bought a Fender Jaguar, so here is your Friday quiz question. Help me out. What female guitarists play a Jaguar? I can only think of two right now: Bilinda Butcher of My Bloody Valentine and...
View ArticleGuardian Gender Gap Article
Thanks to Dana Jade for pointing out this Guardian blog post about women in the music industry. The post focuses on the UK, but still seems pertinent. …the fact is that a survey published at the time...
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