Pierced Arrows instudio on Girl Germs

Fred and Toody Cole (of Portland's legendary Dead Moon) stopped by the Radio K studios for an exclusive acoustic performance while on tour with their new band, Pierced Arrows. Toody, the band's accomplished bassist, talked about the duo's DIY ethic and some of her favorite all-female bands. Check out the session and interview here.

Pierced Arrows' new (and extremely badass) record is Descending Shadows, out on Vice. 

Lady you should know about: Dawn Penn

Bet that when you think of Jamaican reggae, you think of a bunch of dudes. But did you know that Dawn Penn is the queen of Jamaican reggae? She worked with some of the most well-known Jamaican artists and producers in the '60s, retired for a while, and had a comeback in the '90s. She defies Jamaican gender (and musical) stereotypes and is still generally awesome!

And, umm...Ghostface Killah has even sampled her. Whoa!

Playlist: February 23, 2010

Thank you to everyone who listened to our first show! Tune in next week as we'll be playing an interview and in-studio performance from Pierced Arrows (which features Toody Cole - and her husband Fred - of Dead Moon).

Artist // Title // Album // Label

Bratmobile // Girl Germs // Pottymouth // Kill Rock Stars
X-Ray Spex // The Day the World Turned Day-Glo // Germ-Free Adolescents // Caroline
Hot Lava // Lady Postman // Split 7" // Self-released
The Coathangers // Toomerhead // Scramble // Suicide Squeeze
Yoko Ono // Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss // Walking on Thin Ice // Rykodisc
Magik Markers // Don't Talk in Your Sleep // Balf Quarry // Drag City
Pierced Arrows // On The Move // Descending Shadows // Vice
Huggy Bear // Her Jazz // Taking the Rough With the Smooch // Kill Rock Stars
The Go! Team // Doing it Right // Proof of Youth // Sub Pop
Dessa // Dixon's Girl // A Badly Broken Code // Doomtree
Janet Jackson // The Pleasure Principle // Control // A&M
El Perro del Mar // Change of Heart // Love is Not Pop // Licking Fingers
The Slits // Slits Tradition // Revenge of the Killer Slits // S.A.F.
JJ Fad // Supersonic // Supersonic
X // Blue Spark // Beyond and Back: The X Anthology // Elektra
Joanna Newsom // The Book of Right-On // The Milk-Eyed Mender // Drag City
Buffy Sainte-Marie // Universal Soldier // The Best of Buffy Ste-Marie
Alice Russell // Mirror, Mirror on the Wolf (Bonobo remix) // Under the
Munka Moon pt. II // Tru Thoughts
Le Tigre // This Island // This Island // Universal
The Breeders // No Aloha // Last Splash // 4AD
Lauryn Hill // Everything is Everything // The Miseducation of Lauryn
Hill // Ruffhouse Records
Tickley Feather // Muscles // Hors D'Oeuvres // Paw Tracks
Scout Niblett // Let Thine Heart Be Warned // This Fool Can Die Now // Too Pure
Vivian Girls // Cant' Get Over You // Everything Goes Wrong // In The Red
Eelctrelane // The Greater Times // No Shouts, No Calls // Too Pure
The Deaf // Shiv // This Bunny Bites // Learning Curve
Chicks on Speed // We Don't Play Guitars // 99 Cents // Chicks On Speed Recrods
Charlotte Gaisnbourg // Heaven Can Wait // IRM // Elektra
Cyndi Lauper // She Bop // She's So Unusual // Epic

Bikini Kill wants your help!

Bikini Kill wants to hear your memories of them! They are also looking for videos of shows - hmmm, documentary in the works, perhaps? Let's hope so!

Lady you should know about: Buffy Sainte-Marie

If you're a fan of Donovan, Dylan or Devendra, you MUST know about Buffy Sainte-Marie (you may recognize her from her years on Sesame Street, btw). The lady is a LEGEND and she's led a revolutionary life. Also check out a great profile of her in the Oct/Nov '09 issue of Bust magazine.