Stream for 7.27.2010

Listen for Mika Miko, Yoko Ono, and in-studio from Twin Sister, and July's Honorary Lady!

Playlist 07.27.2010

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings	Money	I Learned the Hard Way
Ladyhawke	Magic	Ladyhawke
The Go! Team	Grip Like a Vice	Proof of Youth
Tickley Feather	Don't Call, Marylin	Hors D'Oeuvres
The Sugarcubes	Mama	Life's Too Good
Matson Jones	Good Advice	Matson Jones
Marnie Stern	Transformer	This is It…
Sleigh Bells	Riot Rhythm	Treats
Rima & Rayan	Dana Dana	Dana Dana [Single]
Fol Chen	Adeline	Part II: the New December
Scout Niblett	Ripe With Life	The Calcination of Scout Niblett
Breeders	Hag	Last Splash
Coco Rosie	The Moon Asked the Crow	Grey Oceans
The Vignettes	Comic Book Heroes	I am U/U am I
Noun	Wrong Things	Holy Hell
Fiona Apple	Limp	When the Pawn…
Baby Guts	Sea Salt and Wax	Gasoline
Indian Jewelry	Oceans	Totaled
The Knife	We Share Our Mother's Health	Silent Shout
Puro Instinct	Slivers of You	Puro Instinct
Grouper	Heavy Water/I'd Rather Be Sleeping	Dragging a Dead Dear Up a Hill
[Twin Sister instudio]
Charlotte Gainsbourg	Time of the Assassins	IRM
Kaia	Memory	Kaia
David Bowie	Sufragette City	Best of Bowie
Yoko Ono	Midsummer New York	Walking on Thin Ice
Is/Is	So Long	This Happening
The Projects	Voice is Glue	Voice is Glue [EP]
The Keep Aways	Saturday	The Keep Aways
Mika Miko	Turkey Sandwich	We Be Xuxa
Free Kitten	The Poet	Inherit
Sissy Bar	Gin and Juice (Snoop Dogg cover)	Magic Bunny [EP]
Plastiscines	Coney Island	About Love

Stream for 7.20.2010

Listen for Patsy Cline, new MIA, Lil Kim (yep- that one), and an in-studio from Thao and Mirah!

Playlist 07.20.2010

Karen Elson	Mouths to Feed	The Ghost Who Walks
k.d. lang	Miss Chatelaine	Ingenue
Neko Case	Runnin' Out of Fools	Blacklisted
Mountain Man	Soft Skin	Made the Harbor
Autoclave	Hot Spurr	Autoclave
Nikki Corvette	Summertime Fun	Yummy Yummy Yummy [single]
France Gall	Resiste	Evidemment
Dawn Penn	No No No	Studio One Rockers
Blonde Redhead	In Particular	Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons
Lil Kim	The Jump Off	La Bella Mafia
Janelle Monae	Locked Inside	The Archandroid
Siouxsie and the Banshees	Happy House	Once Upon a Time
M.I.A.	Space	Maya
Portishead	Nylon Smile	Third
The Amps	Breaking the Split Screen Barrier (Mirah and Thao instudio)	Pacer
Evelyn Evelyn	Elephant Elephant	Evelyn Evelyn
Big Mama Thornton	Ball N' Chain	Ball N' Chain
Shannon and the Clams	I Wanna Go Home	I Wanna Go Home
That Dog	He's Kissing Christian	Totally Crushed Out!
Black Mountain	Queens Will Play	In the Future
Patsy Cline	Walkin' After Midnight	12 Greatest Hits
The Kills	Jewel Thief	Fried My Little Brains [EP]
YellowFever	Newbie	Bermuda Triangle
The Octopus Project	Truck	Hello, Avalanche

Ladies you should know about (and our subsequent Girls on Film): Tribe 8

Tribe 8 emerged out of the revolutionary and political pro-GLBT environment in San Francisco in the early 90’s. Considered one of the first queercore groups and self-professed ‘dyke punks’, Tribe 8 broke new ground for female musicians and feminists alike. Anchored by vocalist Lynn Breedlove, the band featured several different musicians over the years that they played together, yet all players shared common ground in their identities as powerful, queer feminists.

Their sound caught the attention of Dead Kennedy’s front man Jello Biafra, who quickly signed them to his Alternative Tentacles label (where the band released 3 significant albums- Fist City, Snarksim, and Role Models for Amerika.) Tribe 8 is known for their radical performances; Breedlove has been known to perform topless and often wears a dildo on stage. Their rebellious praxis has earned them scorn and praise alike, but the band has remained faithful to their feminist political roots in the face of criticism.

Filmmaker Tracy Flannigan captures 5 years in the career of this revolutionary all-female band in her documentary Rise Above: The Tribe 8 Documentary. The film includes many performances and behind-the scenes footage, plus intimate interviews with band members. We at Girl Germs are really excited to have a chance to screen this film for a bigger audience, as we celebrate the careers of these groundbreaking female artists.

The 3rd installment of our Girls on Film series happens this Sunday, July 18th at the 501 Club in Minneapolis. Music starts at 8, and the movie starts at 8:30. Retweet our event on Twitter to get entered to win a signed DVD copy of Margaret Cho’s ‘Revolution’! Look forward to a chance to win a pair of tickets to see Cho on tour, October 15th at the State Theater!

Stream for 7.13.2010

Listen for Elastica, Sharon Jones, and On the Corner's DJ Phizzy with a whole hour of funk, soul and R&B ladies!

Playlist 07.13.2010

Elastica	Stutter	Elastica
The Mynabirds	Let the Record Go	What We Lose in the Fire We Gain in the Flood
Anni Rossi	Crushing Limbs	Crushing Limbs [single]
Aimee Mann	That's Just What You Are	I'm With Stupid
The Gossip	Swing Low	That's Not What I Heard
X	Nausea	Los Angeles/Wild Gift
Bonde do Role	Gasolina	With Lasers
Eleni Mandell	Giving Up the Fight	Thrill
[DJ Phizzy Guest Set]
Erykah Badu	World Keeps Turnin' (Intro)	Worldwide Undgerground
Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings	I Learned The Hard Way	I Learned The Hard Way
Alice Russell	Seven Nation Army (ft. Nostalgia 77)	Under The Munka Moon II
Alicia Keys	You Don't Know My Name	You Don't Know My Name [single]
Chaka Khan	I'm Every Woman	Greatest Hits
Teena Marie	Square Biz	Ultimate Collection
Sheila E.	The Glamorous Life	The Glamorous Life
Tokimonsta	Almost Free	Almost Free [single]
Lauryn Hill	Doo Wop (That Thing)	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Betty Wright	Good Lovin'	Eccentric Soul: The Deep City Label
Aretha Franklin	Until You Come Back To Me	Aretha's Best
Nina Simone	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood	Nina Simone Anthology
David Axelrod ft. Carol Kaye on bass	Songs of Innocence	The Edge: David Axelrod at Capitol Records
Little Dragon	After The Rain	Little Dragon
Ann Peebles	I Can't Stand The Rain	I Can't Stand The Rain
Queen Latifah	U.N.I.T.Y.	Black Reign
Noun	Brother	Holy Hell
Hole	Good Sister/Bad Sister	Pretty on the Inside
Talk Normal	Mosquito	Sugarland
Tribe 8	Seraphim	Fist City
Fol Chen	This is Where the Road Belongs	The New December
Stevie Nicks	Outside the Rain	Bella Donna
Scary Mansion	Sorry We Took All Your Money	Every Joke is Half the Truth

Stream for 7.06.2010

Listen for Sarah from Zinefest, an in-studio from Screamin' Cyn Cyn and the Pons, and music from Odetta, Red Cross and Indian Jewelry.

Playlist 07.06.2010

Red Cross	Standing in front of Poseur	Red Cross [EP]
Erase Errata	Hotel Suicide	Nightlife
UUVVWWZ	Shark Suit	UUVVWWZ
Liechtenstein	Roses in the Park	Survival Strategies in a Modern World
Fol Chen	Men, Beasts or Houses	Part II: The New December
Besnard Lakes	For Agent 13	The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse
Paper Tiger	And the Camera	Made Like Us
Santogold	You'll Find a Way	I Believe in Santogold [EP]
Hot Lava	Mummy Beach (Live on Radio K)
Excuse 17	Forever Fired	Such Friends are Dangerous
Tribe 8	Dead Clothed Boys	Snarkism
Indian Jewelry	Excessive Moonlight	Totaled
Odetta	Jack O' Diamonds	Absolutely the Best- Odetta
Seven Fields of Aphelion	Mountain Mary	Periphery
Procedure Club	Feel Sorry for Me	Doomed Forever
Laura Veirs	July Flame	July Flame
Golden Triangle	Cinco de Mayo	Double Jointer
Crystal Stilts	Converging in the Quiet	Crystal Stilts [EP]
Lady Sovereign	My England	Public Warning
Magic Wands	Black Magic	Magic Love and Dreams [EP]
Black Blondie	Marla Singer	Do You Remember Who You Wanted to Be
Janis Joplin	Cry Baby	The Essential Janis Joplin
Coco Rosie	Smokey Taboo	Grey Oceans
Bikini Kill	Star Fish	Pussy Whipped

June's Honorary Lady: Little Richard

We’re happy to announce that Little Richard picks up the crown for Girl Germs’ 3rd “Honorary Lady”. The “Honorary Lady” is a monthly feature we do on Girl Germs in efforts to challenge the boundaries that come attached to a radio show devoted mostly to female artists—we wish to challenge what it means to be a girl or lady, and recognize that artists who fall outside of this definition necessarily make groundbreaking contributions to music and the culture surrounding gender norms and possibilities.

If you were to look Little Richard up in the Dictionary, you’d probably see his face stamped next to the term “groundbreaking artists” (and hey- that’s 2/3 of our tagline!) Widely considered to be one of the very inventors of rock ‘n roll, Little Richard appeared on the national scene in 1951, introducing an entirely new style of music that combined traditional rhythm and blues melodies with the exciting pulse of funk.

Little Richard Churned out dozens of revolutionary hits in the 1950’s, including “Tutti Frutti”, “Keep A-knockin’” and “The Girl Can’t Help It.” Inspiring James Brown, Elvis, Otis Redding and countless others, Little Richard paved the way for thousands of artists to come. Nowadays, Little Richard’s flamboyant personality continues to capture the public’s attention—he still performs wearing sparkly suits and wigs, and is rumored BFFs with Minneapolis’ own Fancy Ray.

A performance of 'Tutti Frutti' from 1956: