PinnedBring back live music but don’t bring back sexual harassment at gigsPrior to the COVID-19 pandemic incidents of sexual harassment and violence at live music events were regularly flagged up by music fans…Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
A love letter to BBC Radio 4ExtraThe BBC launched its digital radio station BBC7, later 4Extra, in 2002. Now it plans to close itJul 18, 2022Jul 18, 2022
Save Our LadiesA long awaited adaptation of Alan Warner’s much loved novel, director Michael Caton-Jones’ Our Ladies, has fallen off the UK film release…Jan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
Florence + The Punk WomenI never thought that my two musical worlds would collide but, in summer 2019, they didJan 1, 2020Jan 1, 2020
You do have the powerUS musician and activist Shawna Potter is on a mission to make spaces safer and empower the general public to challenge street harassmentDec 20, 2019Dec 20, 2019
Why achieving gender equality at music festivals means looking beyond the main stageDebate about the lack of female headliners at music festivals is becoming an annual event. To see real progress the music industry and…Sep 4, 20191Sep 4, 20191
Cinema’s women and music problemCinema has a dubious reputation when it comes to sympathetic portrayals of women in musicJul 12, 2019Jul 12, 2019
How I unwittingly made an analogue podcast in 1996Podcasting might seem like a firmly 21st Century phenomenon, but it’s origins lie much further back than thatMar 27, 2019Mar 27, 2019
My rent costs less than a train ticket to LondonAt the time of writing, the cost of an Anytime Open Return train ticket from Stockport to London Euston is £338*. It is due to rise…Jan 1, 20195Jan 1, 20195
A lyrical history of Girl PowerThe Spice Girls may have disowned the phrase Girl Power in 2018, but they have never been it’s sole custodians. The lyrical origins of the…Dec 28, 2018Dec 28, 2018