"30-rock" Articles & Blogs:
Rock and Roll, Women!
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If you like women, rock, and women in rock (which…let’s face it, who doesn’t?), then you should probably make it a point to head to Le Poisson Rouge on Bleecker on August 18th. Why? Because they are presenting a NYC Women in Rock show, ...[Read on] |
RIP Punk Rock Icon Poly Styrene
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Poly Styrene (1957-2011), born Marianne Elliot Smith, was a true fighter in life and in her battle with cancer. She passed away yesterday evening and it stands to be said that the punk rock world has certainly lost a true icon. She was a punk amongst punk...[Read on] |
The Donnas and more for Autism Speaks!
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Starting tomorrow night, all-female rock band The Donnas will embark on a four-day mini tour sponsored by Gibson, The Rock-n-Royalty Tour, in support of advocacy organization Autism Speaks with special guests The Vanguard, The Happiness (NYC only), Turbog...[Read on] |
Kim Gordon Watches Gossip Girl. You Got a Problem with That?
| Kim Gordon, on stage at the Apple Store SoHo. Photographs by Hamish Robertson. Last night, Kim Gordon sat in a Soho office, a blue silk dress grazing her knees. Her outfit, complete with elegant low black heels, seemed fit for a tea party, not a rock show...[Read on] |
Rockin’ With the Boys: The Women of Punk
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Whoever said women can’t rock and roll never heard of these musical punk rock sirens. Armed with guitars and a “we’re not gonna take it” attitude, these women took on the musical world and earned their places as punk rock goddesses.
PJ Harvey
PJ...[Read on] |
Hollywood Feminist of the Day: Joan Jett
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The women at the Fusion Film Festival at NYU invited me to their screening last week of The Runaways. I’ll talk more about the movie when it opens but I really enjoyed being exposed to a slice of women’s history that I never knew about. My relat...[Read on] |
Architect, surgeon or news anchor - what will Barbie be next?
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She's been an astronaut, a doctor and a rock star - now Barbie's diverse resume is about to get it's latest update.On Friday February 12th, Mattel will announce which job the doll's young fans have decided she will do next. Luckily, the ...[Read on] |
Women Directors Rock the Tribeca Film Fest
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The 10th Annual Tribeca Film Festival has finally screened it’s last flick, and as the dust settles, it’s time to look back and appreciate some of the female directors whose films were among the fest’s most exceptional work. Keep an eye ...[Read on] |
Sundance Alert: The Runaways
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Talk about girl power! The film has its world premiere this weekend at Sundance with Joan Jett in attendance (and I read they rocked out afterwards.) Here’s a description (from fandango):
The story of the groundbreaking ’70s female rock group the...[Read on] |
If Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson Can’t Stay Married, Who Can?
| Cameron Crowe and Nancy Wilson are divorcing? This should send a jolt of dread through the community of musicians, journalists, publicists, managers; any of us who’ve pledged some of our souls to rock ‘n’ roll and worried about it ever since. For ar...[Read on] |
Who Is Salt? (And 25 Other Urgent Questions)
| V.F. cover girl Angelina Jolie plays the title character in the new spy thriller Salt, directed by Phillip Noyce, the man behind such intelligent espionage classics as Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. As a courtesy, we attempt to answer every p...[Read on] |
Yoga Like a ... Rock Star?
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When I hear the term “rock star,” automatic associations are conjured in my head: Bono, perhaps, but more likely metal bands from a time when I listened to metal, names that will remain nameless so as to keep some personal integrity intact. A “rock ...[Read on] |
'Sex and The City 2' World Premiere (Photos)
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Those fabulous four women are at it again, at the world premiere of ‘Sex and the City 2’Culture | Today 12:00 pmThe world premiere of "Sex and the City 2" was held on May 24, 2010, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. If you th...[Read on] |
My Toxic Assets
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Toxic Assets are not just about finances. They’re about family, lovers, friends, maybe even pets. I’ve had them all, although I suppose you could say I’ve had more than my share. There was the Balinese rock star, who was not a rock star despite ...[Read on] |
ChickSpeak hearts The Black Keys
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You would probably never guess it by looking at them, but blues rock band The Black Keys are subtly ushering in a new age of musical genius.The seemingly nondescript pair, never wearing much more than their own jeans and Converse in videos, effortlessly b...[Read on] |
Tina Fey and What She Means to Women
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I’ve been watching this week at how Tina Fey has gotten bashed my my fellow feminist writers for her shtick on last week’s Saturday Night Live. Some of the criticism began even earlier with discussions of the “Liz Lemoning of TV” and her constan...[Read on] |
HBO developing show for Laura Dern
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HBO seems to be on a great track. Based on her Golden Globe winning and Emmy nominated performance as Katherine Harris in Recount, HBO wanted to get into the series business with Dern. But she wanted to wait for the right vehicle
Enter Mike White (Ye...[Read on] |
Band on the Rise: ChickSpeak Hearts Dreaden
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The city of Atlanta, G.A. is an example of the classic melting pot of different cultures, musical sounds, and visual arts that make southern metropolitans of today the best places to find new artists of all varieties. The music scene in Atlanta is more di...[Read on] |
New York Couture This Weekend!
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It’s fashion week in New York: the tents are up, the samples are in, and the critics are ready and rarin’ to go. But if Bryant Park isn’t quite your scene, or, you know what, even if it is, head over to Webster Hall, this Saturday (Septe...[Read on] |
Golden Globe Nominees – The Women
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I like the Golden Globes because it is one of the only opportunities to see some great women on TV nominated with film stars. I know it’s a joke because only 100 people do the voting, but it brings a certain lightness to the awards season.
Some ...[Read on] |
Women & Hollywood Radio Show #1
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So it wasn’t perfect, but it’s the beginning and next time will be better. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
If you can make it through the first couple of minutes of me talking to myself about Kathryn Bigelow and the Oscars, the show starts to rock...[Read on] |
Why I’m not worried about the “Liz Lemoning” of TV
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It’s that time of the year when spring is in the air and we all shed our dreaded winter coats and look into out closets and check out the spring/summer apparel with a fit of excitement and dread. (Will that one fit after this particularly cold winter?...[Read on] |
Goo-Goo for Lady GaGa
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Lady GaGa. We all know her; she’s a hot mess of sunglasses, futuristic dresses, and club thumping hits. Her new album The Fame Monster is no disappointment to her diehard, sequined fans. Whether you’ve been with the lady from the beginning or you’re...[Read on] |
Women Boxers from Gleason’s create art for show
| I just read Meredith Deliso’s article on YourNabe.com about 15 women from Gleason’s gym in New York who worked together to create mosaics which will be sold at an art show to benefit a Brooklyn-based community group, Girls for Gender Equity.
What’s...[Read on] |
Women and the Emmys
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Dearbhla Walsh
Here’s a list of the women (and shows about women) that won at the Emmys.
Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC.
Actress, Drama Series: Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX Networks.
Actress, Comedy Series: Toni Collette, “United States of Ta...[Read on] |
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