Columns
10 May 2013
Column | The Girls of Sweden #2
In this age of futuristic sounds and innovative use of new technology in music, it’s maybe a surprise (or a given) that the acoustic and sometimes retro trend in music (…)
10 Apr 2013
Column | Words, Words, Words
Terminology is contentious: I’ve been chatting a lot over the past month about offensive language used in every-day conversation and within films, TV and other media: Non-disabled people saying “That’s (…)
3 Apr 2013
Column | The Girls of Sweden
Sweden is often touted as the most feminist of all countries, a veritable bastion of gender equality in all areas. Sweden also happens to be one of the most successful (…)
6 Mar 2013
Column | Disability in Music
How many disabled artists can you name? Did you hear about them because of their disability or because of their talent? Is any of this relevant? Don’t all musicians face (…)
26 Apr 2012
Girl with Guitar | Patience
My last column was over a month ago. The truth is that in that time, nothing much has happened. I uploaded an advert to Join My Band. I received two (…)
16 Feb 2012
Girl With A Guitar | Procrastination
I am a chronic procrastinator, in every single area of my life. People procrastinate for different reasons; my main reasons are indecisiveness, and a desire to avoid difficult feelings. What (…)
25 Jan 2012
Girl With A Guitar | The Female Impostor?
Since I wrote my last column, I played a gig! It was a birthday party at a local bar, and I decided to perform as I knew the birthday boy (…)
15 Nov 2011
the girls are | Just Incredible
The music business has, for tens of years, been a place for individuality, creativity, passion, beliefs, romance, anger, and just about anything else that makes us human , to be (…)
11 Nov 2011
Girl With A Guitar | #1
My name is Catherine Elms, I’m 22, I play the bass guitar, and I’m trying to join a band. This bi-weekly column will document my journey from bedroom bassist, to rock star. (…)
27 Oct 2011
Out with the new and in with the old?
It’s difficult to avoid hearing about old bands, dusting off their microphones and dancing shoes, ringing up their pals and having another pop at this crazy little thing called music. (…)
