Women of Punk

April 29, 2013 9:09 PM

Women of Punk 30 shows containing almost 400 video clips exploring the role women have played in Punk music from the 70's to today, with rare interviews and concerts, videos, documentaries and feature films.
posted by ifjuly (15 comments total)

I also liked what Carrie Brownstein said recently prefacing her Punk Playlist: "I don’t exactly know how to define punk because there are so many iterations of it, not to mention renunciations. Also: ambivalence. Perhaps something is punk merely because that’s how it makes us feel when we hear it: untethered, inspired, brave."
posted by ifjuly at 9:13 PM on April 29, 2013 [2 favorites]

Is anyone else having a hard time getting more than, like, one video when you click on the "Live Music Show" links? Am I missing something?
posted by oddman at 9:31 PM on April 29, 2013

I'm not having that problem oddman, though there are some disappointing missing clips (Kate Bush!). Because it's through YouTube, is there a possibility of regional blocking maybe? Also, it appears it's making use of the auto playlist thing on YT, and I know that occasionally that doesn't work for me directly on YT's website so maybe whatever causes that is the problem for you (?). Just trying to brainstorm possible reasons you're having trouble.
posted by ifjuly at 10:26 PM on April 29, 2013

I see stuff like this and I want to say "No!!! I'll help you host full-size video files at the Internet Archive!" and then I wonder if I'm just being greedy.

If someone tracks down who is behind this, I'll help.
posted by jscott at 12:59 AM on April 30, 2013 [3 favorites]

Also of interest: Alice Bag's interviews with the women of LA punk.
posted by BitterOldPunk at 1:55 AM on April 30, 2013 [4 favorites]

I was scanning the list and nodding appreciatively and then I was all KATE BUSH WTF?!!
posted by Decani at 2:25 AM on April 30, 2013

GOD: Girls on Drugs, San Francisco, early 1980's, NOT FOUND. Oh well.
posted by telstar at 2:52 AM on April 30, 2013

and then I was all KATE BUSH WTF?!!

I feel that way with Blondie.
But here we are.
Punk is what it is.

And then I see Malaria! and I'm happy.
And then I see Peaches, and I'm not.

Punk is pogoing in my soul.
posted by Mezentian at 4:45 AM on April 30, 2013 [2 favorites]

I've only just seen this, but I heard the Mo-Dettes for the first time in 30 years, and I haven't even finished my first cup of coffee. The whole site looks interesting. I can't wait to get into it, thanks.

oddman: "Is anyone else having a hard time getting more than, like, one video when you click on the "Live Music Show" links? Am I missing something?"

Have you tried the Forward arrow just below the embedded video, to the left of the Link button?
posted by Room 641-A at 5:59 AM on April 30, 2013

Vice Squad
Avengers
posted by msalt at 7:01 AM on April 30, 2013 [1 favorite]

Thanks to this, I saw an x-ray spex video for a song I haven't heard in probably 20 years, so kudos. That song was awesome, and I almost forgot it had existed.
posted by General Malaise at 7:12 AM on April 30, 2013

Helen McCookerybook! Amazing.
posted by mintcake! at 9:20 AM on April 30, 2013

Imma just leave this here.
posted by humboldt32 at 10:09 AM on April 30, 2013

CRTL-F "The Dishrags"

YAY!
posted by Cosine at 2:44 PM on April 30, 2013

OH MY GOD THE MO-DETTES. What the hell were the words she was singing anyway? I still can't tell. I just love that they were considered Punk.
posted by Harvey Kilobit at 10:07 PM on April 30, 2013