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GuitarSite.com Guitar News Weekly Edition #78, February 21, 2000 |
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LOOKING FOR WOMEN?
The Women of MP3.com is dedicated to promoting the advancement and achievements of women in the music industry. From folk to alternative, hip hop to metal and everything in between, you will find here exceptional women artists, women-member and all-girl bands spotlighted.
Want to discuss the issues relevant to women artists today? Visit the Ladies Lounge forum @ mp3.com. It has an amazingly long URL, so just follow the link on this page:
Still looking for Women Performers?
This page salutes the rise of professional female guitarists. Thanks to pioneers like Bonnie Raitt and Joan Jett, women have earned an equal place in what has traditionally been a male-dominated field. You'll also find:
See also:
Official Bonnie Raitt Site
Other female guitarist sites: Grrrls say... "I think more girls should pick up guitar... It's a good form of self-expression. It makes you feel better. It's nice and loud. It gets your anger out." - Kat Bjelland "It used to bum me out as a kid when I would go to peace or ERA rallies with my mother, and there would be people singing, 'Kum Ba Yah, my sister, Kum Ba Yah,' it was so unmotivating. So we decided that we just had to rock the house. That was a good way to get more people to get involved, and if they didn't want to get involved, at least we had their money." - Donita Sparks "Guitars are really not a guy thing at all. You don't have to be good, just plug it in." - Courtney Love Play like a Grrrl: http://holetabs.cjb.net/ Check out the Hole thing in the next article...
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