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She’s A Punk Rocker U.K. This is a one-hour film Documentary by and about Punk Rock Women 1977 Punk Rock an Oral History by the women who were part of Punk.Punk women changed the public face of female. It was very empowering for universal women. The story of punk could almost be a women’s liberation story. 'Caroline Coon'.1977 sees the explosion of a new subculture: Punk. Punk women were clearly visible by their appearance, clothes, makeup, hair, piercing and tattoos. Punk was the first youth movement where women were equals. Prior to punk, women were seen as the girlfriends of skins, mods, hippies and teddy boys, but a female punk was a punk.Punks, both male and female, hit the media headlines from 1976 onwards. Moral outcry erupted as the media and officialdom proclaimed Punk Public Enemy Number One. Being a punk was dangerous, so why did so many women become punks? Was it just about dressing up outrageously? Were these punk women treated as equal members of the subculture and how were they treated by the rest of society? How did being a punk affect their lives? Did punk woman directly influence society’s attitudes to women today.The lives of these women will reveal an insight into female punks and a culture that has been greatly misunderstood and misrepresented in the media.Their personal oral histories explore their experiences of being a punk. Life stories, gigs, fashion, music, politics, friends, relations & events. The women to a varying extent agree that today they are still punks at heart, if not in appearance.Why did women want to be punks? How did they become punks? Socially what was happening in their lives? Was it a gradual move or a sudden overnight decision? Did being a punk change their lives?The present media interest in punk is a male-dominated vision of the era. This programme reassesses - from the perspectives of punk women - women’s roles in a dynamic movement that irreversibly changed the face of society, politics, art and music.Director: Zillah Minx – Lead singer with punk band Rubella Ballet since 1976..... www.myspace/rubellaballet.com...... Producer: Mark Saunders, Exodus from Babylon, The truth Lies in Rostock & The Battle of Trafalgar..... http://www.spectacle.co.uk......................

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......List of women· Poly Styrene: Lead vocalist, X-ray Spex.· Gee Vaucher: Art Work, Crass· Eve Libertine: Vocals, Crass· Gay Advert: Bass Player, The Adverts.· Helen Of Troy: Actress and Vocalist, FU2· Julie Burchill· Vi Subversa: Lead Vocalist & guitarist, Poison Girls.· Honey Bane: Vocalist, Fatal Microbes. Actress· Lulu Moon: Lead Vocalist, Evil I· Caroline Coon: Journalist/Artist· Zillah Minx: Lead Vocalist, Rubella Ballet· Michelle: Lead Vocalist, Brigandage· Justine: Violinist, Grechen Hoffner· Olga Orbit: Keyboards, Youth in Asia· Nettie Baker: Journalist / Poet· Ruth & Janet: Vocalist & Guitarist, Hagar The Womb· Rachel Minx: Bass player, Rubella Ballet· Kara: Child ballet dancer, Rubella ballet· Mary: Bodyguard to Poly-Styrene

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THE RETURN OF X-RAY SPEXPoly Styrene and co prepare to rock London’s Roundhouse on September 6th 2008. Who could forget Poly Styrene’s rallying cry of ‘Oh Bondage, Up Yours’? Well, get ready to yell along once more as punk icons X-ray Spex are back to celebrate over 30 years of punk rock in style.Poly and the band will be giving a plethora of X-ray classics an airing, including ‘Germ Free Adolescents’ from their hit 1978 album of the same name, ‘I Am A Cliché’, ‘I Am A Poseur’ and of course, ‘Oh Bondage, Up Yours’.And with the Camden Roundhouse being a venue, which has not hosted an X-ray Spex gig since the height of the punk rock era, In 1978. The venue witnessed some of the most iconic bands of what was to become a worldwide movement (it’s the place where Patti Smith sang to an audience consisting of, amongst others, The Clash, the Slits before they were the Slits and many other burgeoning punk luminaries,) it is the perfect venue to stage an X-ray Spex celebration of 30 years of Germfree Adolescents.Over time Poly Styrene and X-ray Spex featured a number of musicians in a co operative, some playing on live shows, others on record, but the legacy remains and has influenced many bands right across the globe ever since. A truly iconic British bandX-ray Spex were one of the first bands, labeled as punk to get signed to a major label – Virgin – and despite not being considered a radio-friendly band at the time, rapidly built up a massive worldwide following, from their blistering live performances and sessions on John Peel’s legendary Radio 1 show in the late ‘70s. They also landed a residency at the iconic punk dive CBGBs in New York – making a deep impression on New York’s New Wavers such as Blondie and (a rather smitten) Richard Hell, later onto kurt Cobain. Independent and determined to be taken seriously alongside her male counterparts, Poly Styrene once stated she would “shave her head” if anyone tried to make her a sex symbol. And she did. So there.Being a female of mixed race at a time of much political and social unrest, X-ray Spex took part in the unification of British youth in the rock against racism events of the mid 70's turbulent LondonAfter X-ray Spex disbanded in 1979, Poly joined the Hare Krishna movement, being very active in food for life, both with fund raising and physically feeding London's homeless. And musically, worked on solo material, culminating in 1980 album ‘Translucence’ and the EP ‘Gods and Goddesses’ in 1986.Fast forward to today, and the band which brought us that raucous, high octane sound are firmly ensconced in our hearts as punk legends with Poly at the helm, fighting sexism and consumerism with her famous lyrics and feisty persona. ‘I made a commentary of society how I saw it, and I thought it was getting really plastic. Most songs for women then were very romantic and I wanted to write about other things. So I wrote about genetic engineering.” Inventive, original, fiercely bright and fun, X-ray Spex are back to shake us up and show us how it’s done.Don’t miss X-ray Spex Live at the Roundhouse 6th September – 7pm Ticket information and full details www.concretejunglefestivals.com