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Wears The Trousers magazine

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IMPORTANT: please note our NEW address for review submissions:
WTT, 81 Muswell Hill Road, London N10 3HT, UK

NEW ISSUE COMING SOON!!
FEATURING: thea gilmore, lisa germano, broadcast, the dresden dolls, the cardigans, joan as police woman, psapp, juana molina, the puppini sisters, emily haines, mia doi todd, nerina pallot, astrid williamson, amy wadge, inara george, lou rhodes, rainer maria, tender trap, stephanie kirkham and a fond farewell to sleater-kinney
FEATURING: neko case, the pipettes, the organ, bic runga, marissa nadler, terri walker, emm gryner, the rogers sisters, devics, the chalets, elin ruth + kd lang
FEATURING: rosie thomas, nerina pallot, eileen rose, mara carlyle, sing-sing, jane monheit, carolyn mark, allison crowe + nanci griffith
FEATURING: shelly poole, diane cluck, beth hirsch, pooka, kamila thompson + rickie lee jones

Wears The Trousers

www.thetrousers.co.uk
what the FAQ is wears the trousers?... an online magazine that doffs a jaunty-angled cap to its US cousins and takes a resolutely anglocentric peek at the world of women in music. it's a completely free, not-for-profit, blood, sweat and tears included roundup of all that is new, essential and downright exciting about the contribution of women worldwide to the music industry...
so you're firebreathing man-haters?... er, no. some of us like men a whole lot actually. we're just sick of the majority of the music press who seem to fail to realise that rock/"credible" music is not naturally a male thing, but it is actively produced as such in line with some ancient misconception that proliferates the belief that what's a correct or incorrect behaviour for a woman is different to that of a man. if that's a little feministic for you, our equal opportunities schtick is that we believe that female artists, and british female artists in particular, go under-represented in the media. this is our way of celebrating their music...
so what's on offer here?... this is the only place on the net with a dedicated and up-to-date news service specifically for women in music. we also feature excellent in-depth reviews of as many releases as possible, together with interviews, retrospective career pieces and occasional special reports. you'll also find introductions to all the hottest new artists you really don't want to miss - it's our mission (and we've chosen to accept it) to keep you informed so we can support these artists and give them the exposure they deserve...
anything else?... yeah, we'll point you in the right direction to find all the best legal MP3s you can get your audiophilic hands on. golly, we might even host our own exclusives one day. but what really makes us the kindest, most generous webzine in the world is that we want to encourage you to get the blazes away from your VDUs every once in a while. yes, to save you being glued to the screen, we are also rather handily available to download in PDF format four times a year. hence, you can rest your poor 21st century eyes and enjoy us in all environs...
fab! but how can i get involved?... if you're a budding music writer or just an all-round music nut who knows their way around a pocket thesaurus, we'd love to hear from you. we pride ourselves on the quality of our reporting so please don't be offended if we have to put our editing hats on... if you're an artist, an artist's agent or just some weirdo who likes sending people CDs, we are very happy to receive discs for review (be they albums, singles, EPs or even demos). we try to ensure everything we receive gets a mention!

message us if you're interested


My Interests

we like music and female musicians, we being:

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Alan Pedder

DEPUTY EDITOR: Trevor Raggatt

SENIOR EDITOR: Clare Byrne

ASSISTANT EDITOR: Rod Thomas

in conjunction with these lovely people:

Ian Addison
Aaron Alper
Shelley Ali
Emily Anderson
Hugh Armitage
Michael Banna
Russell Barker
Ian Buchan
Endre Buzogany
Anna Claxton
Alex Collins
Stephen Collings
Laura-May Coope
Tiffany Daniels
Beth Dariti
Robbie de Santos
Alex Doak
Jane Gillow
Emily Goddard
Helen Griffiths
Matthew Hall
Stephanie Heney
Kevin Hewick
Sean Hudspeth
Lisa Komorowska
Eliza Lazy
Andrzej Lukowski
Ben Lumley
Gillian Masland
Anja McCloskey
Chris McCrudden
Scott Millar
Peter Morrow
Loria Near
Gem Nethersole
Helen Ogden
Julia Paynter
Alex Ramon
David Renshaw
Sophie Richards
Lynn Roberts
Adrian Roye
Sara Silver
Adam Smith
Marc Soucy
JJ Stevens
Andrew Stewart
Danny Weddup
Bryn Williams
Simon Wilson
Paul Woodgate

and lots of other tip-top peeps!

I'd like to meet:

Music fans, music makers, music movers and shakers

Music:

tori amos, annie, fiona apple, joan baez, bat for lashes, björk, broadcast, ane brun, vashti bunyan, kate bush, camera obscura, camille, isobel campbell, laura cantrell, cardigans, mara carlyle, lori carson, neko case, cat power, diane cluck, cocorosie, sheryl crow, kimya dawson, dévics, ani difranco, sandy dillon, dresden dolls, electrelane, emmy the great, fiery furnaces, josephine foster, aretha franklin, edith frost, hannah fury, anja garbarek, mary gauthier, inara george, thea gilmore, go! team, gossip, patty griffin, emm gryner, emily haines, emmylou harris, pj harvey, juliana hatfield, imogen heap, hem, kristin hersh, howling bells, innocence mission, joan as police woman, janis joplin, ladyfuzz, lavender diamond, jenny lewis, rachel lipson, lisa loeb, madonna, aimee mann, nellie mckay, erin mckeown, natalie merchant, amy millan, kylie minogue, joni mitchell, juana molina, alanis morissette, roisin murphy, joanna newsom, stina nordenstam, heather nova, beth orton, nerina pallot, pipettes, rose polenzani, pooka, shelly poole, psapp, raveonettes, robyn, rogers sisters, bic runga, kate rusby, saint etienne, jane siberry, sing-sing, skin, smoosh, sons and daughters, regina spektor, tegan and sara, tender trap, rosie thomas, tilly and the wall, emiliana torrini, kt tunstall, laura veirs, martha wainwright, dar williams, kathryn williams, lucinda williams, astrid williamson, jenny wilson, yeah yeah yeahs

My Blog

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Posted by Wears The Trousers magazine on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:20:00 PST

thursday reviews: thea gilmore, damon & naomi, ruth theodore

Thea GilmoreThe Threads EP****Gilmore's second EP comes six years after the brilliant As If and is her first release since the birth of her son Egan last November. Originally available exclusively fro...
Posted by Wears The Trousers magazine on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:59:00 PST

wot? no PJ? [extra extra read all about it]

so, um, yeah. this is late. very very late. it's all my fault because i wanted to write it myself but then important things like earning money got in the way so in the end i turned it over to the love...
Posted by Wears The Trousers magazine on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:35:00 PST

wednesday reviews: britney, jennifer lopez, delta goodrem

Britney SpearsBlackout***½ Is there anyone left alive who hasn't been dripfed every last detail of the life of Britney Spears in the twelve last months? I'm starting to doubt it, but in case you've be...
Posted by Wears The Trousers magazine on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:07:00 PST

saturday reviews: erin mckeown, judy collins, lesley gore

Erin McKeownLafayette****Having had the pleasure of seeing Ms McKeown in concert on a number of occasions, the news that our diminutive spiky-haired friend was finally releasing a recording of her ind...
Posted by Wears The Trousers magazine on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:00:00 PST

friday reviews: emmylou harris, puppini sisters, sylvie lewis

Emmylou HarrisSongbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems****½ From 1996's Portraits boxset through Rhino's 2001 Anthology to 2005's Heartaches & Highways, a significant number of 'best of' compilation...
Posted by Wears The Trousers magazine on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:14:00 PST

thursday reviews: scout niblett, fiery furnaces, leann rimes

Scout NiblettThis Fool Can Die Now****Nottingham-born maverick Emma 'Scout' Niblett is famed for spiky songs, eccentric accompaniment, an acquired-taste voice and a brilliant cover of Althea and Dorot...
Posted by Wears The Trousers magazine on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:29:00 PST

i am leaving this harbour, giving urban a farewell

forgive us for having gone quiet on you for a couple of weeks dear readers. we are currently putting together our brand spanking new issue (due out end of November) so updates may be a little slower. ...
Posted by Wears The Trousers magazine on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:43:00 PST

monday reviews: róisín murphy, angus & julia stone, beth nielsen chapman

Róisín MurphyOverpowered***½ "When I think that I'm over you, I'm overpowered" tease the opening seconds of Róisín Murphy's disco-tinged second solo album. Following the critically acclaimed but comme...
Posted by Wears The Trousers magazine on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:55:00 PST

saturday reviews: sugababes, patti scialfa, mia silvas

SugababesChange****Oh, how we love the Sugababes. Their man-hungry songs; their frequent appearances in the sticky print of red-top gossip columns of the calibre of 3am and Bizarre; their hilarious of...
Posted by Wears The Trousers magazine on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 05:47:00 PST