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Thursday, Mar 8 2018, 6AM
Good morning Seattle, and happy International Women's Day! We have a full day of all-women artists today, and special live performances from Rain City Rock Camp for Girls: www.kexp.org
Nina Simone...author, activist, singer, musician, and the High Priestess of Soul: www.ninasimone.com
The Godmother of rock and roll! (She was out there howling and swinging way before Elvis) Do yourself a favor today, and watch her performing "Didn't It Rain'" in 1964 here: bit.ly
Taking the title from a Nina Simone song, 'Young, Gifted and Black' went on to win a 1972 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance of the year
Relive Miss Jones performance during our New Home grand opening (while she was in the thick of battling pancreatic cancer) here: bit.ly
Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues, was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1894, and was one the highest-paid black performers of her time in the 1920's. She died in an automobile accident outside of Clarksdale, Mississippi at the age of 43: bit.ly
Régine Chassagne, a founding member of Arcade Fire, is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, born in Montreal in 1976
Born in Dublin in 1966, O'Connor saw her first mainstream success in 1990 with the worldwide hit, "Nothing Compares 2 U"
Ana Tijoux is a French-Chilean songwriter, singer, and MC born in France in 1977
The U.K. hit single from Massive Attack that features lead vocals (and lyrics) by Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins.
Featuring clips from an interview with Rickie Lee Jones, American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator.
Bjork to girls coming up in the music industry: "I want to support young girls who are in their 20s now and tell them: You're not just imagining things. It's tough. Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times. Girls now are also faced with different problems... But it's an ongoing battle. I hope it doesn't come across as too defensive, but it is the truth. I definitely can feel the third or fourth feminist wave in the air, so maybe this is a good time to open that Pandora's box a little bit and air it out."
Brand new single off the first solo album in five years from Neko Case! She'll be at Sasquatch this May, and the new album, 'Hell-On' will be out on June 1st. More info here: nekocase.com
Alison Krauss is not only a singer and musician, but one of the most Grammy-nominated artists in history. (She and Beyonce are the only women in history with 20 or more Grammy trophies) With 27 wins, Krauss is closing in on the champ, Georg Solti, who has 31
Aimee Mann, a singer-songwriter, bassist, and guitarist who was also named one of the world's top 10 greatest living songwriters by NPR. She stopped by our studio in July 2017, watch her full performance here! bit.ly
"I truly believe that feminism is being nice to other women, and allowing them to express themselves however they choose, without criticism"
Fronted by Hope Sandoval, a singer-songwriter born in L.A. in 1966. Before she became an iconic 90's voice in Mazzy Star, she and her friend Sylvia Gomez started a folk duo in the 80's called Going Home
Released for International Women's Day in 2017, the Swedish sisters issued this statement about the song: "Today is the International Women’s Day and the theme of the year is #BeBoldForChange. “You Are the Problem Here” isn’t a typical First Aid Kit-song. It’s angry and direct. It’s a song written out of despair. After reading about yet another rape case where the perpetrator was handed a sentence which did not at all reflect the severity of his crime we felt upset and vengeful. We were, and are, sick of living in a society where the victims of rape are often blamed for the horrible thing that has been done to them. Our message is clear and should not be controversial in the least: if you rape, you are the problem. Alcohol is not the problem. So called “youth culture” is not the problem. You are. And you always have a choice."
Courtney Barnett on the Margaret Atwood quote ("Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them") used in this new song: "I actually lifted it from an article, not knowing it was her quote. I didn’t know who she was until I saw “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and I didn’t make the connection until I was getting the album credits together. But I’d seen it a couple times in things I was reading, and I remember being like, “That is the strongest point.”
Hole drummer, Patty Schemel, on how she got started with playing the drums: "Maybe it was triggered by my parents’ divorce, or maybe I was feeling weird and defective at the idea that I might be gay, maybe it was in my genes. Whatever the trigger, I had all this aggression and I needed to channel it. Anger is just one letter away from Danger. I liked the idea that I could play an instrument that girls weren’t supposed to, that I could pretend I was someone else. I loved that drumming hurt. Playing music, I could leave my body. And I loved that drumming hurt."
Drummer Patty Schemel on the criticism that Courtney Love faced before the release of this influential album: "Being a wife and being a mother, and all the drama that came with that; being a feminist, and then being known as Mrs. Kurt? I think a lot of all of that frustration and competitiveness went into lyrics, went into the force behind that record." bit.ly
London punk band fronted by Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (known by her stage, Poly Styrene) who decided to form X-Ray Spex after seeing a Sex Pistols show in 1976. She passed away from complications of breast cancer at the age of 53 in April 2011
Formed in Olympia in 1990, and widely regarded as the pioneers of the riot grrrl movement of the 90's
Formed in 1975 by Sandy West and Joan Jett, they later added lead guitarist Lita Ford, bassist Jackie Fox, and lead singer Cherie Currie to their lineup. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1976 and they soon found themselves playing sold-out shows across the U.S.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015, Joan Jett cut her teeth with The Runaways before launching a successful career as the frontwoman for her band The Blackhearts in the 80's
The world needs more Sleater-Kinney right now, and we should be getting it by early 2019: bit.ly
The local punk band fronted by Mia Zapata, who was murdered after leaving the Comet the night of July 7, 1993. An arrest was made ten years later: bit.ly
Seattle punk band founded by vocalist Selene Vigil, guitarist Stefanie Sargent, and drummer Valerie Agnew. Sargent passed away just before the release of their debut album 'Sick 'Em' in 1992. She was replaced by Roisin Dunne and their second album, '¡Viva Zapata!' was recorded in 1993 as a tribute to Gits singer, Mia Zapata.
New York duo that features the vocals and guitar work of Alex Luciano, watch them performing for us in 2017 here! bit.ly
New trio out of the U.K. which features Iceland native Rakel Mjöll (lead vocals), Alice Go (guitar, vocals), and Bella Podpadec (bass, vocals). This is their debut album, get it here! dreamwife.bandcamp.com
"There’s a reason I wrote my first songs quietly, in my bedroom. Seen and not heard is still the most popular role for a woman to play. Men often write the song lyrics that many female performers sing. Male directors and script writers often dictate what female actors do and say on screen. Male owners and executives of businesses are the tone-setters, the focus-trainers for their subordinate female (and male) mouthpieces. What does this have to do with female fronted bands? EVERYTHING!! For a woman to lead, for her to speak her mind loudly, in front of people, is still radical. STILL?? Yes, still, in 2017. Probably until 2185. So settle in and lend a shoulder because this boulder we’re pushing uphill is f*cking heavy."
Fronted by the influential and ever-outspoken Shirley Manson: “I’m always saying the same thing to all my girls whoever I meet, and they say the same thing, which is: Don’t. F**king. Back. Down. Ever." bit.ly
Off the fourth album from the Irish singer/songwriter, which went on to sell over 1.5 million copies worldwide
Empress Of is the solo work of Honduran-American vocalist/songwriter Lorely Rodriguez. Find her here: empressof.com
New from Janelle “We come in peace, but we mean business” Monáe. Read about her forthcoming album 'Dirty Computer' here: bit.ly
Born in West London, M.I.A. also spent time in Sri Lanka and India before ending back up in London. The music video for "Bad Girls" (shot in Morocco) was filmed in solidarity with the Women to Drive movement, and won Best Direction, and Best Cinematography at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. bit.ly
“I had a problem with [misogyny]. I was never the kind of person that was going to take something lying down. And maybe that’s my father’s influence on me. I just was raised to protect myself and stand up for myself and speak my mind and be true. And even if I had to stand alone, I was to do that.” bit.ly
Born Lana Michelle Moorer in 1970, she began rapping at the age of twelve and is widely regarded as ushering in the era of women in hip-hop and rap.
At the age of 25, Roxanne Shanté took a break from her rap career to obtain a Ph.D. in psychology, and eventually started running her own practice
The song that Cherry performed live while seven months pregnant on Top of the Pops. Her response to if it was safe for her to perform? "Yes, of course! It's not an illness."
The always delightful Dolly "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap" Parton, falls at #6 on the list of highest-paid female music celebrities, with a worth of $37 million! bit.ly
“I am just one of the people who is sick of the social order, sick of the establishment, sick to my soul of it all. To me, America’s society is nothing but a cancer, and it must be exposed before it can be cured. I am not the doctor to cure it. All I can do is expose the sickness.”
The Otis Redding song that wasn't a feminist anthem until she made it one: n.pr
Check out our recap of Patti Smith's performance at the Moore Theatre in 2016 here! bit.ly
Sonic Youth bassist/vocalist Kim Gordon: "Women aren’t allowed to be kick-ass. I refused to play the game" Read an excerpt from her excellent memoir, "Girl in a Band" here: bit.ly
Fronted and founded by Chrissie Hynde, who was born in Akron, Ohio in 1951
Heart is a Seattle-based group fronted by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. Find them here! www.heart-music.com
Watch this local band performing this track from their 2014 album 'NVM' here! bit.ly
Find out more about Rain City Rock Camp, a local organization that empowers girls, women, and gender non-conforming individuals to engage their creative potential through music here: www.raincityrockcamp.org
A new album from Beach House is coming! Get your pre-order for '7' (out May 11th) here: bit.ly
If you're just tuning in, we've been playing all women artists today for International Women's Day, and it's going alllllll daaaaay loooongg bit.ly
Featuring the vocal talents of singer, songwriter and musician, Elizabeth Fraser, born in Scotland in 1963
This has been the Morning Show on International Women's Day. Cheryl's going to keep it going next!