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Interview with Larissa Oliveira, Zinester and Punk Lover.

"I am strongly inspired by women in rock because of their freedom of words, attitudes, image, movement, and social activism." Who are you and what do you do? My name is Larissa Oliveira, I am Brazilian (25), an ESL teacher, writer and punk lover (haha). I am also a zinester and graduated in Pedagogy. My favorite fruit is watermelon and my favorite movie is Trainspotting; I identify myself as a riot grrrl and I've been teaching myself English, French and Italian for years. Who or what inspires you? I am strongly inspired by women in rock because of their freedom of words, attitudes, image, movement, and social activism. Some examples are the riot grrrl pioneers (Bikini Kill and Bratmobile) and punk poets like Patti Smith and Lydia Lunch. As a zinester, I take a lot of inspiration from Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail and as a writer from Patti Smith's writing style. My love for languages is not only connected to my teaching career bu

How to be a Riot Grrrl in 5 easy steps!

"Wake up each day and deal with the shit coz that shit is solid gold, baby!! That's the stuff that will make you, YOU! and my grrrl, you will shine like a fuckin' diamond." Last year I sat and watched Moxie with my two adolescent daughters. It sparked their interest in the riot grrrl movement as they watched Vivian and her friends fight the institutionalised sexism in their school. Not long after, I caught my girls drawing hearts and stars on their hands, they started looking through my zine collection and added numerous riot grrrl tracks to their digital playlists. They began to be more openly critical of the way the boys in their own schools treated or spoke to the girls. They got really annoyed at anything that, in their eyes, was sexist. It was amazing to watch as a mum! In the same way that Moxie's character Vivian takes inspiration from her mum's riot grrrl past, I saw a similar thing happening with my own kids. In the movie, Vivian finds an ol

Queens of the Damned at Strange Crewe!

It's Saturday night in the old rail town of Crewe. It's pissing it down and cold, but already when I pull up to Tom's Tap and Brewhouse it is warming up. People are arriving from all over the country. Apparently someone came up all the way from Southampton for the evening. Tom's Tap is a hidden back street real ale micro-brewery that is one of the secret gems of this small industrial town. Laying on the other side of the tracks from the more mainstream venues like the renowned Lyceum Theatre and the newly refurbished Market Hall, Tom's Tap has always tried to offer something a bit different. It was in this small venue that Strange Crewe was born. Simon Briggs, known for DJing at the infamous goth venue Slimelight and also a key player in the Exit the Gray events, decided to bring a bit of the weird and wonderful to Crewe just after lockdown. "It's been going for nearly 3 years now" he told me at the bar later in the evening. "It&#

Let’s hear it for the girls- Big hair and big hits! Sixties girl bands and the beginning of Motown.

Posted on May 22, 2020 by mollytie

There are certain phenomenons in music that just bring me absolute, unadulterated joy: the intro to my favourite song; a super catchy chorus on some pop punk anthem; being able to sing along to the whole rap in Gangsta’s Paradise……However I think there is one sound that tops all of those- the resplendent harmonies and expertly produced songs of the 1960s girl band.

The 1960s was a phenomenal time for music with most modern genres finding their feet during this swinging decade and the popular girl and boy bands that are now pop staples really came into their own. Bridging the gap between 1950s Doo Wop and the proliferation of Motown, there was a flurry of female vocal groups that in many cases helped define the teenage experience with their tales of crushes; heartbreak; yearning and burgeoning sexuality.

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