From Poly Styrene to Big Joanie: A celebration of black …
Nov 10, 2021 · Skin of the band Skunk Anansie is no stranger to combatting the racial discrimination faced by black musicians in Britain. Describing Skunk Anansie’s music as ‘clit-rock’, Skin focused on mixing together heavy metal …
‘Everything’: Fefe Dobson’s Turn As A Black Woman In Punk Rock
Jan 19, 2024 · In the early aughts, punk rock just couldn’t seem to find a lane for Black women. There were a few examples, like Philadelphia singer-songwriter Res and the caustic R&B made by Kelis. But...
5 Black Women Rockers to Watch - Noisecreep
Sep 20, 2012 · Well-respected by her peers and greatly admired by black female rock fans for her punk aesthetic and unwavering confidence, Tamar-Kali is not only known for her unique …
“Fuck Them and Fuck It”: How Amy Taylor Became the Face of …
Oct 24, 2024 · Amyl and the Sniffers is the second coming of punk rock, I am sure of it, with two critically acclaimed records—2019’s debut and 2021’s Comfort to Me —leading a sonic …
Big Joanie: The Black feminist punk band reimagining …
Oct 28, 2022 · Big Joanie make space for punks of colour in an overwhelmingly white scene, killing the notion that Black interests are a monolith, and their DIY ethos, in the literal as well as musical sense of that phrase, uplifts Black …
WILLOW's New Pop-Punk Album Comes From Her …
Jul 22, 2021 · Willow Smith has gone pop punk. Smith speaks with NPR about unpacking racism and sexism, alternative rock's Black origins and creating her new album, lately I feel EVERYTHING.
17 rising Black alternative bands who are leading the …
Jul 29, 2020 · Fronted by the incredibly talented vocalist Audrey Campbell, Pleasure Venom create seductive rock that resembles early 2000s punk. With strong tonality and killer lyricism, Pleasure Venom don’t...
The Black Punk Princesses Making Hella Noise
Mar 24, 2022 · Since its inception, punk rock has always been a vehicle for social outsiders to express themselves unapologetically. From progenitors like Poly Styrene and Bad Brains to more obscure musical influences like Love …
These 16 early Afro-Punk artists made huge …
Jun 22, 2020 · Can you count the number of punk, rock and metal bands launched in the massive wake of Living Colour? Founder Vernon Reid put African-American rock on the map with his groundbreaking Black Rock...
Black Feminist Punks to the Front
Jan 15, 2019 · Black women’s roots in punk run deep, from pioneers whose names live on—like X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene and ska and two-tone artist Pauline Black—to those whose names have since...