Tag: opinion
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Closing Time Virtual Concert Series presents Egg Drop Soup
Egg Drop Soup is a three piece, all female punk band based in Los Angeles, California. Although they aren’t originally from LA their music has the potential to take the Los Angeles music scene by storm with it’s burning intensity. Together their voices amplify resistance towards the patriarchy, giving that classic girl power spice to…
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Closing Time – Virtual Concert Series presents Rachel Oto
Interview by Holland Deschuymere Photographs & Video by Kelly Segré The first thing I thought when listening to Oto’s music was “Damn, this girl is fierce!” Upon her arrival I was met with someone who is kind hearted and perhaps a little timid at first, but once she started playing her whole demeanor changed, giving…
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History of Blatant Sexism in the Music Industry
Women are not only widely underrepresented in the music industry, but also widely disregarded in terms of their worth, meaning if they want to get things done they must take matters into their own hands. Female singers and musicians are exploited constantly because of the way society not only sexualizes women as a whole, but…
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Separating the Art from the Artist
I’m sure there’s a few artists that pop into your head right away when thinking about separating the art from the artist. Many of us struggle with the fact that our favorite songs were made by people who did some terrible things, or acted in a controversial way. When confronting yourself and others on this…