During a recent conversation on writing and music I was asked if I had ever heard of K-Pop. My answer was “no” although I was tempted to say “of course” me being a music junky and all. I’ve been told I don’t get out enough so I’m working on that. In the meantime…
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Pat Blythe: K-Pop and other stories
Posted in Opinion with tags 2014 KPop Girl Group Ranking (Top 22), 2NE1, A Pink, Baby One More Time, Barry Gibb, Billboard, Billboard Current Box Score, Blondie, Bobby Sherman, Boney M, Britney Spears, BSB, Bubble Pop, Captain Beyond, Christina Aguilera, Club 120, Come Back Home, cream, Crush, dance, Danny DiVito, Dave Clarke Five, David Cassidy, DBAWIS, Deep Purple, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donna Summer, electronic, Gangnam Style, Gee, Girls Generation, hanteo, Herman's Hermits, Hip Hop, Hyuna, I Don't Need A Man, K-Pop, KC and the Sunshine Band, KPop, KPop Canada, Little Woman, metal, music, No No No, NSync, One Direction, Pop, Pop! Goes theWorld!, Psy, Pussycat Dolls, Queen, Rap, Risk, Rock, Sailor Moon, Santana, segarini, Simon Cowell, South Korea, Spirit, Sports Chosun, Stayin' Alive, Steal My Girl, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, The Monkees, TIGER beat, Time Magazine, Top 25 KPop Boy Groups of 2014, Yes, YouTube, YouTube Music Awards, Zappa on March 4, 2015 by segariniNadia Elkharadly: Fabulous Frontwomen
Posted in Opinion with tags Band, bella clava, Caitlin Dacey, danielle mctaggart, DBAWIS, dear rouge, diemonds, Don't Believe a Word I Say, female, frontwomen, glam, joan smith, Little Foot Long Foot, metal, music, Nadia Elkharadly, priya panda, Records, Rock, samantha martin, woman on May 7, 2014 by segariniMy whole life has put me in situations where I’m the only girl. I’m the sole girlchild in a pack of four siblings. At my day job, I am usually the only woman at the meeting table on any given day, be it in my team’s daily meetings, on certain projects, sometimes even in line at the cafeteria. When I’m at a big show taking pictures, I’m usually the only gal tromping through the pit in my motorcycle boots, trying to shoot around, beside and sometimes ducking underneath the lenses of my usually taller and burlier male photographer counterparts. Sometimes the world, especially the music world, can feel like one big old boys club, and I’m sure I’m not the only gal about town that feels that way. On many stages in the indie music scene, women tend to stand alone on stage, surrounded by their penis packing bandmates.