May 18, 2018
In this episode, Mindy Abovitz Monk reminisces on getting her first Bikini Kill tape and talks to Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney about being a drummer whose records have spanned decades. PLUS we hear from Female:Pressure’s Leah King.
“It’s so shocking when people do say “oh you play good for a girl” or “oh you’re my favorite female drummer.” It’s like close your eyes, can you tell with your eyes closed the sex of the drummer if they're not singing? I think not.” - Janet Weiss
"I’ve been a part of a lot of different affinity groups because I inhabit a lot of different minority identities and I think all of that come into why I’m a musician and a creator." - Leah King
Additional links:
Janet Weiss and Sara Lund Drum Battle video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YkpRP3fCLU
Female:Pressure
http://www.femalepressure.net/
C.O.C.K. Podcast:
http://www.leah-king.com/live/
Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution by Sara Marcus:
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780061806360/girls-to-the-front