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It’s finally here! My third and final installment of playlists for fans of We Are Lady Parts, who are interested in hearing from women and people of color in the punk scene. My first two playlists focused on the 70s-80s and the 90s-2000s, while this playlist is intended to introduce people to some contemporary artists. (As always, this list is not definitive. Please feel free to reblog and recommend your own faves!)

Tracklist and artist information under the cut

While the nature of these playlists necessitates that I only include artists available on spotify, most of them have music available to download on bandcamp! I highly encourage you to directly purchase any music that you enjoy. The relative ease with which bands can produce and distribute music over the internet today does not mean that bands have seen a similar increase in income from that music, and it is impossible for smaller artists to support themselves through streaming alone. As we’ve discussed, many of these more marginalized artists face enormous barriers to getting their music made and heard. Please support artists that you would like to see more from!

I Was a Teenage Anarchist - Against Me! Laura Jane Grace, singer, songwriter, and guitarist, founded Against Me! in 1997, but I’ve waited to talk about them until this playlist because they are still actively putting out albums. Grace came out as a transgender woman in 2012, and that experience has been a prominent theme in her music.

Henry Don’t Got Love - Le Butcherettes A Mexican punk band formed in 2007 by Teri Gender Bender. They were initially based in Guadalajara, but moved to LA after a falling out in 2009. Their most recent release was in 2019.

Let Go of the Past - The Tuts A multi-racial, all-female trio based in London, The Tuts formed as teenagers while all the members were still in school. After building a following online and through live gigs, they crowd-sourced the funding to produce their first album, Update Your Brain, which this song is the lead single from. They are politically active and use their music to speak out against the conservative British government.

Bassline Bitch - Nova Twins A duo of black English women who use bass and guitar distortion pedals to create a unique sound. The success of their EPs was followed by the release of their first album, Who Are the Girls? in 2020. (If you live in the UK, they are currently touring!)

Okay - Skinny Girl Diet Three cousins who began playing together as teenagers in the early 2010s, Skinny Girl Diet’s first gig was opening for the Slits. (Which gives me the chance to make a digression about how many of today’s artists were supported by and given exposure by groups we’ve already discussed! I’m not going to point out every group that’s ever collaborated with each other, because there’s a ton on this list alone, but it’s really wonderful to see the connections within the punk community.) This song is from their debut album, Heavy Flow.

Targets of Men Targets of Men - G.L.O.S.S. Their name stands for Girls Living Outside Society’s Shit. The band is comprised of queer and transgender women, who are outspoken activists and who push back against the straight, white, and male domination of the hardcore punk scene.

We Got Time - The Kominas Formed by two Pakistani-Americans (although the band lineup has gone through many iterations), The Kominas are part of the emerging punk subculture of Taqwacore, or muslim punk rock. They draw from a wide range of musical influences, from covers of classic Bollywood songs to reggae. Their name can be translated as “scoundrels.”

Turn it Up - Alice Bag I finally get to talk about Alice Bag!! A chicana punk legend, she was the lead singer for Bags beginning in 1977. While they were one of the most influential groups in the West Coast early punk scene, they only put out one single (Survive, which is not on spotify). Alice Bag was continuously active as a live performer over the decades, playing with many different groups (including Castration Squad and Cholita), but it took until 2016 for her to release an album. She’s put out an album every two years since.

Fall Asleep - Big Joanie A trio of black women based in London, Big Joanie is named after their lead singer’s mother. Like so many of these other groups, the members met and were moved to form after being frustrated by the lack of intersectionality in the punk scene. Along with their great original tracks, they’ve done some fun covers including Cranes in the Sky and No Scrubs!

Hive - Pleasure Venom An experimental garage-punk band based in Austin Texas and headed by Audrey Campbell, a black woman. This song is from their 2018 self-titled EP, but they are set to release a full album this year.

Buckshot - 1865 Founded by musician/filmmaker Sacha Jenkins, 1865′s lead singer is Honeychild Coleman, one of the establishing members of the Sista Grrl Riot movement that we discussed on the 90s playlist! Their name is a reference to the year the Confederacy surrendered, the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, and slavery was legally abolished in the United States.

It’s All Right - Secondlady Founded by Alyse, a black woman and DJ who moved to Osaka, Japan, Secondlady began as a way to make friends with similar interests. In the ten years since then the four person, all female band has been consistently performing live. This song is their first single, released in 2019.

Sick of it All - Magnolia Park A multi-racial, five-piece, pop-punk band from Orlando, Florida. I’ve neglected pop punk on these playlists so far, but Magnolia Park and several other bands coming up on this list are great examples of the recent resurgence of pop punk! (They are also touring in August, if anyone wants to buy tickets!)

Barbie Girl - Bad Skin I couldn’t make one of these playlists without a great cover on it, and this is a really fun one! Bad Skin is a multi-racial all-female group from Montreal, Canada. (Their latest music video dropped while I was writing this bio!)

Lavender - Initiate A hardcore (but surprisingly melodic) punk group from California. This song is off their second EP. It is inspired by Alice Walker’s In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens, which the vocalist, Crystal, read in class.

Street Pulse Beat - Special Interest A four-piece punk band from New Orleans, Louisiana, with lyrics written and sung by Alli Logout. Special Interest are all queer and all people of color. Their name is a reference to the “special interest” section of video stores, where cult classics (and porn) could be found.

Garden - Meet Me @ the Altar An American pop-punk band that formed in 2015, and initially collaborated exclusively online, since all three members lived in different states. They’ve released one full album and multiple EPs. (They are also currently touring!)

Blink 9-11 - The Muslims Formed in the aftermath of the 2016 American presidential election, The Muslims use their music to speak out against American conservative politics and racism. This song, a biting parody of Blink-182′s ‘What’s My Age Again?’, is off of their 2020 album, Gentrified Chicken. (I don’t think they’re touring right now, but they’re putting one together and should be releasing dates soon!)

Rainwalk - Pinkshift A pop-punk group from Baltimore, Pinkshift gained unexpected attention when their single I’m Gonna Tell My Therapist On You went moderately viral. Rainwalk is a song off that same album. (Fun fact: they found their bassist on tinder!)

Racist, Sexist Boy - The Linda Lindas The youngest group on this list, ranging in age from 10 to 16, the Linda Lindas began getting a lot of attention for their high-energy covers of classic punk songs. They got exposure opening for legends like Alice Bag and Bikini Kill, and appeared in movies like Moxie. Since, they have begun writing their own material including this song, inspired by a racist comment from a classmate.

Nakhu Ses’Fika - Shameless Band A group from Soweto, South Africa, who combine a wide range of musical styles to create a versitile african rock sound that they refer to as Nkabi Rock/I Rock Yase Kasi (isizulu for Assassin Rock/Rock from the township).

This playlist got long, but that’s because there’s such a wealth of artists making great punk music today! I hope people found someone that they enjoy, and feel free to comment with artists I’ve left off. If you’re coming across these playlists without having watched the show that inspired me to make them, I hope you go check out We Are Lady Parts!

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2005


My Chemical Romance 
Jimmy Eat World 
Green Day

2006


Panic! At the Disco

 Kisschasey

 Aiden 

Street Drum Corps
 Closure in Moscow





2007


Paramore
 Mayday Parade 
Hot Rod Circuit 
Bring Me The Horizon

 The Red Shore

 The Daylight Curse





2008


All Time Low

 Boys Like Girls 

The Academy Is 
Panic! At the Disco
 Atreyu   
Avenged Sevenfold 
Behind Crimson Eyes 

The Black and White 

Bring Me the Horizon 
I Killed the Prom Queen 

Cobra Starship 

Confession 
A Day to Remember 
The Devil Wears Prada

 The Ghost Inside   
Jack the Stripper  

 House Vs Hurricane 

Metro Station

 Missing Hours 
Mindless Self Indulgence 
Motion City Soundtrack 

The Offspring 
Parkway Drive 

Plain White Ts 
Saosin

 Scary Kids Scaring Kids 
The Seduction 

Sugarcult

 Suicide Silence 
Acacia Strain





2009 


Anti-Flag 

Set Your Goals 
All Time Low 

The Maine (x2)

 (Warped Tour, Dallas) Chiodos 
 Aiden

 Dance Gavin Dance

 Forever the Sickest Kids 

Jeffrey Star 
 Jet Lag Gemini 
The Millionaires

 A Rocket to the Moon 
Sing It Loud 
Alana Grace 

 This Century 

 The White Tie Affair
 Underoath
 Escape the Fate

 Gallows 



2010


All Time Low
 (x2)
 The Almost

 HIM

 Boys Like Girls 

 Hot Chelle Rae

 Heroes for Hire
 Dance Gavin Dance 
 Escape the Fate

 The Get up Kids
 Lady GaGa
 Semi Precious Weapons  
 One Day as A Lion

 You Me at Six





2011



The Maine (x2)
 Mayday Parade (x3)
 Breathe Carolina  (x3)
 30 Seconds to Mars (x2) 

We the Kings (x3) 
Nevershoutnever (x2) 
Bullet For My Valentine 

Foxy Shazam 

Every Avenue
 Feeder 
I See Stars 
Iron Maiden 

Placebo 

The Rocket Summer 
Slash 

This Town Needs Guns 


Avenged Sevenfold (x2) 
Dream on Dreamer (x2)
 Mission in Motion
 You Me At Six
 Motley Crue
 Bret Michaels Band
 Panic! At the Disco
 All Time Low 
 We Are The In Crowd
 Alesana 
Make Do and Mend
 The Swellers
 Go Radio 
This Providence 
Young Guns 
Hellogoodbye 
D.R.U.G.S
 Funeral For A Friend
 Set Your Goals 
Face to Face
 The Damned Things
 Yellowcard
 Story of the Year
 Simple Plan
 Tonight Alive

2012


Closure in Moscow
 My Chemical Romance A Rocket to the Moon (x4)
 The Summer Set (x4) 
The Ready Set (x4)
 The Dangerous Summer (x2) 
AQUA 
New Found Glory
 Taking Back Sunday
 The Maine Marilyn Manson A Day to Remember Steel Panther Angels and Airwaves You Me At Six (x3) The Cab (x2) Zebrahead Dashboard Confessional Conditions Heroes for Hire Madina Lake The Pretty Reckless Jack's Mannequin Circa Survive Kids in Glass Houses These Kids Wear Crowns Kill Hannah Forever the Sickest Kids Wednesday 13 Kittie Black Veil Brides The Never Ever We the Kings (x2) (Warped Tour, Boston) Simple Plan We are the in Crowd Vanna Lostprophets Machine Gun Kelly Of Mice and Men Blood on the Dancefloor Miss May I Breathe Carolina Pierce the Veil The Ghost Inside Tonight Alive Marianas Trench For Our Hero

2013

Polar Bear Club All Time Low Woe Is Me Memphis May Fire Sleeping with Sirens x2 Pierce the Veil Ed Sheeran Bring Me the Horizon X2 (Warped Tour, Pomona) Go Radio Set if Off I See Stars Forever the Sickest Kids The Summer Set We Came As Romans x2 Black Veil Brides The Maine 5 Seconds of Summer x4 One Direction x6 Confession Simple Plan Milencolin

2014 Avenged Sevenfold x5 Asking Alexandria AFI X3 Rob Zombie X2 Devil You Know Korn Gwar Mayday Parade Breathe Carolina Black Veil Brides x3 Green Day Jimmy Eat World Alice in Chains Five Finger Death Punch Bowling for Soup Panic! At the Disco x4 American Authors

2015 One Direction x4 (March 11th Singapore) McBusted x3 5 Seconds of Summer Walk The Moon The Maine

2016 5 Seconds of Summer 2x (Singapore & Hong Kong) DNCE x2 McFly x3 (London)

2017 Panic! At The Disco (x2) Adele Niall Horan x2 ( Las Vegas, Sydney) Muna Harry Styles x3 (Amsterdam, Singapore, Auckland) Shawn Mendes The Weeknd 2018 The Maine We the Kings Simple Plan 5 Seconds of Summer (Singapore) Harry Styles (x7 Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vancouver) Niall Horan (x5 Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore)

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Wombwell Rainbow Interviews

I am honoured and privileged that the following writers local, national and international have agreed to be interviewed by me. I gave the writers two options: an emailed list of questions or a more fluid interview via messenger. The usual ground is covered about motivation, daily routines and work ethic, but some surprises too. Some of these poets you may know, others may be new to you. I hope you enjoy the experience as much as I do.

Vivien Jones

Vivien writes short stories, poetry and plays. Her first poetry collection – About Time, Too – was published in September 2010 by Indigo Dreams Publishing. She also won the Poetry London Prize that year. A second collection – Short of Breath – was published in 2012 (Cultured Llama Press) She has twice performed as a Poetry Double  with Jacob Polley and Jen Hadfield. She has  two short fiction collections in print, and numerous other publication credits, nationally and internationally. She currently divides her writing time between creating award-winning plays and devising and leading writing workshops – especially in museums and historic properties.

The Interview

1. What inspired you  to write poetry?

Not so much inspired, as required to, when as a mature student at the University of Glasgow (Crichton Campus)  I took a Creative Writing course with the poet, Tom Pow, I was asked to produce a portfolio of six poems. I had written poetry as a teenager, with plenty of angst and little restraint, and even had them read at the old Traverse Theatre when it was in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh, but I had written no poetry since. ‘Write what you know,’ everyone said, so my first pieces explored no grand themes but were about cooking and nurture, and family life. Once started I couldn’t stop and with the generous encouragement of Tom and my fellow students I began to extend my range. This was thirteen years ago and I have been writing poetry amongst other things ever since.

2. Who introduced you to poetry?

At Plympton Grammar School in Devon, two of my English teachers, the intimidating ‘spinster’ (that’s how she proudly described herself) Miss Blake and the rebellious Jack Bevan put books my way – the classics of English poetry from Miss Blake; the mischievous questing of comtemporary poets from Jack. So I learnt respect for form from one and the fact that anything and everything is fit subject of poetry from the other.

3. How aware were you of the dominating presence of older poets?

I didn’t know any actual poets at that time – once I did in 1960s Edinburgh the ones I met were all men and pretty egotistical. They would flirt but not engage in conversation about literature with someone so young and female. I have always remembered my astonishment at reading the verse of Gerard Manley Hopkins and the warmth of recognition in the poetry of DH Lawrence.

4. What is your daily writing routine?

I’m very fortunate in having ‘a room of my own’.   My husband and I are both self-employed and work at home so I can write at will. I do a lot of writing project leading so much of my work is planning and organising. reviewing and editing. I’m also one of three editors of our regional arts magazine called ‘Southlight’. I’m more likely to write for myself in the mornings after a prolonged shared breakfast when he heads for his workshop and I head to my room.

5. What motivates you to write?

The non-stop picture show in my head. It was only when I resumed writing at university that I realised that not everyone has this experience. When a particular idea strikes me I seem able to pause the action and examine it – thus when I write about my childhood I’m seeing it with sound and colour. I feel I have to do something with such vivid stimulus.

6. What is your work ethic?

I’m a fast worker – too fast sometimes, I have to make myself work at review  and re-drafting, but I’m also a hard worker and like the projects I lead to be well-planned and structured. I like to work in peer groups and spend time in making sure that everyone has a voice and equal speaking time. This is very important with new writers who need to work from where they are. For my own work I have a couple of trusted writing friends who are also good, honest critics. 7. How do the writers you read when you were young influence you today ?Reading and drawing were such important parts of my childhood, much of my playtime spent in one of the other, so my reading was absorbed into my growing self very deeply. I don’t really know that I can identify what influence they were except to say I loved the writers who wrote of real life rather than talking animals (eg though I have come to admire the later Mrs Heelis, I couldn’t stand the tweeness of Beatrix Potter or many of the children’s classics  – I think the fame of such books often reflect the love of adults looking back) and it’s been a strong thread in my own writing. So it was probably the feisty books I found to read to my sons that pleased me more

8. Who of today’s writers do you admire the most and why?

Toni Morrison – for ‘Beloved’ especially, in which she explores each corner of the human heart in all its complexity. I re-read it, at least in part, most years. Alice Walker for similar reasons.

John Le Carré – for the eloquence of his prose and the fine detail in the ideas he persues.

Jackie Kay – especially her poetry which looks at difference in ways which broaden understanding. She is one of very few writers who can write about music and its intoxication.

Philip Pullman – for his fresh, unsentimental imagination used to create a fabled world for children (and adults) and for his fierce defence of the need for children to read quality literature.

Not many truly of ‘today’, not because I don’t read them but because it takes me time to take them in and I realise there are few poets in my list. That’s because I find it hard to measure poetry against itself. In no special order I also like :

Ian Banks, Sebastion Faulks, Alice Munro, William Boyd

9. Why do you write?

I want to leave something behind. Being a young woman in the 1970s first wave of feminism had a deep and lasting effect on my desire to write of women’s experience where it differed hugely from men’s, and was largely unvoiced. I felt there were gentle things to say, subtle negotiations to be made and I wanted to make a plea for equality between genders rather than replacing the dominance of one over the other. I think we need to learn to love each other from a stance of respect which makes demands of both, and teach our children those values. So I write to persuade.

10. What would you say to someone who asked you “How do you become a writer?”

Write. Read. Listen. Join a writing group, preferably in person but there are lots online. Construct a writer’s CV by sending work to a steadily expanding list of publications. Not sure about entering competitions which can be expensive and are totally unpredictable but if that’s something that appeals then try that. There are lots of pamphlet competitions which could be a first step, and can be added to that CV. Once you have some history of publication apply to be on your national equivalent of the Scottish Book Trust Live Literature scheme, which will allow you financial support to go to writing groups and schools as a leader.  My advice would be don’t self-publish – I know many people do and there’s less stigma about it these days but it remains unedited, and can disqualify the work from counting when making funding applications. But above all, write.

11. Tell me about the writing projects you have on at the moment.

Drama : ‘Transgressions’ – two short plays in performance in November 2018

Poetry : ‘Finding a Voice’ – working with other writers giving voice to the women subjects of 19th/20th century photgraphs for display in the Ewart Library, Dumfries. November 2019, and development as a theatre piece.

‘Records of War’ – an 18th month project in Annan and Dumfries with writers in response to an exhibition at both museums on WW1. Also an associated reading event – ‘Little is known….’ based on the centena I wrote for the Imperial War Museum/26 Writers Collective Armistace event. November 2018.

Title TBC : writing project with Gracefield Art Gallery, responding to 19th/20th century paintings by women. March 2019.

‘ Embedded’ Putting together a third poetry collection – have a potential publisher interested. 2019/20 Details :

http://www.vivienjones.info https://www.facebook.com/vivien.jones1?fref=ts&ref=br_tf http://www.southlight.ukwriters.net e-mail : vivien@freeola.com

Publications :

Poetry – collections ‘Hare’ erbacce press 2008 ‘Something in the Blood’ Lapwing Press 2008 ‘About Time, Too’  Indigo Dreams 2010 ‘Short of Breath’ Cultured Llama 2014 Short Stories – collections

‘Perfect 10’  Pewter Rose Press* 2009 ‘White Poppies’  Pewter Rose Press 2012

*Pewter Rose Press closed down in 2017 I still have some copies of both collections.

Wombwell Rainbow Interviews: Vivien Jones Wombwell Rainbow Interviews I am honoured and privileged that the following writers local, national and international have agreed to be interviewed by me.