Fall begins: sunstreaked schoolbuses, pumpkin beers fer sale, Obama in Martha’s Vineyard, crabby homeless, and, of course, some great upcoming releases. Put away your girlpants, and get ready to put on your girllong-johns.
Miss Marnie, or Her Majesty Shredding
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/09/miss-marnie-or-her-majesty-shredding/
Girls Names
Girls Names came at a good time: just when all these “girl” bands were getting stale, we get another girl band worth our ears.
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/06/girls-names/
iggy pop, janelle monae and more: girlpants gets opinionated
It is with interest that I’ve been following this weird week (month) of bizarre endorsements – does it not seem like everyone is shilling for someone these days? Some are artistic collaborations, some are out-of-genre forays, some are fundraisers, and some are straight-up curious wtf moments (like when Bob Dylan teamed up with Victoria’s Secret). […]
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/05/iggy-pop-janelle-monae-and-more-girlpants-gets-opinionated/
Amanda Palmer reacts to justice (as to everything) with exuberant Twittering
Yesterday, Amanda Palmer (of the Dresden Dolls and also of a kind of brilliant solo album and recent collaboration with Jason Webley called Evelyn Evelyn) led an aggressive, Mel-Gibsoned Twitter campaign to make a big announcement: after several years of imbroglio with the less than supportive Road Runner Records, she has finally been dropped from […]
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/04/amanda-palmer-reacts-to-justice-as-to-everything-with-exuberant-twittering/
Chris Knox benefit show, Jeff Mangum, Yo La Tengo etc
Last year, New Zealand musician Chris Knox (of Tall Dwarfs fame) suffered a series of debilitating strokes. You have doubtless heard about the benefit album, which features an wide catalogue of artists like Will Oldham, Jay Reatard, and Girlpants favorites the Mountain Goats, all covering songs from Knox’s impressive back catalogue. When Pitchfork announced there […]
http://www.girlpants.org/2010/04/chris-knox-benefit-show/






