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motorcitykitty:

Portfolio of an artist and zinester from Columbus, Ohio.

p.s. i’m setting up a tumblr portfolio, too. follow along if you please?

Yay, a way to get regular updates on Bri’s artwork!

titsmcgrits:

thetwofunerals:

Our record is up for free download at Rorschach Records bandcamp page this week!
I’m still so proud of this record and miss playing it!

Me and Shanny’s baby

dreamstates:

if our friendships don’t embody our politics what the fuck are we doing?
if our friendships don’t embody our politics what the fuck are we doing?
if our friendships don’t embody our politics what the fuck are we doing?
if our friendships don’t embody our politics what the fuck are we doing?
if…

(via ineffableshe)

TW: Rape culture and fools/’punks’ making light of sexual assault, you know what I’m talking about. Cross-posted from FB, deal with it. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so grateful to my friends for being tough and being punks who are not insufferable, entitled, oppressive brats, or to Rachel for helping me to edit this/encouraging me to actually finish and post it.

I just downloaded these mp3s from this old Witches show and it is literally the best. It’s like a loud, distort-y hug or a fuzzy, percussive tea with booze in it, or something, or some other thing that makes you feel warm and less lonely.

gugugutwrench:

slowlorislow:

hard up for an excuse.
desperate for a point of view.
shouting loud, you say your tongue’s been crucified.
so blame a liberal hysteria nationwide.

you’re a victim, awwwe. or so you’d like us to believe.
but your mouth’s bound no tighter than your narrow mind.
you’re just so frustrated…

Kill the man who questions > contemporary hype bands.

katewadkins:

Liz Pelly is offended. So am I.

(Thanks Liz.)

lizpelly:

by people who act in normative/oppressive/shitty ways after fucking months of holding themselves on a pedestal of punk purity in the press // by bands who make music videos that include fucked up portrayals of women as weak and incapable // by bands who don’t see a problem in titling a song “mind rape” in the year 2012 // by music writers who value style over substance //  by editors who don’t think critically // by the fact that indie rock music blogs are 500% more likely to be read by men than women // by the fact that these statistics are calculated in such a binary way // by the fucking internet

welovezines:

Excellent blog post by Maranda Elizabeth (of Telegram zine) about self-care and tips for zinesters: trips, zine events, etc. Well worth a read even if you don’t consider yourself a ‘zinester’ per se!

This is so fantastic! Note to self: re-read BEFORE planning and again before GOING to Chicago

CONTENT NOTE: reference to Azealia Banks’ use of a gay slur below

heidicomestolife:

i mean, in a perfect world, no one would require them to do anything, and i get what you’re saying - my knee-jerk idea of them becoming BFFs probably comes from somewhere privileged and idealistic, and i realize now that that’s alienating and inappropriate for this situation. i think a better way to express my frustration would be something like - why does their fight have to be this spectacle for everyone to ooh and ahh over, and why is it ok for all of the major news outlets to reduce it to “meow! cat fight!”?

Yes, as opposed to the ‘legitimate’ rivalries that happen between male artists in various genres. No one ever called Blur vs Oasis a cat fight, from what I recall. (…she said, as she completely dated herself.) The spectacle-ization of it totally feeds into the on-going novelization of a woman in, well, any genre.

Not to mention how focusing on their dislike of each other distracts from critiquing/holding each artist accountable for truly problematic behavior/language. I know many people who are up in arms/bummed over Banks’ most recent comments regarding use of the word ‘f*ggot’.

heidicomestolife:

judyxberman:

… but here’s what bugs me about getting all scoldy about it: The blame shouldn’t fall solely on the shoulders of these two hugely talented young women. This isn’t an isolated incident. It’s happened too many times between female rappers. The bigger problem is the fucking Thunderdome mentality…

WORD. both of these women are so fucking talented and amazing and it sucks that the current environment puts them at odds rather than encouraging them to team up and take over the world.

Is it the Thunderdome mentality? I understand the theory, and think it’s legitimate, popular music and culture absolutely do pit women against each other. But does anyone call it the Thunderdome mentality when rivalries happen between male rappers, or is it possible that this is just a standard aspect of hip hop or rap culture?

I don’t understand why Azealia Banks and Angel Haze, or any other set of female rappers, are required to team up or have some sort of love fest; it feels like imposing white liberal feminist notions of sisterhood and respectability on them. And as such it makes me hella uncomfortable.