AUTUMN 2005 a women in music compendium wears the trousers shelly poole flowering out of the attic diane cluck antifolk’s latest next big thing rockin’ the cradle how kids’ music is growing up plus: pooka beth hirsch rickie lee jones & kamila thompson 40+ in-depth reviews of björk, the fiery furnaces, tori amos, sons & daughters and more... welcome to... wears the trousers “The only way that we’re going to get a wears the trousers good album from [Tori Amos] in this day www.thetrousers.co.uk and age is if someone has the decency to abduct and kill her daughter.” 101 Hornsey Lane London N6 5LW So wrote Stylus Magazine’s associate +44 (0)20 8347 9161 UK editor Dom Passantino earlier this
[email protected] year when ‘reviewing’ The Beekeeper, sparking off a furious reaction from fans and non-fans Editor Alan Pedder alike. It also expediated the birth of this, the very first issue of Wears The Trousers. Though such a profound lack Associate Editors of respect or compassion might be considered extreme by Stephen Collings Helen Griffiths anyone’s standards, the existence of a misogynystic ethos Rod Thomas in the music press is difficult to deny. Of course, there are always exceptions, particularly in the US where publica- Wears The Trousers is a completely free, not-for-profit, tions like Venus, ROCKRGRL and a number of others are blood, sweat and tears included setting things to rights. In the UK, however, the coverage of resource for all that is new, female musicians in the press is limited at best.