Monoculture and rockism

[boof_boy]

Weekend in Huddersfield with K. Weather hideous, but we did manage to get across to Dewsbury to do some charity shopping. Found an excellent pair of brown Loakes slip-ons (£8), plus The Smiths: The Complete Picture VHS (£1) and the BBC footage of the 1966 World Cup Final on DVD for 49p. Hooray

Comments

[tredecimal]

I don't know that you should have to 'try' to have not just four white dudes, skinny or not. I know I've never started a band with a personnel type in mind besides people with similar ideas. I do know it chaps my hide when I see flyers that say "FEMALE bassist wanted" or "All Chicks Only Band Seeks...", not so much because I feel like I'm missing out on something, or that I want to do the converse and not feel bad about it, but just because it seems equally retarded. Basing your band construction on gender is a gimmick no less than dressing alike, and gimmicks suck. Gimmickry dooms you to being just one of those godawful 'visual kei' bands. I can see picking people less on ability or commonalities, and based on personality or prior relationship, but that's about the only non-sonic thing that I think should be a salient factor. If you say you get along better with women than men, ok, maybe that's valid, but I think most people who say that have already made up their mind about all men. (including men who say that, and what that usually

[boof_boy]

Some interesting points ... and I don't support that women only thing, or 'female bassist required' type ads either.

[milky_vii]

uh, what if the band wants multiple female vocalists? or what if the members simply feel alienated by whatever scene they are in (for lack of a better term) and want to meet other creative, like-minded women? in a culture where you are a minority, perhaps it gives these people strength to seek out one another and work together. One day hopefully it wont have to be that way, but we are still working within a male-oriented structure. Music can be incredibly alienating to women, especially in say, punk and hardcore. I don't really think it comes down to gimmick. I'd personally really like another girl in my band so we could layer female vocals, and perhaps at one point I will have to place an ad seeking out such a member. Perhaps the band wants to discuss issues in regards to feminism? (though personally, I do believe it would good to see bands with mixed members speaking about feminist issues...it should be of equal importance to both genders and it's important not to alienate

[boof_boy]

Visual Kei? I'll have to look that up!

addressing the issues

[alasdair_willis]

hi craig. sorry for the delay replying. I’m not in the livejournal neighbourhood much these days. but anyway, no I don’t think I have your current address

Re: addressing the issues

[boof_boy]

Hi Alasdair - my address is:

21 Stratford Grove Terrace
Newcastle
NE6 5BA