Punk isn't being 20 something and angry / willing to do wild things in the name of rebelling against society. Punk is being over 40, tied to the system with adult responsibility of raising a family and or buried by a career, and rather than buy into the stereotype that women of a certain age are supposed to be invisible, take to the stage all over again (or in some cases never stepping off the stage).
This 30 minute documentary shows us the the ladies who helped paved the way for punk (The Slits, The Raincoats, Siouxsie, Chrissie Hynde) the first time in the '70s are on the cutting edge again by showing the world that aging doesn't have to mean playing dead.
Heads up ladies, you think sexism sucks? Wait until that seamlessly blends with ageism too. #olderwomenvoices
It has taken me decades to find a band that gives me that same kind of feeling in my chest that I had the first time I heard The Smiths. Desperate Journalist are a 4 piece band from London that features two women and two men and are named after a legendary Peel Session where The Cure sound off about a member of the press who gave them a less than positive review.
I have watched this video for 'Eulogy" ten times already today and I am excited to discover they are as good live as they are on record.
