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Punk Rock Memoirs To Inspire A Fearless, Creative Life

January is not necessarily going to be the big refreshing escape from the year we’ve had, going by the news and the pandemic numbers. It won’t be the celebratory holidays we may have anticipated months ago. But what hasn’t changed, and what may bring some comfort, is that January is always prime...

Cat Woods

2019The Year Kim Gordon Broke

Kim Gordon photo by Natalia Mantini. In 2019, it can feel like everything’s been done five times over. But Kim Gordon manages to be provocative in seemingly effortless cool girl fashion. Take the video for “Airbnb,” the second single from the 66-year-old’s solo debut, No Home Record, a...

Holly Henschen

AF 2019 IN REVIEWOur Favorite Albums and Singles of The Year

Lizzo press photo by Luke Gilford, courtesy of Atlantic Records. Every year I keep a running list of new album releases. The idea is that I'll have new stuff on my radar, along with a go-to playlist if I'm feeling adventurous (or bored) and want to hear something new. This year that list grew to...

Lindsey Rhoades

NEWS ROUNDUPPazz and Jop Lives, 21 Savage vs. ICE, and MORE

Kacey Musgraves topped the 2019 Pazz and Jop Albums List with Golden Hour. Pazz and Jop LIVES - Even if the Village Voice Doesn't When I received my Pazz and Jop Ballot in December, I couldn't have been more shocked. I'd assumed that when the Village Voice shuttered in August, the music critics' poll...

Lindsey Rhoades

NEWS ROUNDUPTaylor Swift Goes Goth, NYC's Night Mayor, and More

Looks like Taylor really loved Bey's "Formation" Taylor Swift Taylor Swift tried to overshadow the eclipse (while one artist was potentially blinded by it), by scrubbing her social media pages clean on Monday. The internet buzzed about the impending announcement of a follow-up to 2014's...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPNYC's Music Industry "Thriving," SXSW Updates and More

Shea Stadium Closes Again The venue cited “increasing pressure from the local authorities” and the fines that come along with getting permits to keep the beloved DIY venue open as the reason for closing again. The Facebook post that broke the news stated the team behind Shea Stadium hoped to reopen...

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPSt. Vincent, Kim Gordon and More

St. Vincent directs horror, Ryan Gosling used to be in a goth band, and Sigur Rós goes to space.

Emily Daly

Staff Picks - Emily DalyThe Best and Worst Of 2016 (News Roundup)

2016's final AudioFemme news roundup, featuring good news and sad news, death and sexism, venue opening and closings.

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPKim Gordon, G.L.O.S.S. and Featured Events

AudioFemme's weekly music news round up featuring new music from Kim Gordon, G.L.O.S.S., and what shows to catch in NYC.

Emily Daly

NEWS ROUNDUPFKA Twigs, Kim Gordon, and Brian Eno

FKA Twigs Performs On Jimmy Fallon Watch the relentlessly unique FKA Twigs give a stunning performance of her song “Good To Love” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Stream M. Ward’s More Rain The singer/songwriter’s easy, smoke-filled voice has an undeniable charm. More Rain features guests...

Emily Daly

LOUD and TASTELESSKim Gordon

Every Thursday, AF profiles a style icon from the music world. This week, check out Kim Gordon's inspiring trajectory as prolific noise musician, visual artist, and fashion designer, peruse the looks she's had over her incredible thirty-year career, and check out the looks she's helped create. As a...

Lindsey Rhoades

LIVE REVIEWKim Gordon closes out Mike Kelley's Retrospective at MoMA PS1

Mike Kelley and Kim Gordon in August 1985, shot by John Harnois Kim Gordon and Jutta Koether [/one_half_last] Sometimes the most provocative art is that which is pieced together from various, unusual mediums and outcasted found objects, speaking as it does to obsolescence, alienation, and a crush of...

Lindsey Rhoades