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Bay Area Girls Rock Camp

Bay Area Girls Rock Camp

I mean, the main reason why I’m posting about Oakland’s Girl Rock Camp is that I’m sort of jealous that it didn’t exist when I was 8 and learning how to play the alto saxophone. Maybe I would still be interested in making music if I knew some hipper tunes than than Yellow Submarine and [...]

The Process: On the one hand

The Process: On the one hand

The road to making a movie is never the same twice. This is a truth that is both frustrating and awesome. On the one hand it sucks, because there’s no trusted road. There’s no college course you can take or internship that will guarantee your movie will get made. On the other hand, lots of [...]

Why I love Anjelah Johnson

Why I love Anjelah Johnson

Just caught Anjelah Johnson’s Comedy Central special from December of 2009. Now, any time Rosie the Riveter is invoked as the promotional image for a project in the modern world… my panties get in a tiny, little bunch. This is a powerful image from feminist history that you’re using to sell your… 1 hour joke [...]

Brittnee Jones

Brittnee Jones

Burning Man is… COMING! Every year at Burning Man they… burn the giant man made of wood. That seems pretty obvious. But what you may not know is that they also burn a second structure called “The Temple.” Every year the temple is different in structure, but the idea is the same. The temple is [...]

The Bechdel Test

The Bechdel Test

I just learned something new! One of my writer friends pointed me in the direction of a recent John August blog posts that discusses the Bechdel Movie Test. Basically this is a simple list of questions you can ask yourself about any movie that you watch to see if there’s a reasonable female prescence in [...]

Can Elvira’s show rule any harder?

Can Elvira’s show rule any harder?

16 June 2010

Many of you will remember Elvira as the beloved, busty beauty who showed late night creep show movies and sassed back at the camera. As a young girl, I remember her as one of the very few women role models I considered cool. She was into Halloween, she told really bad jokes and had her [...]

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Women Music Producers

Women Music Producers

11 May 2010

The post yesterday inspired a further search for some LADY PRODUCER GOODNESS. And of course… what should I find? But NPR stepping it up with some amazing in depth reporting on the subject. THANK HEAVENS FOR NPR! This article is really awesome and details female producers starting in the 50′s and working their way through [...]

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Making Music Herstory

Making Music Herstory

10 May 2010

I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with projects like Making Music Herstory, a music and film project that centers around making an album with only female contributors. The entire project is produced, sung, filmed, documented and engineered by ladies…. with vaginas. The part I LOVE about this shit is that the practical side of it is, [...]

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Less than 4 months til the BURN!!!

Less than 4 months til the BURN!!!

06 May 2010

Are you guys excited?!!! I am!!! So hard! It’s so so-so-so soon! You know how I can tell? There’s a fundraiser every weekend now. Just discovered Area 33, the funnest party palace in LA. Major Burner hang out and funnest time I’ve ever had with techno playing. I’ve really revved up my campaigning to get [...]

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One Time at Burning Man

One Time at Burning Man

03 May 2010

Bored at work?! Well here’s something fun for anyone who’s been to Burning Man or anyone who’s thought about going to the only home you’ll ever know. Today I bring you the funnest time waster for all of you counting the days until the next burn. ONE TIME AT BURNING MAN is a Facebook page [...]

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Women vs. Girls

Women vs. Girls

30 April 2010

I recently found this discussion about the significance behind calling a female a “woman” versus calling her a “girl” that was started by a science professor at “a large research university.” I think the conversation is interesting. But I can’t decide if I think the topic is even relevant or if it’s the hang up [...]

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Tracy White – Comics Artist

Tracy White – Comics Artist

27 April 2010

Today we’re stealing another interview (see previous interview with Jill Sobule) from Scott Kirsner‘s amazing book (with his direct permission, thanks Scott!) Fans, Friends and Followers which you can totally buy here! Inside the book Scott interviews lots of different artists who are making it on their own by harnessing the internet for powerful returns [...]

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Pre-Money

Pre-Money

26 April 2010

Money I’ve been legally advised to keep discussions about how and where we’re getting money for the film off of public websites. So, unfortunately I can’t describe here in detail the step-by-step process of acquiring actual cash to make a real-live movie happen. Which is a shame because I think that’s the most mysterious part [...]

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DIY Marketing: Why it’s important for YOUR LIFE

DIY Marketing: Why it’s important for YOUR LIFE

22 April 2010

I’ve seen the future and the future is you, getting good at marketing… you. I’m not talking about being conceded. I’m not talking about having a huge ego. I’m not talking about spamming your personal email address list 20 times a month. I’m talking about growing a head for business. I’m talking about figuring out [...]

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Original Fly Girls

Original Fly Girls

20 April 2010

My mother and her two sisters all went into the army at very young ages in order to make a little money to raise their children and to make something of their lives. My two older aunts were in the army during a time when the women were given skirts and taught manners as part [...]

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