‘Hey Ladies’: NPR’s Take on the Challenges of Female Rockstardom. (And Aren’t You Excited for Lilith Fair 2010?)
NPR Music has a fantastic new series out this week, Hey Ladies, about the state of female musicians today. Through hundreds of interviews with working women, they delve into everything from how to balance work and family to whether looks matter more to female musicians (they do). It’s worth checking out—especially for you Lilith Fair lovers. (Remember this poster?!)
A couple of excerpts on the challenges of being a ladyrocker:
My old voice teacher once told me that to be a female singer you have to be the VERY best in your speciality. Average is not enough as a woman.
— Sondra Radvanovsky
I’ve noticed that more people (myself included) are more critical of a woman’s singing voice. There are fewer liberties given to out-of-tune notes and tonal qualities when a woman sings.
— Karolyn Troupe, of Venice Is Sinking
Critics describe what you were wearing at the show as opposed to what you sounded like.
— The Coathangers
All the festival artist T-shirts are men’s size.
— Hiromi
Check out the full series here.
-jessica
