[peel] RE: The John Peel lecture

[MARK LUETCHFORD]

Suppose you are right - it was a bit trite and I suspect she was selected for media effect and an attempt to build on the Sinead/Miley/Annie Lennox debate. I found this more interesting: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ccz14 Being a dad of teenage boy and girls and seeing what they continue to put up with 40 years after feminism's strongest flowering any further discussion/action on such subjects and challenging of the status quo is welcome in my house

Still not convinced about link to Peel - Mary Ann looked for a link in the producers in his later career being women. But as with most of his personal politics I don't remember him vocalising his views on feminism much - occasionally he expressed a politically strong sentiment - I can remember one on the miners strike when he played The Enemy Within and a few gentle comments about Thatcherism when he played the Redskins. Also a few time she criticised the glamorisation of violence and over sexualisation of gangster rap/dancehall stylee. And as I said before he did champion many women led bands. You just got a sense of his general leftism - but maybe I am projecting my own views?

A more interesting subject might be why we are all men (I think) - and why his devoted fans tended to be of the male persuasion ... is it something to do with the male brain?! In traditional folk music around the world the musicians are often men and the vocalists women. Does that reflect male domination of traditional society or something else? Discuss.

M


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 From: "dunelm@..." <dunelm@...>
To: peel@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 22:26
Subject: [peel] RE: The John Peel lecture
 


  
 
For those who missed it, Ms Church exclusively revealed that
some record companies – get this – exploit the sexuality of female recording
artists in order to shift units.
Thanks for the heads up, Charlotte.
---In peel@yahoogroups.com, <M.Luetchford@...> wrote:


Heard a clip on R4 Today programme and liked what I heard ... seemed to speak sense to me about the sexualisation of the music industry to make big bucks for corporations - even liked the blaming of Madonna for the phenomena. It was worth it to hear the phrase "get your tits out for the boys" at 7.30ish in the morning. will listen to see if there was a link to Peel

From: Pete Conkerton <klacktoveedesteen@...>
To: "peel@yahoogroups.com" <peel@yahoogroups.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, 15 October 2013, 0:40
Subject: [peel] The John Peel lecture
 


  
Here it is then, let battle commence...
 
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/jpl
 
I thought some interesting points were made, though I didn't agree with all of it. The best bit for me, though, is the lovely tribute from Mary Anne Hobbs right at the beginning.
 
Cheers aye, Pete