Jezebel: Musicians

Edgy Canadian Marching Band Find Lamp Rape Jokes So Funny

Erin Gloria Ryan — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:20:00 EST

The marching band at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario has been barred from participating in remaining scheduled fall term performances for producing and distributing a book of edgy rape and tit-biting jokes. Ah, college. It's like potty training for the mind, and there's always a contingent of youngsters who can't help but shit themselves on the daily. More »

Ke$ha Debuts Vagina Powered Military Grade Game Boy, Accidentally Fires Tampon Missiles At North Korea

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:55:00 EST

Dallas, Feb 5: Is this how P Diddy feels when he wakes up in the morning? What is this? I can't even.

Amy and Justin Ponder Teaming Up To Fight Crime

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:15:00 EST

Beverly Hills, CA, Jan 22: Amy Poehler and Justin Timberlake attend the 22nd Annual Producers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel. No word yet on the cooperative super hero-ing, but fingers crossed. (Image via Getty)

Back in Pink

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:00:00 EST

Florianopolis, Brazil, Jan. 8: British artist Amy Winehouse performs during her "comeback show." Winehouse performed new material for the first time in 5 years and wore earrings big enough to play horseshoes with. (Image via AP)

German Pop Star Has 48-Hour Erection

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:40:00 EDT

A German pop star claims he had an erection for two days following an overdose of Viagra. Tom Kaulitz had apparently never seen a single commercial for the drugs, else he would have called the doctor after four hours. [TheSun] More »

All-Girl Collective Makes Feminism Fun

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:00:00 EDT

At first glance, Girlcore may seem like nothing more than a bunch of Lindsay Lohan-wannabees partying it up in London and Paris. And that is part of the story. But they're also a female collective, dedicated to promoting talented women. More »

The Importance Of Being Earnest

Sadie Stein — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:30:00 EDT

Joan Baez: "I think I kept (my humor) under wraps...I was pretty humorless in the face of the cameras. And desperately soul-searching, talking to people like you – desperately wanting to be real, you know, and not phoney." [Telegraph] More »

Beams Of Heaven

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:40:00 EDT

Gospel legend Marie Knight passed away Sunday at the age of 84. Knight first came to fame in the 1940s, while touring with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The interview (left) is from the release of Knight's last album in 2007. [WWLTV] More »

Hand-Picked

Sadie Stein — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:30:00 EDT

Musician Alison Brown: "It's a kind of sisterhood, really...women are leading the charge with the most interesting bluegrass." (That's legend Lily May Ledford at left.) [WSJ] More »

Converse All-Star

Sadie Stein — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:30:00 EDT

We've recently become fixated on Connie Converse, a 1950s folk singer whose work has just been rediscovered. Converse, who'd long since given up her musical dreams, disappeared in 1974. [NPR] More »

R.I.P. Frances Blaisdell

Sadie Stein — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:45:00 EDT

Frances Blaisdell, a musician who, when she made her debut with the New York Philharmonic was known as "the girl flutist," has died at 97. A musical pioneer, Blaisdell was also an accomplished teacher. [NYT] More »

British Educators Wonder Why More Girls Don't Play Guitar

Jessica G. — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Most rock bands these days consist of several near-emaciated, floppy haired boys who wear very tight pants and play their guitars slung low near their penises. Delightful girl group Smoosh (pictured here), notwithstanding, where are all the rocking lady guitarists? Maybe there's a dearth of female guitar players because, as a new report from the UK shows, girls from a very young age are discouraged from playing traditionally "masculine" instruments like guitar and horns, while boys are discouraged from playing traditionally "feminine" instruments like the flute and harp. According to the BBC, the report, published by the British Institute of Education, says, "The size of the instrument (bigger, male), its pitch (higher, female) and the physical characteristics needed to play it could be partly responsible [for the gender preferences]. Another factor may be that brass instruments and drums have long been used militarily and therefore are associated with war." More »