undGretel? promoting women in music and art

We asked you: What's your favourite 'women-in-music' cliché?
And here are some answers:

• Boobs get in the way of guitars.
• Bruce Springsteen does'nt have women in his band as they don't have the physical strength to play 4 hour sets.
• Women sleep their way to the top e.g. Madonna.
• Traditionally women are really good at playing tamborine.
• Women have to be hot and sexually provocative.
  
• Women cannot play guitars because men won't listen to them.

Please send us more!

We would like to start a literature list regarding women and popular music.
Please send comments with more interesting reads!

Mavis Bayton: Frock Rock. Women Performing Popular Music, Oxford, New York, 1998.

Lucy O'Brien: She bop II. The definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul, London, New York, 2002.

Get Your Mix Tapes Here

Not only did we have live music and great art at UndGretel? but it was the first outing of the undGretel? store, if you missed out on the treats we had to offer you then take a look below and if youwant a second chance to get your hands on it drop us a message on undgretel@googlemail.com:
Produced by Clare and Ben (goodgriefcalypso@gmail.com/ myspace.com/_grief)
Tracks by
yo la tengo/ velvet underground/ the pastels/ shwervon/ papas fritas/ the go-betweens/ the ewoks/ trachtenburg family slideshow band/autolux etc.
*Produced on tape format only

This is a taster of the undgretel dj sets played at the bethnal green working mens club. A selection of tracks from Ro(end of the road) Clare&Ben (good grief) Atonal Twins(Steve&James) and Sarah&Dan




The ultimate UndGretel? megamix produced by the Gretels for your aural pleasure
Track listing

Leanne:

1. Sonic Youth – Teenage Riot - Kim Gordon bass player
2. Lucious Jackson - Lady Fingers - All women
3. The Gossip - Lily White Hands - All girl band

Sam:

4. Love of Diagrams – No way out - Two girls (one is the drummer) on passport label owned by Zoe White
5. Patti Smith - I Am The Warrior
6. The Slits - Typical Girls - All women
7. Forward Russia – Eleven – Female drummer Katie

Birgit:
8. Planning to Rock – Don’t want what you don’t want – Janine Rostron sings, makes the music and great videos!
9. Kevin Blechdom – Get on your Knees – Kevin Blechdom does everything
10. Stereo Total – Ich bin nackt – Françoise Cactus vocalist/guitarist/drummer
11. Miss Kittin – Professional Distortion –

Makes the music and sings

undgretel@gmail.com
If you like what you hear we can send you a copy of the mixtapes for a small donation (£2) or alternatively download the tracks you like from limewire.

Open call for mix cds
after much sorting of wheat from chaff we decided on two mix tapes these were sent in by Phil (tups) wellington and Miss Popstar from Germany.

Phils mix includes:
luscious jackson/ esg/electrelane/ sleater kinney/ the slits/ peaches/ beastie boys/ seafood and la tigre

Miss Popstars mix includes:
cobra killer/luscious jackson/z5 malibu kids/t.g.v./chicks on speed/die braut haut ins auge/angie reed/fünf freunde/britta/masaa qrella

Watch This Space

Undgretel? my be over but The UndGretel collective are very much just getting started, we have got loads more events in store for you designed to promote women in the arts, they will be held at various run down locations near you soon.

A little clue: dust of you thinking caps cause you're going to need them! oh we are so cryptic.

THANK YOU GUYS

We also got 200 of you amazing people in, thank you so much to everyone who came down, supported us and womens in music, you made it a wicked night. Now check your trendy selves:

Thank You
WOW thursday night was amazing, we had so much fun and it was thanks to the 200 of you who came. Below are some pics of who you came to see.

Look, look!!! We are pick of the week in the guardian guide!!!
Saturday October 14 - Friday October 20 2006