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Blackberry Tongues

Grrl on Grrl: intersectional and trans-inclusive music & interview show

Emily Williams

Lauren Davis

Hailey Wojcik

Devon Moore

Dee Ray

Angie Walton

Sarah Quintero

Felicia Williams

Danielle Leonard

Coco Tigler

Le Ra

Ali Coyle

Anastasia Rivera

Carrie Gillespie Feller

Emma Grrrl

OwlTail

I recorded and edited this episode yesterday but got stressed out about the election enough that I didn’t post. It seems pointless and meaningless to even put this up now, but I guess… life… goes on? In this Interlude, you get to listen to a song off Blackberry Tongues latest EP put out in July, hear about Icelandic women’s protest about the unfair wage gap this past October, and a little bit about the Newsweek story on War on Women, which Grrl on Grrl listener Molly sent me. Let’s build a Grrl on Grrl community! Start posting cool links, feminist resources, news stories, or anything else you’d think I or other Grrl on Grrl listeners will be interested. You can post them on our Facebook page, shoot me an email, or send a tweet! I might even mention you in future episodes! Question of the month: How has your gender, class, and race affected your work environment? Shoot me an email at grrlongrrlpodcast@gmail.com or comment on Facebook or Twitter! I may share your thoughts on future episodes. Listen http://traffic.libsyn.com/grrlongrrl/GRRL_Interlude_002__Unfair_wage_gap_Blackberry_Tongues_War_on_Women_duping_the_public.mp3 Download from Libsyn [9 minutes, 8.6MB] Find on iTunes | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Play Unfair Wage Gap  This segment based on this New York Times blog post: “Women in Iceland protest country’s 14 percent pay gap by leaving work 14 percent early“ The Date Women Stop Being Paid in Europe (Expert Market) The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap (Fall 2016) (AAUW)  Blackberry Tongues The Jackals EP  Find The Jackals on Bandcamp Featured song is “Canine in your goldmine”  War on Women  Thanks to Molly T for sharing this link with me on Facebook! “War on Women Fuses Feminism and Hardcore Punk” (Newsweek)  Stay safe.

<p>I recorded and edited this episode yesterday but got stressed out about the election enough that I didn’t post. It seems pointless and meaningless to even put this up now, but I guess… life… goes on?</p> <p>In this Interlude, you get to listen to a song off Blackberry Tongues latest EP put out in July, hear about Icelandic women’s protest about the unfair wage gap this past October, and a little bit about the Newsweek story on War on Women, which Grrl on Grrl listener Molly sent me.</p> <p><strong>Let’s build a Grrl on Grrl community! </strong>Start posting cool links, feminist resources, news stories, or anything else you’d think I or other Grrl on Grrl listeners will be interested. You can <a href="http://facebook.com/grrlongrrlpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">post them on our Facebook page</a>, <a href="mailto:grrlongrrlpodcast@gmail.com">shoot me an email</a>, or <a href="http://twitter.com/grrlongrrl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">send a tweet</a>! I might even mention you in future episodes!</p> <p><strong>Question of the month: </strong>How has your gender, class, and race affected your work environment? Shoot me an email at grrlongrrlpodcast@gmail.com or comment on Facebook or Twitter! I may share your thoughts on future episodes.</p> <h2>Listen</h2> <p><a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/grrlongrrl/GRRL_Interlude_002__Unfair_wage_gap_Blackberry_Tongues_War_on_Women_duping_the_public.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://traffic.libsyn.com/grrlongrrl/GRRL_Interlude_002__Unfair_wage_gap_Blackberry_Tongues_War_on_Women_duping_the_public.mp3</a><br/> </p><p><a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/grrlongrrl/GRRL_Interlude_002__Unfair_wage_gap_Blackberry_Tongues_War_on_Women_duping_the_public.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download from Libsyn</a> [9 minutes, 8.6MB]</p> <p>Find on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grrl-on-grrl-music-interviews/id1031096953?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://stitcher.com/podcast/june-owatari/grrl-on-grrl?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> | <a href="http://tunein.com/radio/Grrl-on-Grrl-p841178/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TuneIn</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iaimjjitqyy5xo2gnnu2np3fnji" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a></p> <h2>Unfair Wage Gap</h2> <ul><br/> <li>This segment based on this New York Times blog post: “<a href="http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/10/25/women-in-iceland-protest-countrys-14-percent-pay-gap-by-leaving-work-14-percent-early/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Women in Iceland protest country’s 14 percent pay gap by leaving work 14 percent early</a>“</li> <li><a href="http://www.expertmarket.co.uk/gender-pay-gap-in-europe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Date Women Stop Being Paid in Europe</a> (Expert Market)</li> <li><a href="http://www.aauw.org/research/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap (Fall 2016)</a> (AAUW)</li> </ul> <h2>Blackberry Tongues <em>The Jackals</em> EP</h2> <ul><br/> <li><a href="https://blackberrytongues.bandcamp.com/album/the-jackals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find The Jackals on Bandcamp</a></li> <li>Featured song is “Canine in your goldmine”</li> </ul> <h2><strong>War on Women</strong></h2> <ul><br/> <li>Thanks to Molly T for sharing this link with me on Facebook!</li> <li><a href="http://www.newsweek.com/war-women-hardcore-punk-feminism-511714" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“War on Women Fuses Feminism and Hardcore Punk”</a> (Newsweek)</li> </ul> <p>Stay safe.</p>

GRRL Interludes 002: Blackberry Tongues, War on Women, and Iceland’s wage gap protest

Los Angeles band Blackberry Tongues traveled to San Diego this past summer where they proceeded to blow my mind with their ethereal music. From that night, I kept in contact with Lauren and I finally got the chance to interview her! In this episode, she teaches me what microtonal music is, the supportive and unique art and music scene in Los Angeles, and we play some positively different music than what has been on the podcast before. We also discuss whether it’s better for a band or artist to play more often or occasionally in their local music scene. What do you think? Do you risk oversaturating or tiring out your fans? Or will they lose interest if you don’t play often? Leave a comment and tell us what you think! You can buy Blackberry Tongues’ album We Are Open Mouths and follow them on Instagram. And please, if you liked this episode, rate us on iTunes. And as always, feel free to leave a comment, email me, follow me on Twitter, or like us on Facebook. Listen Here http://traffic.libsyn.com/grrlongrrl/GRRL007_ft_Lauren_Davis_of_Blackberry_Tongues.mp3 Download here. [~41 mins, 50MB] Shownotes  [1:30] Blackberry Tongues “Circular” [10:30] Considering the length of their songs with seemingly different musical “movements”, what is their songwriting process like? How do they create cohesion? [15:15] Lauren talks about another project she’s involved in called Ilevens, which she describes as dancey microtonal music. June also learns what microtonal means. [18:45] Odeya Nini “Tunnels” [24:00] Lauren explaining why she picked Odeya Nini to feature [26:00] Lauren explains Madeline Spooner and appreciating “niche and unusual music” that can still be marketable We digress a bit into Dirty Projectors. “People need to be warmed up.”   [29:00] June goes off about pop punk dialects, as described in this article about Blink-182 [31:00] Madeline Spooner “Simple as Lavender” (Facebook) [34:00] Recording a demo to send to record labels [36:00] What’s the Los Angeles music scene like? Hopscotch opera: an opera that takes place in CARS. “Shit like THAT is going on LA.”    Other Notes &amp; Thanks! Thank you to all the artists who gave me permission to play their songs and to Lauren for taking the time to speak with me. Special thanks to: Sullen Ray who graciously allows me to use their song “Get Up Got It” as the Grrl on Grrl podcast intro and outro–listen to and buy their album Blue Minor on Bandcamp and look out for the upcoming new album Outside the Color Wheel; Greg Guiliano for his financial support; and Gary Hankins for making the episode sound good. And to all my friends who have been so supportive of this project, I love you!

<p>Los Angeles band Blackberry Tongues traveled to San Diego this past summer where they proceeded to blow my mind with their ethereal music. From that night, I kept in contact with Lauren and I finally got the chance to interview her! In this episode, she teaches me what microtonal music is, the supportive and unique art and music scene in Los Angeles, and we play some positively <em>different</em> music than what has been on the podcast before.</p> <p>We also discuss whether it’s better for a band or artist to play more often or occasionally in their local music scene. What do you think? Do you risk oversaturating or tiring out your fans? Or will they lose interest if you don’t play often? Leave a comment and tell us what you think!</p> <p>You can buy Blackberry Tongues’ album <a href="https://blackberrytongues.bandcamp.com/releases" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Are Open Mouths</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/blackberrytongues" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow them on Instagram</a>.</p> <p>And please, if you liked this episode, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/grrl-on-grrl/id1031096953" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rate us on iTunes</a>. And as always, feel free to leave a comment, <a href="mailto:grrlongrrlpodcast@gmail.com">email me</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/grrlongrrl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow me on Twitter</a>, or <a href="http://facebook.com/grrlongrrlpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">like us on Facebook</a>.</p> <h2>Listen Here</h2> <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/grrlongrrl/GRRL007_ft_Lauren_Davis_of_Blackberry_Tongues.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://traffic.libsyn.com/grrlongrrl/GRRL007_ft_Lauren_Davis_of_Blackberry_Tongues.mp3</a> <p><a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/grrlongrrl/GRRL007_ft_Lauren_Davis_of_Blackberry_Tongues.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download here.</a> [~41 mins, 50MB]</p> <h2>Shownotes</h2> <ul> <li>[1:30] <a href="https://blackberrytongues.bandcamp.com/track/circular" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blackberry Tongues “Circular”</a></li> <li>[10:30] Considering the length of their songs with seemingly different musical “movements”, what is their songwriting process like? How do they create cohesion?</li> <li>[15:15] Lauren talks about another project she’s involved in called <a href="https://ilevens.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ilevens</a>, which she describes as dancey microtonal music. June also learns what microtonal means.</li> <li>[18:45] <a href="https://odeyanini1.bandcamp.com/track/tunnel-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Odeya Nini “Tunnels”</a></li> <li>[24:00] Lauren explaining why she picked Odeya Nini to feature</li> <li>[26:00] Lauren explains Madeline Spooner and appreciating “niche and unusual music” that can still be marketable<br><ul> <li>We digress a bit into Dirty Projectors. “People need to be warmed up.”</li> </ul> </li> <li>[29:00] June goes off about pop punk dialects, as described in <a href="http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-10-28/whats-going-sneering-pop-punk-accent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this article about Blink-182</a></li> <li>[31:00] Madeline Spooner “Simple as Lavender” (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/madelinespoonermusic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>)</li> <li>[34:00] Recording a demo to send to record labels</li> <li>[36:00] What’s the Los Angeles music scene like?<br><ul> <li><a href="http://hopscotchopera.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hopscotch opera</a>: an opera that takes place in CARS. “Shit like THAT is going on LA.”</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2>Other Notes &amp; Thanks!</h2> <p>Thank you to all the artists who gave me permission to play their songs and to Lauren for taking the time to speak with me.</p> <p><strong>Special thanks</strong> to: Sullen Ray who graciously allows me to use their song “Get Up Got It” as the Grrl on Grrl podcast intro and outro–listen to and buy their album <a href="https://sullenray.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Minor on Bandcamp</a> and look out for the upcoming new album <em>Outside the Color Wheel</em>; Greg Guiliano for his financial support; and Gary Hankins for making the episode sound good.</p> <p>And to all my friends who have been so supportive of this project, I love you!</p>

GRRL007: unique art & music in Los Angeles featuring Lauren Davis of Blackberry Tongues