So, as I look at the punk magazines, the posters, the records, the webpages and on social media – there is a constant and familiar pattern. Everywhere there are male musicians and male fronted bands dominating these spaces, spaces that are meant to be inclusive to everyone. It then becomes apparent – whenever you talk about punk people will mention Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Buzzcocks, The Clash – all of these male oriented.
Really quickly from my memory I wrote down 15 female musicians I could think of that have been an important part of the music scene. I then sketched alongside this list to help identify differences and similarities between the favourite females of mine.
So here starts the search for the women in the punk and alternative scene, starting with the veterans…
Thoughts of a designer 