The ’60s saw the emergence of the Liverbirds, the pioneering Liverpudlian band that toured relentlessly across Europe and beyond, even gaining a residency at the legendary Star-Club in Hamburg – but ...

June Millington, one of the co-founders of the 1970s LA-based band Fanny, heard the Let It Be demo and was set on incorporating a Leslie speaker into her rig ...

Whether inadvertently or not, John Lennon implemented a bit of reverse psychology to help establish The Liverbirds in 1963.

SHONEN KNIFE * Riding On The Rocket * OFFICIAL VIDEO Sisters Naoko and Atsuko Yamano formed Shonen Knife in 1981, forging a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janet Berry is in one of 27 all-female punk-inspired bands formed in Leicester [BBC] Leicester has seen a wave of all-female punk ...

During World War II, with thousands of men shipping off to war, half a dozen all-female, instrumental big bands toured around America. It was a rarity in a musical world dominated by men and, for the ...

Some band names start as a joke, while others are carefully considered. In the case of Saudi Arabian four-piece Seera, it’s the latter – cementing their ethos via a word that means “story” or “journey ...

Before '90s bands like Bikini Kill and L7 spearheaded the riot grrrl movement or '80s groups like the Go-Go's and the Bangles had their biggest hits, a group of pioneering women became the first ...

VIRGINIA, USA — As Virginians prepare to welcome a new leader into the governor’s mansion, a local band is also getting ready. SynHERgi, a full-female band from Hampton Roads, will bring their ...

Leicester has seen a wave of all-female punk rock bands in the past few years, changing the city's music scene, according to its musicians. About 27 all-female bands have grown from a movement founded ...