Contemporary UK feminism. http://www.thefword.org.uk/ Movable Type http://www.thefword.org.uk/images/logo2003.gif 2008-04-05T09:47:56Z

The Spice Girls' come-back tour re-opens some questions about the nature of 'Girl Power'. Jennifer Thomson looks back fondly - but critically

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2008/04/girl_power 2008-04-05T09:47:56Z 2008-04-05T09:31:41Z Jennifer Thomson

Peaches' latest electro-punk album is both explicit and explicitly feminist. Catherine Redfern reviews Impeach My Bush

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2007/09/impeach 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-09-01T15:05:44Z Catherine Redfern http://www.thefword.org.uk/

Rachel Harris-Gardiner checks out the debut album from The Pipettes, a fabulous, fun, polka-dotted girl group from Brighton.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2006/08/we_are_the_pipe 2007-12-08T14:42:00Z 2006-08-13T14:28:19Z Rachel Harris-Gardiner

Cazz Blase reviews a storming gig by The Gossip in Manchester on 18th July 2006.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2006/08/the_gossip_manc 2007-12-08T14:42:00Z 2006-08-13T10:31:43Z Cazz Blase

Sarah Parry defends the legacy of the oft-ridiculed Spice Girls. She argues that 1996 should be seen as a feminist renaissance, and explains how the band promoted ideas of individuality and female friendship that were hugely influential to girls at the time.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2006/05/the_spice_girls_1 2007-12-08T14:42:00Z 2006-05-29T16:39:41Z Sarah Parry

FHM has launched its own music channel and intrepid Natalie Smith finds a common theme in the videos. (Can you guess what it is yet)?

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2005/06/fhm_music_chann 2007-12-08T14:41:59Z 2005-06-17T14:46:44Z Natalie Smith

Is Amy Winehouse really looking for someone "Stronger than Me"? Holly Combe argues that Winehouse's debut album presents a somewhat traditional view of heterosexual relationships mixed with a couple of progressive moments. Yet despite its flaws, the music can't be faulted.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2004/06/frank_amy_wineh 2007-12-08T14:41:59Z 2004-06-01T15:56:04Z Holly Combe

Jess McCabe finds Le Tigre on top form at the Astoria.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2004/04/le_tigre_london_1 2007-12-08T14:41:59Z 2004-04-18T14:27:26Z Jess McCabe http://www.jessmccabe.co.uk

Lorraine Smith introduces the intriguing new "edgy folk" singer Stephanie Pakrul.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2004/01/not_a_victim_st 2007-12-08T14:41:59Z 2004-01-18T16:53:14Z Lorraine Smith http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/

In this new compliation album, Tori Amos brings together 20 of her favourite songs which deal with deeply personal issues such as motherhood, rape, childhood, religion, sex, and finding a voice. As Nicky Raynor explains, there's much more to Tori than 'Cornflake Girl'.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2003/12/tales_of_a_libr 2007-12-08T14:41:59Z 2003-12-16T15:49:42Z Nicky Raynor

In the fortieth anniversary of the Rolling Stones, Alix Brodie wonders if the lyrics of music's most notorious misogynists can lend something positive to the cause of contemporary feminism.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2003/11/sympathy_for_th 2007-12-08T14:41:59Z 2003-11-15T14:43:25Z Alix Brodie

As a fan of Kylie, Anna Fioravanti finds that writing about the star from a feminist perspective raises deep questions about the nature of feminism itself. Risking judgement, she explains here why Kylie fits comfortably with her own definition of feminism, and why the singer can indeed be a positive role model for women.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2003/10/kylie_minogue 2007-12-08T14:41:59Z 2003-10-20T14:17:28Z Anna Fioravanti

Christina Aguilera's new song 'Can't Hold Us Down' contains some refreshing feminist sentiments, says Lorraine Smith.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2003/09/christina_aguil 2007-12-08T14:41:59Z 2003-09-16T13:33:34Z Lorraine Smith http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/

Anna Sandfield is delighted to find an internet radio station broadcasting music by female artists and woman-fronted bands.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2003/08/women_who_wrock 2007-12-08T14:41:59Z 2003-08-20T16:00:16Z Anna Sandfield

Anna Sandfield is uplifted and moved at a solo gig by the amazing Ani DiFranco.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2003/07/ani_difranco_ro 2007-12-08T14:41:59Z 2003-07-15T13:38:17Z Anna Sandfield