International Women's Day—March 8th

August 1980, L-R (back) Debbie Harry of Blondie, Viv Albertine of The Slits, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie And The Banshees, (Front) Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, and Pauline Black of The Selecter.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟴𝘁𝗵, 𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆

The music industry has long been a ‘boys club’ and the vinyl industry itself is arguably even worse. Recent research shows that women STILL receive less pay for the same work/gigs, and less recognition for their work. This has started to shift in the last decade with many courageous women publicly agitating for change.

But here and all over the world, we still have a ways to go.

All week, we’ll be featuring pioneering women in the music industry, who kicked ass and changed the course of history. Beginning with this afternoon’s Record Of The Month announcement, our own wonder woman, Lauren, is hosting women-themed trivia in our members-only Facebook chat, as well as interviewing our kick-ass ‘Waxx Lyrical Wonder Women’ and spotlighting them on Instagram.

We’ve also created a mammoth playlist, designed to soundtrack your week thoroughly. Blast it through the office or your home all week and pay tribute to the finest of women in music.

Stay tuned to all happenings this week and help us accelerate action for women in music. 🙌🏻