Hilary talks with Marissa Paternoster about paring down gear and the cognitive dissonance of growing up with Bikini Kill AND Pantera. Plus, five hiring tips!

MARISSA'S BIO

Marissa Paternoster is an artist, singer, and guitarist originally from New Brunswick, New Jersey. She is the lead singer and guitarist in the bands Screaming Females and Noun. Screaming Females is a 3-piece DIY, punk rock ’n’ roll band signed to Don Giovanni Records. The band has been featured on NPR, Last Call with Carson Daly, and MTV. They have played with bands such as Garbage, Throwing Muses, Dinosaur Jr., The Dead Weather, Arctic Monkeys, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists and The Breeders. The band has 7 full-length albums: Baby Teeth, What If Someone Is Watching their T.V.?, Power Move, Castle Talk, Ugly, Rose Mountain and All At Once. Paternoster was listed the 77th greatest guitarist of all time by Spin magazine.

BRANDS/SHOPS MENTIONED

Boss / Electro-Harmonix / Jim Dunlop / Digitech / Sunn / Slinger Straps

BANDS/ARTISTS MENTIONED

Angie Boylan / Sleater-Kinney / Huggybear / Bikini Kill / Bratmobile / Pantera / Team Dresch / Thursday / Thou / Hirs Collective / Garbage / Patti Smith

OTHER MENTIONS

Lakehouse Studios / Don Giovanni Records / Joe Steinhardt / Salinas Records / Stupid Bad Records / NAMM / She Shreds

MARISSA’S LINKS

Screaming Females Website

Screaming Females Instagram

Screaming Females Facebook

Screaming Females Twitter

Noun Bandcamp

Merriment Kickstarter

MID-RIFF LINKS

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Gender and Music Gear Survey

CREDITS

Marissa’s Bumper Track: “I’ll Make You Sorry” by Screaming Females

Theme Music: "Hedonism" by Towanda

Artwork by Julia Gualtieri