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006 Ren Aldridge of Petrol Girls: Cut, Stitch, Make, Do


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In this episode we talk to Ren Aldridge, artist, writer and singer in feminist post-hardcore band Petrol Girls about the intersection of her art and politics. We chat about the DIY punk practice of passing the mic, learning by doing, zine culture, the power and limitations of anger & more.

If you would like to donate to the Solidarity not Silence campaign, to help raise funds for women facing a defamation claim from a man in the music industry for statements they made concerning his treatment of women, you can do so here or buy the Petrol Girls track, I Believe Them, here. Solidarity not Silence are also dropping a new single on 4th May via Alcopop Records - This Is Sisterhood. For updates on this follow the Solidarity not Silence Twitter here. 

References

  • Petrol Girls bandcamp 
  • Solidarity not Silence
  • Ren's Website
  • Cut and Stitch by Ren Aldridge
  • MWMW#2 by Ren Aldridge
  • Nasty Women Anthology
  • Rebecca Solnit
  • Sara Ahmed
  • When Species Meet by Donna Haraway
  • Poly Styrene: I am a Cliche documentary
  • So, Which Band is Your Boyfriend In? documentary by Suzy Harrison
  • Riot Grrrl: The Punk Singer documentary by Sini Anderson 
  • Writers, Protect Your Inner Life by Lan Samantha Chang
  • Songs featured in episode: 

    1. Sister. Future is Dark EP
    2. Big Mouth. Cut & Stitch
    3. Strike. Future is Dark EP
    4. Touch Me Again. Live recording, L'Olympic Café, Paris, 2018.
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