Women of Rock Oral History Project Podcast

Ana da Silva is an artist and musician, best known as a founding member of influential punk rock band The Raincoats.

Peaches is a Canadian musician, producer, director, visual artist, and performance artist. Born in Ontario, Canada, Peaches began her musical career in the 1990s as part of a folk trio, Mermaid Cafe. In 1995, she established a rock band, the Shit. That year she also released her first solo album, Fancypants Hoodlum. After moving to Berlin, Germany, she was signed to the Kitty-Yo label and released her second album, The Teaches of Peaches (2000). She has released five full-length albums since 1995 and is known for her gender bending, provocative concerts and videos. 

Lynn Breedlove is an author, performer, poet, and the founding member and lead singer of the Bay area homocore band Tribe 8. He is the founder of the San Francisco based non-profit Homobiles, a California NPO 501c3 committed to providing secure and reliable transit to the SF Bay Area LGBTQIA+ community and its allies.

"Brooklyn based ROIR and  Invisiblegirl Recording  artist  Honeychild Coleman has worked with The Slits, Mad Professor, and Death Comet Crew (with  Rammellzee), is in documentaries “Afropunk,” (USA), "Firelies" & "Getting My Name Up There" (AUSTRIA)  and the MAKERS storytelling platform for trailblazing women (USA). Her music appears in Sundance awarded film "Pariah" (Focus Features) and U.K./Greece  “P.R.” (Indie).  She currently fronts  Blues-Punk outfit The 1865 (Mass Appeal Records), with Musician/Filmmaker Sacha Jenkins (Fresh Dressed / Of Mics and Men), whose music is in the Hulu series “Woke!” (USA, 2020)." - Honeychildcoleman.com 

Frances McKee is a Scottish singer and songwriter known best for her work in the Scottish indie band The Vaselines.

Emily Retsas is an Australian-born bass player living in Los Angeles. She has recorded and performed with Death Valley Girls, BoyGenius, Fiona Apple and Shirley Manson, Kim Gordon, and currently plays with Phoebe Bridgers. 

Melanie (or Melanie Safka), is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for the 1971-72 global hit "Brand New Key", her cover of "Ruby Tuesday", her composition "What Have They Done to My Song Ma", and her 1970 international breakthrough hit "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" (inspired by her experience of performing at the 1969 Woodstock music festival).

Melanie (or Melanie Safka), is an American singer-songwriter.  She is best known for the 1971-72 global hit "Brand New Key", her cover of "Ruby Tuesday", her composition "What Have They Done to My Song Ma", and her 1970 international breakthrough hit "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" (inspired by her experience of performing at the 1969 Woodstock music festival).

Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack.They are best known for their first single, "Seether", that was released on the 1994 album American Thighs. They followed up that success with 1997's Eight Arms to Hold You. By 1998, Post was the only original member still in the band and continued on with other musicians. Veruca Salt released the album Resolver in 2000 and the album IV in 2006. After a hiatus in 2012, the band reformed with its original lineup. Their fifth studio album, Ghost Notes, was released in 2015.

Veruca Salt is an American alternative rock band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1992 by vocalist-guitarists Nina Gordon and Louise Post, drummer Jim Shapiro and bassist Steve Lack. They are best known for their first single, "Seether", that was released on the 1994 album American Thighs. They followed up that success with 1997's Eight Arms to Hold You. By 1998, Post was the only original member still in the band and continued on with other musicians. Veruca Salt released the album Resolver in 2000 and the album IV in 2006. After a hiatus in 2012, the band reformed with its original lineup. Their fifth studio album, Ghost Notes, was released in 2015.