In honour of International Women's Day 2016, we praise the sonic defiance of some of music's greatest female icons
Today is International Women's Day: the one day out of 365 where the world feels a sense of obligation to discuss gender equality. In 2016, there still isn't economic parity between the sexes, there still isn't equal representation in government, there still isn't enough being done to remedy the institutional sexism endemic across the globe.
"As this planet becomes more brutarian and arrogant and patriarchal, the only real rebellion is to really embrace beauty and pleasure. To reclaim it with as much vigour as possible" – Lydia Lunch
While plenty of outlets will be discussing the travesty of these facts, and how we ought seek to address real change in the world around us, at AnOther we're choosing to celebrate some of the women who have made a difference within an industry often most renowned for its sexism: music. As Lydia Lunch once said, "as this planet becomes more brutarian and arrogant and patriarchal, the only real rebellion is to really embrace beauty and pleasure. To reclaim it with as much vigour as possible." And here are the sounds of the women who did just that; from Cosey Fanni Tutti's painfully powerful electronica to Patti Smith's punk poetics, Foxy Brown's letter to the firm to Poly Styrene's inimitable exuberance. Enjoy.
