tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30509927776176722152024-02-19T23:32:54.474-08:00WAKE-UP-GRRLWAKE-UP-GRRL!
FEM-RELATED ISSUES AND AN HOMAGE TO A BUNCH OF RAD WOMEN WHO ARE CHANGING SOCIETYcrustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-4646667199469016702009-11-06T09:07:00.000-08:002010-11-10T12:00:36.329-08:00TAKE BACK THE NIGHT 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qBLzbwu5cv8W7bVWSuQpE5qiN9YnOHuDVrem2ZcnLAyBr8BnD0kWkZBaR2AAEhi3gH8JpRgOzR7RseineA80-jwPr4whqeHhMcFf3KuwD-4nq9g9d_mZW_Lcq6Yxjb9vmfGokfkuP752/s660/tbtn05.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qBLzbwu5cv8W7bVWSuQpE5qiN9YnOHuDVrem2ZcnLAyBr8BnD0kWkZBaR2AAEhi3gH8JpRgOzR7RseineA80-jwPr4whqeHhMcFf3KuwD-4nq9g9d_mZW_Lcq6Yxjb9vmfGokfkuP752/s660/tbtn05.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Back_the_Night"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Take Back The Night</span></a> is an internationally held march and rally intended as a protest and direct action against rape and violence against women. Take Back The Night originated in 1973 in Germany as a response to a series of sexual assaults, rapes, and murders that occurred that year. Today, this protest has expanded world-wide, and is now organized internationally by local communities. As part of the movement, women will walk out without the fear of the night and demand that perpetrators of this violence are held accountable for their actions and that systmes and policies that support violence against women be made to change.<br /><br />This year's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Windsor, Ontario</span> march is occuring TONIGHT (November 6th, 2009) from 8pm until 10pm starting at Dieppe Park.<br /><br />From the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153522564593&index=1">facebook event</a>: "This year we have decided to change the route, and format of the evening. We will begin at Dieppe Park on Riverside Dr, starting with opening remarks from our MC Ashley Degrandis, followed by Bhavin Billimoria from the White Ribbon campaign, who will speak about the reason men do not march with us, followed by our keynote speaker Charlene Senn which will be followed by a luminary memorial for the 500 Missing Aboriginal Women. We plan to venture through much of downtown Windsor, hitting some key spots. With the help from our very own Radical Cheerleaders we will walk down to Riverside, up Ferry, turning on Chatham to Pelisser rallying past the strip clubs. Pelisser will lead us to Wyandotte and to Ouelette. We will walk down Ouelette that will lead us back to Dieppe Park for a closing performance by the Radical Cheerleaders.<br /><br />We will also be hosting a Bake Goods and Hot Chocolate Sale to raise some money to continue the TBTN events."crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-67561276003710286442009-09-13T10:14:00.000-07:002009-09-13T10:44:15.821-07:00Back in action after a loooooong summer hiatus.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3618847618_ea099f89da_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 388px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3618847618_ea099f89da_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Wake-Up-Grrl started out as a school project, but as the semester progressed, I started receiving feedback outside of the classroom from all over the world, and I vowed to keep this blog going once the class came to an end. Unfortunately, I found myself in an unmotivated rut over the summer. I'm not sure if I was just pooped from school, busy with work, traveling and hanging out, or what, but my motivation to write here suffered quite a bit. Even my <a href="http://crustina.blogspot.com/">photo blog</a> is currently not up to date (but I've been taking photos everyday, I promise!).<br /><br />But, now that I'm back in school, my life is a bit more organized and structured once again, so I've decided that it's time for me to WAKE-UP and revitalize this blog! So for any of you loyal readers who have been wondering "what the hell happened to Cristina over the last four months?" I'm back! You can be expecting a new post either later tonight or early this week!<br /><br />What exactly have I been up to, you ask? I got the amazing opportunity to study with the University of Windsor in New York City at NYU for three weeks in May and June. It was an amazing experience. There were some low points of the trip, and by the end of it, I was ready to come home, but besides that, the trip was a great learning experience. I also went to Calabria, Italy to visit family and friends for a couple of weeks in August. The photos are all up on my <a href="http://crustina.blogspot.com/">other blog</a>, if you care to check them out.<br /><br />I've been working like mad, which is good. Also, doing a lot of projects and activities with <a href="http://brokencitylab.org/">Broken City Lab</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/3915431277_3c480d990c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 189px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/3915431277_3c480d990c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> This summer we spent a lot of time creating planters out of recycled plastic bags. They will be featured in <a href="http://www.fusemagazine.org/">Fuse Magazine</a> in 2010. We finally found some projectors, and are planning to get the <a href="http://www.brokencitylab.org/cross-border-communication/">Cross Border Communication</a> project off the ground soon.<br />Tomorrow (Monday, September 14th, 2009) we're holding a psychogeography walk of the West End/University campus, entitled <a href="http://www.brokencitylab.org/events/welcome-to-the-neighbourhood/">"Welcome To The Neighbourhood."</a> If you're from Windsor, please come and check it out!<br /><br />And I guess what's most exciting, is the project that we have lined up for this upcoming weekend in New York City! When I returned from NYC this Summer, Justin of BCL sent me a link to <a href="http://confluxfestival.org/2009">ConfluxCity2009 </a>and suggested that we come up with some kind of proposal for their festival. After thinking it over one loooong day at work, I thought, "hmm...what if we proposed some kind of algorithmic psychogeography walk in the Subway system of New York?" Justin was all for it, so we wrote up a quick proposal and sent it in. Sure enough, we we're accepted into the festival, so Justin, Michelle, Danielle and I are heading down to The Big Apple this coming Friday. What's even more exciting is that we were also just chosen as one of the featured projects!<br /><br />In terms of my radio life at <a href="http://cjam.ca/">CJAM</a>. I've moved up from being an occasional host of Milk and Vodka (Part of the <a href="http://cjamwomensradiocollective.blogspot.com/">Women's Radio Collective</a>), to the co-host of the roots/Americana show <a href="http://steelbeltedradio.blogspot.com/">Steel Belted Radio</a> with Jim Meloche (taking over for Dale Jacobs) and the co-host of indie rock/punk show <a href="http://washingcjam.blogspot.com/">The Washing Machine</a> with Clara (taking over for Nicole Markham). Excitement!<br /><br />So, there's my list of excuses as to why Wake-Up-Grrl has been neglected. At least I was keeping busy, right? Real posts to come! In the meantime, tell me what's been up with you!crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-74216155600611567962009-07-21T08:45:00.000-07:002009-11-06T09:20:02.329-08:00Milk and Vodka with Cristina and Kate!<div style="text-align: left;">ESL - Prove Me Wrong<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><br />The Sick Lipstick - Go To Bed<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><br />Language Arts - Welcome to the Words You Want in Your Life<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><br />Mika Miko - Wild Bore<br />Matt and Kim - Cinders<br />Sonic Youth - Little Trouble Girl<br />Shapes and Sizes - Alone/Alive<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><br />Tanya Donelly and Dylan in The Movies - The Lovecats<br />Screaming Females - Starving Dog<br />Pack A.D. - Pilot's Blues<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><br />Miss Tk and The Revenge - Nowhere to Go<br />Mirah and Spectratone International - Community<br />The Unsettlers - No No No Yes<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><br />Teenage Fan Club and Donna Matthews - Personality Crisis<br />X - Sugarlight<br />Hole - Jennifer's Body<br />The Maynards - Dance Fight<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><br />Vivian Girls - No<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span> Canadian Content<br /><br />You can download/stream it: <a href="http://137.207.3.132/cjam-090720-1700-t1248105601.mp3">here!</a><br /></div>crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-16336441977796631362009-07-16T21:29:00.000-07:002009-07-16T21:31:40.238-07:00Virginia Woolf, anyone?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bitchmagazine.org/sites/default/files/room.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 259px;" src="http://bitchmagazine.org/sites/default/files/room.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>LOL!</div>crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-87042794892939395302009-05-21T22:20:00.000-07:002009-05-21T22:32:52.837-07:00What the fuck Calvin Klein!?I leave for New York in approximately two and a half days. Not gunna lie, but as excited as I am to check out all of the awesome museums and art there is, I'm especially excited to check out all of their street art, and all the <a href="http://www.brokencitylab.org/blog/art-replaces-over-120-illegal-billboards-in-nyc/">120 illegal billboards</a> that have been repainted with original works by New York artists.<br /><br />However, apparently these artists missed a billboard on the corner of Houston and Lafayette, because THIS:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bust.com/components/com_mojo/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/IMG_3359.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 330px;" src="http://www.bust.com/components/com_mojo/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/IMG_3359.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>is what catches you attention as you're crossing the street. REALLY CALVIN KLEIN!? That girl is like, 15. Max.<br />Gross.<br />There's a huge difference between "provocative" and just plain raunchy.crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-39066449852015606432009-05-04T19:23:00.000-07:002009-05-04T19:27:14.363-07:00CANFEMCON!Today Nicole and I hosted a special all Canadian Milk and Vodka!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Tracklist:<br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/badflirt">Bad Flirt</a> - Mad, Mad Madeline</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thebarmitzvahbrothers">The Barmitzvah Brothers</a> - Thrift Store Owner</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/aspirations604">Aspirations</a> - Accident Prone</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/whitelungwhitelung">White Lung</a> - Breaking Boxes</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/taraelizabethwatts">Tara Watts</a> - Sunlight</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/meganhamilton">Megan Hamilton</a> - Moth</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/immaculatemachine">Immaculate Machine</a> - The Neighbours Don't Mind</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/thepackad">The Pack A.D.</a> - June</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/crystalcastles">Crystal Castles</a> - Love and Caring</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/lionesslionesslioness">Lioness</a> - What You Do Will Come Back To You</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/dandiwind">Dandi Wind</a> - Bang of the Hounds</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/mothermotherspace">Mother Mother</a> - Dirty Town</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/shapesandsizes">Shapes and Sizes</a> - Island's Gone Bad</span></span><br /><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/rubyjeanandthethoughtfulbees">Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees</a> - Trust Fund</span></span><br /><br />If you missed out on all the awesome can/femcon, check out the archives at <a href="http://www.cjam.ca/">www.cjam.ca</a> - May 4th - 5pm!crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-43342534461607413232009-04-23T09:09:00.000-07:002009-04-23T09:16:35.457-07:00SMASH THE GLASS 2009 - PUNK NIGHT PHOTOS!<div style="text-align: center;">Cold White North<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3424488424_4080c13c7f_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 271px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3424488424_4080c13c7f_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3423683501_d27b40c5a2_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 406px; height: 607px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3423683501_d27b40c5a2_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Brass Knuckles<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3424516513_b5c46be54e_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 406px; height: 276px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3424516513_b5c46be54e_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3425325658_98dfa31215_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 403px; height: 268px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3425325658_98dfa31215_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Empty Hands<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3458969253_6c552d83a8_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 608px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3610/3458969253_6c552d83a8_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3458977175_964396133b_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 405px; height: 606px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3458977175_964396133b_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Love and Terror Cult<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/3459033145_1a57a254aa_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 599px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/3459033145_1a57a254aa_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3459033549_1d33b88512_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 405px; height: 306px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3459033549_1d33b88512_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Two Hand Fools<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3465979596_ccf05077f8_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 595px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3465979596_ccf05077f8_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3465975882_314fbc5254_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 612px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3604/3465975882_314fbc5254_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-85072160063677970182009-04-16T03:32:00.000-07:002009-04-16T03:33:19.854-07:00Screaming Females!New video.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lm9M5N35G8k&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lm9M5N35G8k&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />THIS IS ME PROCRASTINATING AT 6:30AM!<br /><br />I'm going to see Screaming Females in Detroit and in New Jersey.crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-13866321573192433102009-04-08T10:02:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:05:10.543-07:00Smash The Glass 2009 - Phog Night Photos!<div style="text-align: center;">The Floral Prints<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3408956051_0c2432bf69_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 583px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3408956051_0c2432bf69_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3408950785_02841d8d0d_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 566px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3408950785_02841d8d0d_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Erica Di Maio<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3413012403_51bfc606c2_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 259px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3413012403_51bfc606c2_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3413011015_eb19a767f4_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 585px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3413011015_eb19a767f4_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A Young Wife<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3415055084_41797a6f7e_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 271px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3415055084_41797a6f7e_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3415059560_76591d05e1_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 260px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3415059560_76591d05e1_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Perilelle<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3370/3415144098_0c2b69dbc8_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 389px; height: 259px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3370/3415144098_0c2b69dbc8_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3414342901_c8eb712965_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 259px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3414342901_c8eb712965_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Lioness<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3415261732_ee9ff732f8_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 260px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3415261732_ee9ff732f8_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3415260192_4bc8134dd2_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 583px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3415260192_4bc8134dd2_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-30883922103316419502009-04-04T17:46:00.000-07:002009-04-05T14:38:19.230-07:00FAM PRESENTS: Through Women's Eyes & VoicesThrough Women's Eyes & Voices is a photography and music showcase happening at Milk Coffee Bar throughout the entire month of April. This event acts as a celebration of women's artistic output in our community.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Musical Showcases:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">-All Shows: All-Ages/10PM/$5</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Saturday, April 4th:</span><br /><a href="http://www.corrinakeeling.ca">Corrina Keeling</a><br />Monique Belanger<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/2389519451_a870227ee2_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 192px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2128/2389519451_a870227ee2_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Friday, April 17th:</span><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/twoforthecasrcade">Two For The Cascade</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/thisismeasawoman">This Is Me, As A Woman</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Saturday, April 25th:</span><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/perilellemusic">Perilelle</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/taraelizabethwatts">Tara Watts</a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Photo Show & Sale runs the entire month of April and features the works of:</span><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/roxidlite">Roxi D-Lite</a><br />Alishia Fox<br />Anna Frenette<br /><a href="http://www.lovebree.com">Bree Gaudette </a><br />Julia Hall<br /><a href="http://www.corrinakeeling.ca">Corrina Keeling</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/crustina">Cristina Naccarato </a><br /><a href="http://www.julianaschewe.com">Juliana Schewe </a><br />Melissa-Rae W<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/taraelizabethwatts">Tara Watts </a>crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-63965164894186867642009-03-26T09:12:00.000-07:002009-03-28T06:48:01.769-07:00Quick Reminder!TONIGHT! (March 26th, 2009)<br />Indie/Folk/Electronic Night of SMASH THE GLASS @ Phog<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3373316315_522fdf02c0_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 442px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/3373316315_522fdf02c0_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>TOMORROW NIGHT! (March 27th, 2009)<br />Punk/Hardcore/Ska Night of SMASH THE GLASS @ The Chubby Pickle<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3383145353_73614cef16_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 551px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3383145353_73614cef16_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The SMASH THE GLASS 2009 ZINES are printed and ready. Pick up a copy tonight for FREE or ask me for one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3443/3386164717_b803daa6b8_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 250px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3443/3386164717_b803daa6b8_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />SATURDAY NIGHT!<br />PLAYBOY MANSION PARTY @ THE UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR PUB<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs013.snc1/2632_553594466318_122704133_34111740_7839066_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 569px;" src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs013.snc1/2632_553594466318_122704133_34111740_7839066_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ew. Seriously, what the fuck?<br />Don't go to this.<br /><br />Go to see <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wallsofjericho">Walls of Jericho</a> at The Chubby Pickle On Sunday!!<br />Candace Kucsulain tears shit apart. She's super bad ass.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/70/l_031f271a18a3cf91444f23556f0f3bbd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 365px; height: 548px;" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/70/l_031f271a18a3cf91444f23556f0f3bbd.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/117/l_2d008abf06fe82f5f9d21b4f0baeb8bb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 500px;" src="http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/117/l_2d008abf06fe82f5f9d21b4f0baeb8bb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-5244080308258026362009-03-26T06:09:00.000-07:002009-03-26T07:32:47.130-07:00Amy Franceschini: Futurefarmers Cultivating Consciousness Since 1995<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2287/2477133792_3d55088a91_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 265px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2287/2477133792_3d55088a91_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Franceschini">Amy Franceschini</a> of San Francisco, is a contemporary American artist and designer who's practices span from drawing, painting, sculpture, design, net art, public art and gardening. She teaches media theory and practice courses at both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University">Stanford University</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Art_Institute">San Francisco Art Institute</a>.<br /><br />In 1995, she founded <a href="http://futurefarmers.com/">Futurefarmers</a> as a way to bring together multidisciplinary art practitioners to bring together new work. They <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/136477564_91a177297c_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 126px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/136477564_91a177297c_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>are, "teachers, researchers, designers, gardeners, scientists, engineers, illustrators, people who know how to sew, pattern makers, cooks and bus drivers with a common interest in creating work that challenge current social, political and economic systems." Amy Franceschini explains, "The name [Futurefarmers] is a product of my childhood," explaining the influences of her father, a corporate farmer and owner of a pesticide company, and her mother, a New Age type devoted to the notion of organic farming.<br /><br />Her <a href="http://futurefarmers.com/">Futurefarmers</a> are comfortable with both traditional and new media, allowing them to employ a fertile approach to all of their projects. They also have an Artist in Residency Program, and have housed 19 artists from 8 countries who have created experimental and client based projects along with the Futurefarmers.<br /><br />You can check out all of their projects on their <a href="http://futurefarmers.com/about/">website</a>, but I figured I'd give you a taste by posting some their eco-friendly art projects for you.<br /><br /><a href="http://futurefarmers.com/projects/civiccycle"><span style="font-weight: bold;">CIVIC CYCLE 2008</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://futurefarmers.com/images/projects/1236151504.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 409px; height: 161px;" src="http://futurefarmers.com/images/projects/1236151504.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Civic Cycle is a temporary bike share program, a public bike pump and a public forum to present existing city bike share programs as well as an open discussion to gather input on what San Francisco’s city bike program might look and operate like. The goal of this project is to cut traffic, reduce pollution, improve parking and enhance the city’s image as a greener, quieter, more relaxed place.<br /><br /><a href="http://futurefarmers.com/projects/rainwaterharvester"><span style="font-weight: bold;">RAINWATER HARVESTER/GREYWATER FEEDBACK LOOP</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://futurefarmers.com/images/projects/1235890176.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 404px; height: 216px;" src="http://futurefarmers.com/images/projects/1235890176.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A water saving system made from salvaged materials storing two types of water–water that normally runs away while becoming hot and rain water. The water is stored in the 3 small recycling bins which can also be used as benches to sit upon. The hand crank device on the right is used to pump stored water back to the sink to be used at a later time. The sink is equip with a variable drain allowing you to decide to let your water run back into the storage units, into the greywater system to the garden or out to the city system.<br /><a href="http://futurefarmers.com/projects/victorygardens"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">VICTORY GARDENS</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://futurefarmers.com/images/projects/1235422496.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 405px; height: 152px;" src="http://futurefarmers.com/images/projects/1235422496.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>An ongoing project being developed with the City of San Francisco. The program began as a utopian proposal and has now become a pilot project that supports the transition of backyard, front yard, window boxes, rooftops and unused land into food production areas. Victory Gardens has the mission to create and support a citywide network of urban farmers by (1) growing, distributing and supporting home gardens, (2) educating through lessons, exhibitions and web sites and (3) planting demonstration gardens in highly visible public lands; garden at city hall, schools and Golden Gate Park.<br /><br />Amy Franceschini is a perfect example of a strong and independent woman who is blending her creativity and eco-awareness to create artistic activism and strive for change.crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-28389073708331030942009-03-23T12:30:00.000-07:002009-03-24T07:23:40.505-07:00Smash The Glass 2009<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/3374132936_a11142e7ab_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 403px; height: 540px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/3374132936_a11142e7ab_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://smashtheglassfestival.blogspot.com/">Smash the Glass</a>; a non-profit musical showcase entitled to empower women. Smash the Glass is a response to the lack of support towards female musicians in our city. "Smashing the Glass," comes from an understanding of the glass ceiling theory that describes the fact that women are limited as to how far they can advance up organizational ranks, the 'ceiling' is glass because it is transparent because limitations are not immediately apparent.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://myspace.com/emptyhandsstayempty"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 301px;" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/37/l_d6a92503d6db44209a160a54e45e491d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This DIY project started as an idea in April, 2007, while Sonia Nizzer was sitting in Nancy Gobatto’s Generation X, Third Wave Feminism class and was brought to life by herself and a close group of friends. We are back this year, to offer a stage, a podium, a foundation of motivation, support and ambition to those women who just want a chance to show YOU what they've got! We encourage men and women, all ages, to support this event. This is about celebrating and encouraging the females around us!<br /><br />The festival will be two days this year, starting March 26 @<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/27/l_308fa5020111951cfe30f92100246791.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 199px;" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/27/l_308fa5020111951cfe30f92100246791.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://thephogblog.blogspot.com/">Phog Lounge</a> and moving to the Chubby Pickle on March 27th. We hope that all who enjoyed last year's event come out again this year to recognize women in music! Tune into <a href="http://cjam.ca/">CJAM 91.5fm</a> from 5 to 6 tonight for a special Smash The Glass segment of <a href="http://cjamwomensradiocollective.blogspot.com/">Milk and Vodka</a> by myself and Nicole Markham (performer). We'll be chatting about the festival and playing the artists who you should come and check out this weekend!<br /><br />Each Night is $5<br />Doors at 7pm for both shows<br />First night is indie/accoustic/electronic<br />Second night is punk/hardcore/etc<br />All proceeds going to the Well-come Centre for Human Potential<br /><br /><b>March 26th - Phog Lounge - 19+</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/lionesslionesslioness"><b>Lioness</b></a> - Toronto Electronic<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/perilellemusic"><b>Perilelle</b></a> - Windsor Triphop<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/youngwifeyoungwife"><b>A Young Wife</b></a> - Toronto Indie Folk<br /><b>Erica Di Maio</b> - Windsor Acoustic<br /><b>The Floral Prints</b> - Windsor Indie Acoustic<br /><br /><b>March 27th - Chubby Pickle - All Ages</b><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/twohandfools"><br /><b>Two Hand Fools</b></a> - Kent Ohio Folk Pop Punk<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/theloveandterrorcult"><b>The Love and Terror Cult</b></a> - Mississauga Experimental Grind(?)<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/emptyhandsstayempty"><b>Empty Hands</b></a> - Kitchener Hardcore<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dabrassknuckles"><b>Brass Knuckles</b></a> - Windsor Ska<br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/coldwhitenorthcolumbus"><b>Cold White North</b></a> - Columbus Ohio Folk Punk<a href="http://www.myspace.com/coldwhitenorthcolumbus" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="http://www.myspace.com/twohandfools"></a>crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-2166023057528517902009-03-22T17:58:00.001-07:002009-04-05T19:34:18.802-07:00FitnessFirst: Using Public Humiliation To Up Their Gym Memberships!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bitchmagazine.org/sites/default/files/u1952/dutchgymad.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 413px; height: 285px;" src="http://bitchmagazine.org/sites/default/files/u1952/dutchgymad.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Imagine, after a long stressful day at work or school, you head over to the bus stop dying to sit down and breathe for a minute. Just as you sit, eager to rest your legs, you discover that the bench you're sitting on is actually hooked up to a SCALE that's displaying your weight to EVERY passerby in big, red, glowing numbers.<br /><a href="http://www.fitnessfirst.com/"><br />Fitness First</a>, a gym chain in the Netherlands launched a new ad campaign, where they've hooked up the benches of bus stops to a scale that displays your weight to the public, and if you don't like what you see<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/496479351_a9444c7691_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 295px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/496479351_a9444c7691_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />, it tells you directly below where you can go to fix that problem.<br /><br />Melissa on <a href="http://www.thefword.org.uk/blog/2009/03/fitnessfirst_tu">The F Word</a> stated, "<span style="font-style: italic;">We’re sure Fitness First is expecting a huge spike in membership from this, but the effect is ruined the moment two people share the seat. That and, you know, trying to win people’s business by humiliating them.</span>"<br /><br />Enough is enough! Not only are these people being publicly humiliated, but think about the damage this is doing to their self esteem. Like there aren't enough public advertisements ridiculing women who aren't a perfect size 2 (ie. facebook advertisements that are specifically targeted to women).<br /><br />Many people let this issue slide because it's "health" related, but these are the issues that make girls develop eating disorders younger and younger, and quite frankly, I think we have enough little girls starving themselves trying to look like the photoshopped women they see in magazines.crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-5615724701237427262009-03-10T22:29:00.000-07:002009-03-11T09:31:22.439-07:00International Women's Day Recap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3343344286_d9535255a4_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 416px; height: 275px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3343344286_d9535255a4_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sonia and I baked 70 cupcakes, and we didn't have a single one left over.<br />Here are a few black and white photos I took from the event.<br />You can find some alternate photos on <a href="http://crustina.blogspot.com/">my photo blog</a>, or in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/crustina/sets/72157615047929030/">my flickr</a>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Nicole Markham<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/3342599463_129269660b_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 276px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3605/3342599463_129269660b_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Bree Gaudette</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3343472552_4d2ae9a250_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 276px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3343472552_4d2ae9a250_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Erica Di Maio</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/amouramourr"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 276px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/3343730187_6255d61628_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" />Amour Amour</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/taraelizabethwatts"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 302px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3344641686_8b24bccaea_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" />Tara Watts</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/perilellemusic"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 276px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3344740328_1832b04064_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" />Perilelle</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3345859448_5c83683a39_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 276px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3345859448_5c83683a39_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/thisismeasawoman">This is Me as a Woman</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3345385913_1298507fc4_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 276px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3345385913_1298507fc4_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Thank you, everyone who came out to <a href="http://thephogblog.blogspot.com/">Phog Lounge</a> on Sunday night to help us celebrate International Women's Day!<br />Also, Nicole and I joined Kyle Lebel on his CJAM show, "Juxtaposition Jukebox" and played a special Women's Day track list. You can check out the set list <a href="http://juxtapositionjukebox.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /></div>crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-34424144963327183732009-03-08T09:39:00.001-07:002009-03-08T09:41:14.363-07:00Barbie Gets Inked!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2009/Mar/Week1/15235047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2009/Mar/Week1/15235047.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Remember my <a href="http://wake-up-grrl.blogspot.com/2009/02/plastic-fantastic-barbie-turns-50.html">earlier post</a> celebrating Barbie's 50th birthday, where everyone seemed to agree with my statement that little girls use their Barbies as a creative outlet? Remember when EVERYONE commented or came up to me and told me (outside of the blogosphere! omg!) that they used to draw tattoos on all of their barbies too? <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/totally-stylin-tattoos-barbie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 188px;" src="http://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/totally-stylin-tattoos-barbie.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Well, Apparently Mattel has picked up on this 'popular' trend and created, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mattel-N4758-Totally-Stylin-Tattoos/dp/B001NXO1YE">Totally Stylin' Tattoo Barbie</a>, which allows little girls to not only put little sparkly tattoos all over their doll, but on themselves as well.<br /><br />As you can imagine, this new line of Barbie that comes complete with cutesy butterfly, hearts and flower tattoos has caused a lot of controversy, and parents world-wide have been filing complains stating Tattoo Barbie will make their little girls grow up too fast.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/3stronze/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 235px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/499347051_b77640c888_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>In this really hilarious and terribly written <a href="http://www.wptv.com/news/local/story/Tattoo-Barbie-too-old-for-kids/2MiGq2pZaU2Tb3Kf-izY5w.cspx">article</a>, Robert Elessar states, <span style="font-style: italic;">"I don't know about the idea of little girls thinking about getting permanent tattoos before they graduate from medical school."</span><br />...WHAT? Yes Robert, all girls choose a path toward medical school, and they should wait until they've graduated to put ink on their bodies...???? How specific can you get?<br /><p>Jenn Alcayaga, a parent from Sacramento, California, in a much more legit argument states, <span style="font-style: italic;">"It's attracting kids too young to want to expose parts of their body to show off tattoos."</span><br /></p>In one way I think it's kinda cool, taking the MOST popular girl driven product and having her sport something that is usually seen as taboo. According to the <a href="http://bitchmagazine.org/post/nice-inkbarbie">Bitch Blog</a>, only 1 in 4 women<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31408335@N03/"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 252px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/3234475665_1c731d075b_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> have tattoos, so essentially, this could create a giant shift in perspective. Plus, they're just moving a long with the changing times. It's not like they're giving Barbie tattoos of guns and spiders (like in these two photos where someone decided to give their own twist to tattoo barbie), it's still very innocent.<br /><br />With that in mind, you also have to remember that Barbie is Mattel, and Mattel is a corporation who is obviously feeding off of the huge insurgence of tattoo culture and taking this opportunity for a little bit of corporate appropriation. Mattel <a href="http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Tattoo-Barbie-Parents-In-US-Voice-Concern-Over-Message-Of-Doll-Featuring-Body-Art/Article/200903115235033">argues</a> that Totally Stylin' Tattoo Barbie, "let's children express themselves and be creative."<br /><br />What do you think? Yay or nay?<br />Would you buy your kid Totally Stylin' Tattoo Barbie?<br /><br />P.S. Happy International Women's Day! Don't forget to come celebrate tonight at Phog!crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-15294500863970901452009-03-01T19:55:00.000-08:002009-03-02T06:05:36.677-08:00International Women's Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMicbBo48vhyphenhyphenMkvPQBa22ksVjw9mf8nYI5pwAlfco5CImUuuOL963s7cdYMmMIDCxjSk_gTTXzOkHy2w4cJBi6Deu8-FBn-EAeX-2McGNF8b-kzX18I5VJYKyfrfGC8EfRa3LQofR2Q/s1600-h/opin_femin_2212_wideweb__470x373,0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMicbBo48vhyphenhyphenMkvPQBa22ksVjw9mf8nYI5pwAlfco5CImUuuOL963s7cdYMmMIDCxjSk_gTTXzOkHy2w4cJBi6Deu8-FBn-EAeX-2McGNF8b-kzX18I5VJYKyfrfGC8EfRa3LQofR2Q/s400/opin_femin_2212_wideweb__470x373,0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308439370747382498" border="0" /></a>Mark your Calenders! <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day">International Women's Day</a> (IWD) is fast-approaching!<br />March 8th is the global holiday celebrating the economical, social and political achievements of women. It started off with a political and human rights theme in Russia and other Soviet Bloc countries. The theme was initiated by the United Nations and looks toward raising social awareness of women's struggles worldwide.<br /><br />The celebration takes place in many different countries, who hold diverse initiatives and events that are brought about and planned by women. The global women's organization, <a href="http://www.aurorafoundation.org/aurora.htm">Aurora</a> has even created a <a href="http://www.internationalwomensday.com/">worldwide register</a> of all the IWD events happening. But, be sure to keep your eyes peeled and your ears opened for all of the fem-related events happening in our city!<br /><br /><a href="http://cjam.ca/">CJAM</a>'s <a href="http://cjamwomensradiocollective.blogspot.com/">Women's Radio Collective</a> will be hosting ten hours of special programming next Sunday. There will be tons of music and spoken word shows with various female hosts. All the content will be related to women's issues and kick-ass ladies, so be sure to tune in. That week, many other CJAM shows will also be featuring all-women setlists for their shows.<br /><br />Sonia and I will also be hosting, "International Women's Day Jam" at Phog Lounge that night.<br />We're gathering up all of our local lady talents for a fun night of celebration and music!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mpszvCwShgEkxuY32wnhvsWvDBkAM08Ql8XStWLEGQPJK6TvdLtHfdU1pXT0ObKRdJQj6ZtptzE71eB-XSVznV2V181ZEGbqLSx1HaDeCPuZnZTHyk12NoMh1FNBNpER4k6xx_MUGA/s1600-h/IWD.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mpszvCwShgEkxuY32wnhvsWvDBkAM08Ql8XStWLEGQPJK6TvdLtHfdU1pXT0ObKRdJQj6ZtptzE71eB-XSVznV2V181ZEGbqLSx1HaDeCPuZnZTHyk12NoMh1FNBNpER4k6xx_MUGA/s400/IWD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308462927429555794" border="0" /></a>With <a href="http://myspace.com/smashtheglassceiling">Smash The Glass</a> coming up in just a few short weeks, we figured getting a few of the Windsor women musicians together would be a fun way to kick things off.<br />We've got a few local favorites, as well as a few that you may have not heard yet!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3290898706_030998224d_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 417px; height: 277px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3290898706_030998224d_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Joining us, we have <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/taraelizabethwatts">Tara Watts</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/thisismeasawoman">This is Me as a Woman</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/perilellemusic">Steph Copeland (Perilelle)</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/amouramourr">Amour Amour</a>, Bree Gaudette, Erica Di Maio and Nicole Markham.<br />Be sure to stop in, tune in, celebrate, etc! This is a day for the ladies!crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-22692419573272844332009-02-25T20:11:00.000-08:002009-03-02T06:06:34.666-08:00The Washing Machine Celebrates Their One Year Anniversary!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3275045907_2eecd7899d_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 256px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3275045907_2eecd7899d_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>If you have yet to check out <a href="http://washingcjam.blogspot.com/">The Washing Machine</a>, you're really missing out. Nicole Markham and Clara Muska play a great variety of indie and punk rock, and tomorrow they're celebrating their one year anniversary on CJAM 91.5fm!<br />Be sure to tune in from tomorrow (Thursday, February 26th) at 10:30am - noon, and stop by the station for some free cupcakes!<br />Stay awesome, girls!crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-52164658261248453522009-02-25T14:43:00.000-08:002009-03-02T06:07:36.868-08:00Phog Lounge: The Number One Live Music Venue in ALL OF CANADA!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://dawn.cbcr3.com/blogs/0/1/Images/2009-02/blog_searchlightBestLiveMusic_phog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 157px;" src="http://dawn.cbcr3.com/blogs/0/1/Images/2009-02/blog_searchlightBestLiveMusic_phog.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> In the heart of our Downtown hub sits the small 60-seater bar, <a href="http://thephogblog.blogspot.com/">Phog Lounge</a> who was just named THE BEST LIVE MUSIC CLUB IN CANADA! Today is a proud day for all of us Windsorites...especially the creative class!<br /><br />Back in early February, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/radio3.cbc.ca">CBC Radio 3</a> created a contest sending out their "searchlight," encouraging their listeners to vote for who they believed to be the best live music venue in Canada. The list started off with 114 clubs, and as the voting began to narrow down the list, the creative class in Windsor grew more and more excited as Phog was bumped to the Top 50...and then to the Top 10! It's been a long and exciting wait, but today at approximately 4pm EST, our little Phog was announced THE WINNER!<br /><br />This undoubtedly will create a HUGE impact on Windsor's music scene. CBC also announced they will be presenting Phog with a line-up of "huge Canadian acts."<br /><br />Phog has been such an encouraging and inspiring place when it's come to feminist and girl related events. Well-known Windsor musician <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/taraelizabethwatts">Tara Watts</a> hosts the open mics every Monday, they hold craft nights, women run fashion events AND Phog also just happens to be where <a href="http://myspace.com/smashtheglassceiling">Smash The Glass</a>: Night One, and International Women's Day Jam will take place! So exciting!<br /><br />Congratulations Phog Lounge!<br />We are all so proud of you!crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-90519051327414850782009-02-19T21:32:00.000-08:002009-03-31T05:20:00.178-07:00Blurt: Celebration of the End.<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3264428457_f8209416ec_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 414px; height: 589px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3264428457_f8209416ec_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">flyer by yours truly<br /></span></div>February 20th, 2009.<br />A very sad day in the Windsor punk scene.<br />I know this has nothing to do with my topic, but as a frequent show-goer, I can safely say that <a href="http://www.myspace.com/blurt">Blurt</a>'s shows are THE ONLY punk shows in Windsor (or anywhere I've been really) where there is an extremely large female populous who not only attend, but get right in on all of the action.<br /><br />Joining them on stage are <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/winslowcockrock">W!nslow</a> (Montreal), <a href="http://myspace.com/gutterheartsruleokay">The Gutter Hearts</a>, Mick and Jeremy of <a href="http://myspace.com/stereogoesstellar">StereoGoesStellar</a>, and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/guilttripmusic">Guilt Trip</a> (Special Reunion).<br />The show is all ages, and is free.<br /><br />Come help Blurt die.crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-25887117128218443152009-02-19T13:37:00.000-08:002009-03-01T19:55:34.680-08:00KM Stitchery: Wearing Feminism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.56901866.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 326px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.56901866.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I'm sure you've all seen 454298572 (approx.) t-shirts with a photo of Che Guevara, or other revolutionary men, but what about all the awesome women revolutionaries? What if I want to walk around with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde">Audre Lorde</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks">Bell Hooks</a> hanging out on my chest?<br /><br />Browsing through <a href="http://bitchmagazine.org/">The Bitch Blog</a> earlier this morning, I came across an article entitled "<a href="http://bitchmagazine.org/post/wearing-your-feminism-on-your-sleeve">Wearing Your Feminism On Your Sleeve</a>," that showcased the Minneapolis-based, indie fashion designer, Lindsay Keating-Moore. She runs the clothing line, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5005258">KM Stitchery</a>, which showcases stenciled portraits of famous feminists on all of her pieces. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20927768">The shirt</a> above features one of my personal favorites, Gertrude Stein.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.56326991.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 249px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.56326991.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All of her clothing is recycled. She hits up thirft stores and buys overstock shirts in various sizes, and then uses water based, non-toxic paint for the stencils. She ALSO uses recycled cereal boxes to make her business cards and tags! Talk about an eco-veg friendly feminist!<br /><br />She sells all of her stuff on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy.com</a>, but she also keeps <a href="http://kmstitchery.blogspot.com/">a blog</a> about all of her endeavors. What's also great about her Etsy, is the "Who's that lady?" section she includes for each shirt!<br />So cool.<br /><br />Some of the ladies she's stenciled include, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_b_anthony">Susan B. Anthony</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_de_Beauvoir">Simone De Beauvoir</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Perkins_Gilman">Charlotte Perkins Gilman</a>, and the list goes on.<br />Keep in mind that my birthday is quickly approaching ;-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5005258"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 102px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JKaOmcBj1T0/SJkVDXx2OrI/AAAAAAAAAIw/c-bmJVOWzrY/S660/final_sticker.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Also, If you missed the Genesis episode Kate and I put on last night about Burlesque, you can read her <a href="http://cjamwomensradiocollective.blogspot.com/2009/02/burlesque-stripping-away-gender-norms.html">blog entry</a> about it, or listened to the <a href="http://137.207.3.130/cjam-090218-2000-t1234987202.mp3">achieved version</a>.crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-50781421483318285882009-02-18T09:44:00.000-08:002009-02-18T09:49:48.173-08:00Genesis Does Burlesque<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3202602799_69356f585d.jpg?v=1232181412"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 369px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3467/3202602799_69356f585d.jpg?v=1232181412" alt="" border="0" /></a>I was going write a well thought out <a href="http://wake-up-grrl.blogspot.com/2009/01/roxi-dlite-showcases-female-empowerment.html">SECOND</a> post on Burlesque, because myself and Kate are hosting a special edition of Genesis tonight about the topic, but then I figured you should listen for yourself tonight, and THEN I'll post all the issues we discussed.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlesque">Burlesque</a> is a form of theatrical entertainment involving parody and exaggeration. It's rooted within nineteenth century vaudeville theater and was later resurfaced in the early twentieth century as a blend of satire, performance arts and adult entertainment.<br /><br />We're going to be looking more into the origins of the art, look at why it is NOT stripping, how it can be looked at as a feminist enterprise, and highlighting some of the contemporary burlesque dancers and how it has been adapted into our everyday culture!<br /><br />Be sure to tune in tonight from 8:30pm - 9pm on CJAM 91.5fm, or stream it live from www.cjam.cacrustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-15116093801640454442009-02-16T17:30:00.000-08:002009-02-16T17:46:16.481-08:00Milk and Vodka with Cristina Naccarato and Nicole Markham!Nicole and I had a very successful show tonight! Aside from a few minor technical difficulties, everything went really well. We had no set theme tonight, instead we went through our favorite femcon stuff and shared it with the world!<br />You can listen or download the show...<a href="http://137.207.3.130/cjam-090216-1700-t1234803600.mp3">here</a>!<br /><br />TRACKLIST!<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Cristina's picks</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Nicole's picks<br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Request!</span><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">* Canadian</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Nanuchka - Madam Ching</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Catlow - Added Up <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"> Dandi Wind - Drawing Straws <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Astrid Oto - Can't Farm In The Rain</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Yoko Ono and Le Tigre - Sisters o Sisters</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Bikini Kill - Rah-Rah Replica</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"> Be Your Own Pet - Blackhole</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Citywide Vacuum - Sweet Kraut</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Elbow Beach Surf Club - Our Hood <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Yelle - Amour Du Sol</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Lemuria - Hours</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"> Lemuria - Mechanical</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"> Lemuria - Get Some Sleep</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">The Bran Flakes - You Can Do Most Anything</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Miss TK and the Revenge - Fake Italians Aint No Stallions</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Stereo Total - I Love you, Ono</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">Land of Talk - All My Friends <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">Jenni Omnichord - The Old Prince <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">*</span></span>crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-35871851451487636292009-02-16T03:16:00.000-08:002009-02-16T00:27:50.001-08:00Lemuria: Get Better<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/89/l_65b5af777f7686db8d2c781ea692406d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 347px;" src="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/89/l_65b5af777f7686db8d2c781ea692406d.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I remember seeing <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/jayreatard">Jay Reatard</a> a few months back, and some dude was was either pissed about being at that show, or just wanted to get Jay all riled up (kind like that time <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zOA8i9UnEQ">he punched a kid</a>), but he went up to the stage, and placed a note next to Jay's set list that read, "<a href="http://flickr.com/photos/crustina/3284287674/">Pop-punk sucks, go to hell.</a>" I laughed, but the truth is there's nothing that can make my heart skip-a-beat faster than my semi-unhealthy obsession with the energetic, jovial sound of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_punk#Origins_.281974-1980s.29">pop punk</a>. As cheesy as that sounds, it's totally true...but probably not exactly what you're thinking of either. By "pop-punk," I'm not referring to Blink-182, Green Day, or more contemporary mainstream stuff (though I love that stuff too), I'm talking about the likes of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/descendents">The Descendents</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/officialscreechingweasel">Screeching Weasel</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/thequeersband">The Queers</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/theergs">The Ergs</a>, etc. just to name a few.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/35/l_d2e20610fdfd401687492d30a28c8480.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 402px; height: 268px;" src="http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/35/l_d2e20610fdfd401687492d30a28c8480.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sheena Ozzella fronts Buffalo, New York pop punk band, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/lemuriapop.com">Lemuria</a> along with Alex Kerns and Jason Draper. They've been around since the fall of 2004, leaving a lasting impression on all of their audiences. They have two full-length releases on Asian Man Records and their catchy, sing-along sound, mixed with Sheena's super cute, girly voice has instantly made them one of my new favorites.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a678.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/113/l_d4722ef0a196375138bda7c7bef26555.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://a678.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/113/l_d4722ef0a196375138bda7c7bef26555.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Their two LPs include, <span style="font-style: italic;">The First Collection</span>, which has all of their tracks from previous EPs and splits compiled onto one convenient album, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Get Better</span> which is their newest effort, released in 2008.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/article/review-lemuria-get-better">Can You See The Sunset's</a> review said: <i style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />Get Better</i><span style="font-style: italic;"> takes the best parts of rough-edged pop-punk and washes them with little bit of indie rock into something catchy, earnest, believable. Sappy, a bit off-kilter, and unrefined rough around the edges, this shouldn’t work but it does. </span><i style="font-style: italic;">Get Better</i><span style="font-style: italic;"> is unpolished and better because of that.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a380.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/97/l_8c33c17a610b71f0a4d9e913372aebc3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" src="http://a380.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/97/l_8c33c17a610b71f0a4d9e913372aebc3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The female/male dual vocals of Sheena Ozzella and Alexander Kerns are filled with tension and are the “it” factor that makes this album totally amazing. Kerns vocals are subdued and restrained while Ozzella’s are much brighter and way more in-your-face and together (especially when harmonizing) it is so f’ing good that I’m struggling for words to describe this.</span><br /><br />I agree. If you like pop-punk remotely, or even if you're into indie pop, girl vocals, whatever, there is something in this album that everyone can get into. The other night, Janine and I went up to London to go to a show. We we're in a room with around 80 people. Give or take 20 we're female. It's SO great to see a woman fronting such a male-dominated music genre, and doing such an awesome job while she's at it.</div><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4j23oFtlBKg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4j23oFtlBKg&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br />This video is pretty low-quality if you actually want to check out what they sound like. BUT, this video shows them in all of their punk glory. Tons of sing alongs. Tons of stage dives...and tons of high-fives. You can also see how much Sheena rips at guitar. I'd suggest checking out to their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lemuria">myspace</a> for better recordings, OR you can tune in to Milk and Vodka tomorrow night (Monday, February 16th) from 5-6. Nicole and I are going through some of our favorite femcon for the show, and I'll slip in a few Lemuria tracks for all of your listening pleasure. LISTEN! www.cjam.cacrustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3050992777617672215.post-8780291331128087492009-02-07T13:46:00.000-08:002009-02-07T20:44:12.892-08:00Plastic Fantastic: Barbie Turns 50!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.designboom.com/cms/images/leeji02/modern-barbie-idols-get-old.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 252px;" src="http://www.designboom.com/cms/images/leeji02/modern-barbie-idols-get-old.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://barbie.everythinggirl.com/">Barbie</a> is the most iconic, popular and controversial doll of all time. Approximately 3 barbies are sold every second of the day, bringing in $3.6 billion in revenue every year. Just about every North American girl has owned one at some point in their lives. At 50 years old, Barbie is still maintaining her banging, and completely unrealistic dimensions, which have (thankfully) been widened from the original 36-18-38, 5'9 stature.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2007/1121/20071121__20071122_C02_BZ22BARBIE%7Ep1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 292px;" src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site36/2007/1121/20071121__20071122_C02_BZ22BARBIE%7Ep1.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Barbie's body has been under criticism ever since her creation. She instills an image of false womanhood in the eyes of little girls, which has even inspired eating disorders and low-self esteem. According to Robert Dobson's article in <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1083049.ece">The Sunday Times</a>,<br /><p style="font-style: italic;">“These ultra-thin images not only lowered young girls’ body esteem but also decreased their satisfaction with their actual body size, making them desire a thinner body.” </p><!--#include file="m63-article-related-attachements.html"--><!-- Call Wide Article Attachment Module --><!--TEMPLATE:call file="wideArticleAttachment.jsp" /--><p style="font-style: italic;">Dr Margaret Ashwell, science consultant and former director of the British Nutrition Foundation, said: “These results are very important and show that children can be influenced at a very early age. We need to be aware of that and take the appropriate action.”</p>In 1965 the creation of "Slumber Party Barbie" hit the stores. She came with a book entitled "How to Lose Weight" that suggested, "Don't Eat." She even came with a cute scale that was stuck on 110lbs. Approximately 35lb lighter than any healthy woman would be at 5'9. Adorable! Right?<br /><br />Even though Barbie has the "perfect" body that any 14 year old, prepubescent teenage <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thearchetypalconnection.com/images/BarbieGirlsLow.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 182px;" src="http://www.thearchetypalconnection.com/images/BarbieGirlsLow.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>boy would swoon over, she's also been depicted in a variety of different ways other than her tall-blonde-decked-in-hot-pink self. She has had a wide array of powerful careers over the years. You can buy Doctor Barbie, Astronaut Barbie, Rockstar Barbie, PRESIDENT Barbie, and she has never been seen as a woman who has been pressured to marry or procreate. So why is Barbie an object of such feminist scorn? Shouldn't she also be regarded as an empowering play figure for young girls?<br /><br />Carol Oakman, an Art professor at Williams University did an Interview with <a href="http://www.economist.com/">The Economist </a>about her extensive research on Barbie, and she believes Barbie is not seen as female empowering because, <span style="font-style: italic;">"ultimately, it's the fact that people think a woman can't look like that, and be so obsessed with her appearance without being a bimbo... Barbie's origins in that time makes it hard for her to ever escape the thinking that formed her, which was less empowering for women."</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/3119975609_1d3b308338_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 412px; height: 274px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/3119975609_1d3b308338_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>As adults, it's easy for us to write off Barbie from a much more critical stand-point, but in the eyes of a young girl, Barbie encompasses a world of endless possibilities. Barbie can be used as a form of escapism and an outlet of creativity. Personally, I know when I was younger, I never looked at Barbie as a "hero" or "role model" hoping one day to grow torpedo breasts and dye my hair platinum blonde. Instead I used to chop off all her hair, draw little pictures to put around her house and constantly change her outfits. I admit, her unrealistic body is definitely problematic, but Mattel has been making the necessary changes. Barbie's body has since been redesigned to look more realistic, as well as more inclusive to different races of young girls.crustinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14458554425092211408noreply@blogger.com10