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Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
clive@saturation.social ("Clive Thompson") wrote:
"Why alt-rock bass players were so often women in the 90s"
A fascinating 1999 study probed this question by interviewing 43 women who played bass at the time
Item #9 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free to read here: https://buttondown.email/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-20/
Attachments:
- A black-and-white photo of Kim Gordon, the bassist for sonic youth, from the waist down. She is playing a bass that has a roughly thunderbolt shape; it's made of brown natural wood with a white pickguard, and has some white handwriting on the far end. She is dressed in a leather vest and is looking down at the fret board. (remote)
