Stay updated with breaking news from Slade mama. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Eleanor McEvoy is not happy. And with good reason. Do you ask your male interviewees about gender and misogyny? she asks when I raise the subject. It is a fair point. The singer songwriter has had over 30 years in the music industry to consider its treatment of women. I m typically described as a female musician or a female singer songwriter . But the fact is, I ve never ever heard Paul Brady referred to as a male singer songwriter . I ve never heard Van Morrison referred to as a male musician or a male singer . If you re a man in the music industry, she says, you re assumed to be competent, unless you re proven otherwise. As a female musician, producer or composer, you re assumed to be incompetent unless you prove yourself otherwise. That s the dynamic, that s our dilemma. ....