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willow28 on "Climate cheerleaders: citizens, companies, markets"

willow28 — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:35:34 +0100

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China was slow to climb on board the all-female bandwagon. The United States and Britain pioneered the form decades ago, with groups like the Go-Gos, Bangles and Bananarama.

Bananarama were a vocal group, not a band (bands play instruments). To my knowledge, the first female band were the Shags, whose 1970 single 'My Friend Foot-Foot' is often cited as 'worst single ever'. The first female band to record an album and tour it were The Runaways, jailbait-creation of pop Svenghali, Kim Fowley.

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There was no Live Earth concert in Switzerland, despite the fact that the Swiss lead the world in concern about climate change.

Yeah, right! Name three Swiss bands - all-female or otherwise!

Charlie Beckett on "Climate cheerleaders: citizens, companies, markets"

Charlie Beckett — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:23:39 +0100

Charlie Beckett POLIS, LSE www.charliebeckett.org At last. Sensible analysis instead of ethical grandstanding.

Climate cheerleaders: Live Earth to Global Compact, Alex MacGillivray

Grace Davies — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:32:51 +0100

Once they decide to do something, the Chinese go for it with gusto. Pop impresario Wang Xiaojing announced his plan to set up an all-female band in 2001. Over 4,000 candidates from the country's leading musical academies applied to become a member. His creation - the 12 Girls Band - is a living embodiment of China's national strategy of "harmonious growth". It is twice as big as any other all-female band, and has already put out a dozen albums.

China was slow to climb on board the all-female bandwagon. The United States and Britain pioneered the form decades ago, with groups like the Go-Gos, Bangles and Bananarama. Other countries followed suit: from Japan's Princess Princess and Turkey's Volvox to Brazil's Scatha and Finland's TikTak. But in most countries, all-female bands seldom get bigger than five or six members. Even then, group dynamics often lead to an untimely bust-up.

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