About
My name is Poppy and I’m an independent writer. I use this space to share my thoughts, feelings, and observations as I navigate the musical world.
Recent Posts
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Mannequin Pussy – Live @ Electric Bristol
Arriving at Electric Bristol, the room hummed with murmuring expectations of big things from a band which has quickly built a reputation as one of the most exciting artists in the current punk and alternative scenes. Mannequin Pussy took to the stage with no comments above the opening strumming of ‘Sometimes’ – a popular, chiller,…
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PlayStation | The Concert Review – Entertainment Redefined or Overpromised?
My expectations were high leading up to PlayStation | The Concert, and I certainly was not alone in this. PlayStation clearly wanted audience expectations to be high, with the concert described as a “cutting-edge live music event that redefines entertainment” – how the concert intended to redefine entertainment remained a mystery, which was likely intentionally…
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Essays on Feminist Punk: Postfeminism, the Internet, and Fourth-Wave Feminist Punk
In this essay I discuss a new wave of female-dominated punk, which has flooded social media and music sharing platforms over the past decade. This new movement expresses different ideas about gender identity and feminism influenced by current sociopolitical shifts, and reflects the evolution of a genre which is branching out and exploring new ways…
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Essays on Feminist Punk: Self-Determination, Choice, and Identity in Riot Grrrl Punk
Third-wave feminism, alongside postfeminism and later movements, can be described as a counter-movement to the second and first waves of feminism. Of course, these earlier feminist eras laid the foundations for third-wave feminism. However, the divided nature of second-wave feminism and their chosen priorities sparked many third-wave feminists to identify their movement as a counter…
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