I went to a local Perth music festival on Easter Sunday called "In the Pines" it had Abbe May, Sons of Rico, The Growl etc. with my friend Javiera.
The who's-who of local music always attend this event. What I noticed was the sudden groupie invasion, this one girl dresses like a 1990's Riot Grrrl which is ok if you are referencing it. I'm pretty sure she just saw it in Dolly magazine or something. This one girl has a million groupie clones who all sit together and ignore anyone not skinny or cute. These girls are professional groupies, they couldn't give a shit about music. It's a popularity contest to them. The girl who leads them also has it in for me as I've slept with her boyfriend but that pre- me knowing she existed! Hold a grudge much?
It annoys me that girls don't just fucking enjoy the music or make their own. I have no problem with groupiedom, I'm very inspired by the 1960's and 1970's groupies. They actually cared about the music, it wasn't a popularity /beauty contest to them.
My friend Javiera and I are both musicians and she's also an artist. We were there for the music, nothing more. These girls didn't even stick around to see Abbe May! Abbe May would teach them a lesson. She's empowering, I listen to her record "Howl and Moan" all the time. Her Patti Smith meets Johnny Cash tendencies along with her grungey guitar just mesmerize.
I'm not saying i'm better than them. I'm saying they should stop playing into the beauty queen stigma that plagues us girls so deeply.
I guess you should just not worry about what these people are doing and focus on the music :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I understand that. It's just annoying to see them prance in front of you.
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