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By Pauline France American funk-soul band Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings announced the release of their new album Give The People What They Want, due Aug. 6. Track listing below: 1. Retreat! 2. Stranger to My Happiness 3. We Get Along 4. You'll Be Lonely 5. Now I...

By Pauline France Thao and The Get Down Stay Down paid a visit to A.V. Club's office to record a song for A.V. Undercover, a music video series in which 25 bands cover 25 songs. The band chose to cover INXS' hit "Need...

By Pauline France The New York Times music writer Joe Nocera recently wrote a piece about jazz clarinet player Anat Cohen, whom he called a "revelation." Cohen, a 38-year-old Israeli musician based in New York, plays clarinet and tenor saxophone, and graduated from...

By Pauline France GRAMMY award-winning folk singer-songwriter and musician Patty Griffin dropped her new album American Kid on May 7, and announced summer tour dates in support of the release. This United States and U.K. tour will kick off in Asheville,...

By Pauline France Country singer Ashley Monroe from Knoxville, Tenn., was recently featured by Rolling Stone as an "artist to watch." Monroe sang background vocals on Wanda Jackson's 2011 album The Party Ain't Over,  and went on to form the band Pistol Annies with...

By Pauline France PBS SoCal's LAaRT TV show, which covers the arts in Southern California, aired an episode featuring an interview with WiMN Founder Laura Whitmore and coverage of the WiMN's She Rocks! Awards breakfast on April 6. The episode is now available...

By Pauline France NPR's weekend edition of All Things Considered featured music writer Lizzy Goodman showcasing three bands that are part of a wave of all-female British bands. The story explores how society typically points out the fact that an all-female band...

By Pauline France L.A.-based heavy metal band Huntress revealed the cover and announced the release date for their new album Starbound Beast, due June 28 in Europe and on July 2 in North America. The band will be touring across North America...

            By Pauline France Prince's new band, 3rd Eye Girl,  a trio made up of three talented ladies, recently sat with UT San Diego to talk about how they came to be and how they were personally handpicked by Prince after...

By Pauline France Phoenix-based bass player Nik West, who graced the WiMN breakfast and She Rocks! Awards earlier this year with an electric performance, was recently interviewed by iRock Jazz magazine. West talks about her early stages as a bassist, her career as...