2012 5/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat @birdeatsbaby, @maryepworth, #popuppeople and More Besides

1) Birdeatsbaby – Incitatus Brighton based dark cabaret outfit Birdeatsbaby have just released this BRILLIANT new video, and like the last video for “Feast Of Hammers” it’s deliciously spooky. And makes me scared of bands… “Feast Of Hammers” – the album – is released on February 20th and I’m supporting them at their London launch...

“Little Battles” vBlog Episode 1 Online Now! Brighton, Birdeatsbaby, BBC 6 Music and Singing To Seabirds

The first in my brand new video blog series to celebrate my new album coming out on April 9th, woohoo! The album launch extravaganza will be at the Half Moon in Herne Hill, London SE24 on Wednesday 11th April with tickets available very soon. “In This Boat” will be released on February 14th as digital...

2012 4/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Grace Petrie, Brighton and Musical Broccoli

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) Grace Petrie A wonderfully inspiring songwriter and performer I met at last weekend’s Midwinter Picnic 4. She makes music that really gets you in the gut, and her rousing lyrics are still echoing around my head a week on. I should have heard of her...

2012 3/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Gil Scott Heron, Martin Luther King & Handcrafted Chocolate

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) “The Last Holiday : A Memoir” by Gil Scott Heron I’m so thankful to a friend for introducing me to the wonderful work of Gil Scott Heron a number of years before he sadly died, and though I’ve only just started reading this newly published...

“Slow Puncture” On BBC Introducing – Listen Again + Tickets For Feb Shows With @hiband & @birdeatsbaby

Get the song here on a pay-what-you-can basis… I was very excited and pleased to receive an email from the Tom Robinson show last week informing me that “Slow Puncture” would be played on the show early on Monday morning (today), as a result of being selected from songs uploaded to the BBC Introducing Uploader....

2012 2/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Chris T-T, Arctic Hooping & Bike Doctor

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) Chris T-T – “Binker” – the video! I don’t know how I missed this on Twitter last week but I only just stumbled across this gorgeous film. Chris’ 2011 Edinburgh Festival show “Disobedience: Chris T-T Sings A.A. Milne” was one of the musical highlights of...

Category: Feminism

My Cameo In Dana Jade’s “Little Sister” Video

A few weeks ago I posted photos from the inimitable Dana Jade‘s video shoot for “Little Sister” – check out the post here – and I’m very proud to be one of the “sistren” featured alongside members of Gaggle and others. Please watch, comment and share with your...

Dana Jade’s Video Shoot for “Little Sister” – With A Little Cameo From Yours Truly…

[more photos here on Flickr] I just spent a long but very satisfying day at the video shoot for Dana Jade‘s forthcoming single “Little Sister” at my favourite video/photo studio in London, The Low Fidelity Disconnect. Dana and I met last year after she read about me in The Guardian...

Musical Ladies for International Womens Day

Happy International Womens Day one and all! I’d like to celebrate the centenary of IWD by sharing some of my favourite female and female fronted artists and bands. But first – for more great female music recommendations sign up to the RSS feeds of Wears The Trousers and The Girls...

Ladyfest – Highlights and Video

Ladyfest Ten was brilliant. It was an honour to be on such a varied and interesting female-centric bill (alongside MEN, Viv Albertine, Mary Epworth, Catherine AD, Jane Weaver, Severin, Trash Kit, Wet Dog, Nicky Click, Battant, Vile Vile Creatures, Veronica Falls, The Hysterical Injury, Femmepop, Veronica Falls, Tendertrap, La La...

@warriorgrrl vBlog Episode 18 – Halloween House Party with Little Fish!

Ace Oxford band Little Fish kindly invited me to play at a Halloween house concert in Reading recently and a very fine time was had by all concerned. After following them with interest online it was a pretty intense experience getting to see them play for the first time up...

Press : Ladyfest 10 Interview for Wears The Trousers Magazine

“Laura Kidd, the one-woman force behind She Makes War, secured her place on the Ladyfest lineup a little differently to our other interviewees. Coming up through the ‘Just A Girl’ band competition organised by our friends over at The Girls Are…, Laura impressed everyone on the judging panel – including...

Ladyfest 10 This Weekend + Friday Gig Too…

Posted 10 Nov 2010 in Feminism,Gigs,Music,Official News
There are two opportunities to come and see me perform this week in North London – make sure you come and say hi And just to clarify: Ladyfest is about celebrating womens’ music, creativity and counter-culture but men are absolutely welcome, of course! Friday 12th November No Fiction Club at...