Books & Journals (non-fiction)
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InfoKat Discovery allows you to quickly search multiple UK library resources simultaneously, including books, journal articles, dissertations, government documents, archives and special collections, images, maps, videos, music and open access content. InfoKat Discovery does NOT include all of the journal articles available through our databases.
Broken Horses: A Memoir by ISBN: 0593237242Publication Date: 2021Brandi Carlile is a six-time Grammy Award–winning singer, songwriter, performer, and producer. Since her debut in 2004, she has released six studio albums and was the most nominated female artist at the 2019 Grammy Awards, with six nominations, including Album, Record, and Song of the Year. Request via Interlibrary Loan.- The f-word : a feminist handbook for the revolution. byPublication Date: 2006-This political compilation zine, edited by a Temple University graduate, features interviews with feminist and queer icons like Margaret Cho, Gloria Steinem, and Alix Olson. There are also music reviews and pieces written about politics, feminism, and sexuality. Request via Interlibrary Loan.
- Guitar girl magazine byPublication Date: 2019-Get the latest music industry news, interviews of some of the best female guitarists around, guitar gear reviews, album and concert reviews, rock star fashion trends, and tips and advice on navigating your way to becoming a guitar guru.
Janelle Monáe's queer afrofuturism : defying every label by ISBN: 9781978826687Publication Date: 2022Janelle Monáe has become a formidable figure in global media culture. Her Afrofuturist concept albums and "emotion pictures" established Monáe as an ambitious innovator who draws on science fiction to rewire our understanding of race and gender. Request via Interlibrary Loan.
Janis : her life and music by ISBN: 1476793107Publication Date: 2019Biography of Janis Joplin, establishes the Queen of Rock & Roll as the rule-breaking musical trailblazer and complicated, gender-bending rebel she was. Request via Interlibrary Loan.
The Oxford handbook of music and queerness by Call Number: ML3797.4 .O94 2022ISBN: 9780199793525Publication Date: 2022The term "queer" has risen as a welcome intention of inclusiveness, along with some complexity in its meanings. In The Oxford Handbook of Music and Queerness, contributors choose their relationship to the term as it relates to their work within and without the academic community.
Queer country by ISBN: 9780252044267Publication Date: 2022Shana Goldin-Perschbacher delves into the careers of well-known lesbian artists like k.d. lang and Amy Ray and examines the unlikely success of singer-songwriter Patrick Haggerty, who found fame forty years after releasing the first out gay country album. Request via Interlibrary Loan.- Women & music : a journal of gender and culture byCall Number: ML82 .W62Publication Date: 1997-[available in online databases] An annual journal of scholarship about women, music, and culture.
- Women in sound byPublication Date: 2015-... dedicated to women, queer and trans* people working in live and recorded sound. Request via Interlibrary Loan.
Documentaries & Films
- ChavelaBorn Isabel Vargas Lizano in Costa Rica, Chavela Vargas (1919-2012) ran away to Mexico City in her early teens and began singing in the streets. By the 1950s, she had become a darling of the city's thriving bohemian club scene, where she challenged mainstream Mexican morals by dressing in men’s clothing while she sang songs intended for men to woo women with incredible passion – and refused to change the pronouns. 2017
- Denise Ho: Becoming the SongThis timely documentary explores the singer's remarkable journey from Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, putting her life and career on the line in support of HongKonger's struggle to maintain their political freedom. 2020
- Fanny: the Right to RockFANNY: The Right to Rock reveals the incredible, untold story of three Filipina American teens who self-founded a garage band in the 1960s that morphed into the ferocious California rock group Fanny, the first band comprised of women to release an LP with a major record label (Warner/Reprise/1970). 2021
- Holly Near: Singing for Our LivesHolly Near: Singing for Our Lives explores how the activist-artist provided an inspiring soundtrack to nearly a half-century of global and local struggles for equality and change. 2019
- Invisible: Gay Women In Southern Music“Country music is such a misogynistic industry,” said Parsell. “Not long into the project, I began to scratch my head and wonder, how much of what these women were dealing with was because they were gay, and how much was because they were women.” More about the documentary "Invisible" at the WABE website. Interview with director T. J. Parsell. September 22, 2021
Music Databases at University of Kentucky
- Music Periodicals Database
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Provides indexing, abstracts, and full-text articles from hundreds of international music periodicals and journals. Some complete journal runs are included, with indexing back to 1874. Coverage includes music education, performance, ethnomusicology, musical theater, theory, popular music, classical music, opera, music theory, music business, and more. - Music Index
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Contains indexing and abstracts of articles about music and citations for book reviews, obituaries, and news articles. Includes articles from over 660 journals; coverage dating back to 1964. - Oxford Music Online
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A gateway to Oxford's music reference publications, offering users the ability to search Grove Music Online together with The Oxford Companion to Music and the Oxford Dictionary of Music, a total collection of more than 70,000 articles on music written and reviewed by subject experts and suitable for musical amateurs, professionals, and scholars alike. Please note: Database restricted to five simultaneous users
Sound Recordings and Albums
- Arthur Moon by Arthur MoonPublication Date: 2019All songs written by Lora-Faye Åshuvud, except #6, which was co-written by Lora-Faye, Cale Hawkins, and Martin D. Fowler.
- The Center Won't Hold by Sleater-KinneyPublication Date: 2019Produced by St Vincent and is the last album with drummer Janet Weiss, who announced her departure from the band on July 1, 2019, a month before the album was released.
- Flow State by Tash SultanaPublication Date: 2018A vibrant and talented musician from Melbourne, Australia
- Heart to Mouth by Laura PergolizziPublication Date: 2018Laura Pergolizzi (aka LP) is an American singer and songwriter born in New York.
- Hey, I’m Just Like You by Tegan and SaraPublication Date: 2019Ninth studio album by Canadian indie pop duo Tegan and Sara, released via Sire Records.
- Industry Games by ChikaPublication Date: 2020Debut EP, defiant statement of her non-conformist spirit.
- Jaguar by Victoria MonétPublication Date: 2020Debut album, Victoria Monét earned 2 Grammy nominations for her work as a co-writer on Ariana Grande’s 2019 album Thank U, Next.
- Blue Water Road by Kehlani Ashley ParrishPublication Date: 2022Third studio album by American singer-songwriter Kehlani Ashley Parrish is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Kehlani is originally from Oakland, California, and achieved initial fame as a member of the teen group Poplyfe in 2011.
- We Resist War by Yela QuimPublication Date: 2020Colombian singer-songwriter, rapper, and fat lesbian artivist Yela Quim believes in art as a way of uplifting, resisting, and healing the wounds of sexist war and violence.
Lesbian Gay Band Association
- The Pride Bands Alliance[Formerly known as the LGBA - Lesbian Gay Band Association] A musical organization comprised of concert and marching bands from cities across the United States and the world. Formed in 1982 as Lesbian and Gay Bands of America when seven independent bands met formally in Chicago, the Association has grown to 38 member organizations including international bands.
GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist
- Outstanding Music Artist - and - Outstanding Breakthrough Music ArtistArtists are eligible who have released a full-length or EP-length album, or single sold through a major retail or online music store. A tip sheet with a breakdown of nominations by media and trends among the nominees is available at the website.