GIRLS, GROOVE, AND GLITTER Women, Rhythm, and Power on Rock’s B-Sides This Is Not About Influence. This is not about who women inspired. This is not about who stood beside them. This is about women alone, in full control of the groove. On the B-side — where expectations drop and instincts take over — women in rock didn’t compete for volume. They set the rhythm, owned the mood, and defined style on their own terms. These are songs that move, shimmer, sway, and sting. Girls only. B-sides only. No permission asked. 1. Groove as Authority Pretenders – “Cuban Slide” Loose, funky, effortless. Chrissie Hynde doesn’t perform — she inhabits. This is groove as confidence. No chorus trying to hook you. No drama. Just a woman who knows exactly where the beat belongs. Power here is relaxed — and that’s the point. 2. Glitter With Teeth Blondie – “Rifle Range” Debbie Harry always understood that style could disarm and attack at the same time. “Rifle Range” is sharp, urban, and cool — fashion-fo...
And Now for Something Completely Different — You Just Gotta Love These Obscure Heavy Rock Bands Month of Love — but not the predictable kind. Not the power ballads. Not the arena anthems. Not the chart-toppers. This Monday feature is about a different kind of love: the love of discovery. The love of the deep crate. The love of the bands that never quite made it — but absolutely should have been heard. These are the records you recommend with a grin. The tracks you send to fellow rock heads with: “Trust me — play this.” And once you’re in — you’re in for good. And now for something completely different. Stack Waddy — Built From Volume and Attitude Stack Waddy came out of Manchester swinging — loud, gritty, and proudly unpolished. Their blend of heavy blues rock and proto-metal swagger felt more like a live wire than a studio project. There’s a bar-room danger to their sound. The guitars are thick, the vocals unfiltered, and the groove hits like a hammer. They never chased commerci...