sk music exploration

I know many people who have read my blog aren't the biggest fans of rock/metal music, but when talking about gender topics in music, what immediately came to mind was the male dominance of the rock and metal scenes. Even without knowing the exact reason why, I can guess very easily some very big reasons for this. For one, the sound of these two genres in general are considered very "manly". The hardcore vocals and intense instrumentals really intimidated the majority. Metal and rock screamed  power, figuratively and literally. The theme's in many of these genres' songs were very rebellious and resistant, not very "lady-like" topics for women to get caught up in. It didn't help that men in the industry encouraged this ideal of women not belonging. The only way for women to join in on the fun was to become a "groupie", following groups for shallow and sexual reasons.  When it comes to women in rock/metal now, you have to think of two differen...

Hello! My name is Savannah and I’m a freshman at Converse planning on majoring in English (although I’m still unsure what exactly I plan to focus on as a career)! I've played the violin for 6 years but decided to take a break from performing arts for the time being. I love experimenting and trying out new things especially when it comes to music! I’ve tried learning other instruments like the piano, acoustic guitar, and even launchpad but have never followed through with them (although I’m planning on learning the electric guitar someday soon). Music overall has been a big part of my life and I’ve been open to all types of music due to my family loving a wide range of genres! My mom grew up with classic/funk rock and heavy metal, my dad grew up with bluegrass country and 80s pop, and my brother was into 90s-early 2000s alternative/punk rock and 40s pop. I’ve never been picky with what comes on the radio! 1. Most recently I’ve been listening to a mixture of indie folk/folk rock/psyc...