Girls Will Be Boys: Women report on rock - Brossura

Liz Evans is a rock journalist with a growing profile. She is the author of Women, Sex and Rock ‘n’ Roll.

The boys are back. Despite the surge in female-led rock which occurred at the beginning of the nineties, Britpop, Britrock, and New Laddism have given the lager lout another lease of life, proving that rock is very reluctant to let go of its roots. Women have always known this, especially those reporting from the frontline. Female journalists have provided some of the most insightful and cutting-edge contributions to rock's literary tradition. And their latest observations on Lad culture are no exception.

'Girls Will Be Boys' is a collection of reports by women about men in rock, and some of the women who have taken them on. Taking in pieces on Blur, Oasis, The Charlatans, Goldie and the Drum 'n' Bass scene, The Prodigy, Skunk Anansie, Black Grape, The Manic Street Preachers, Motorhead, Bon Jovi, Sinead O'Connor, Bjork, Trille and riot girls, 'Girls Will Be Boys' sets out to show that female journalists are more than capable of getting their hands dirty.