Wonka Vision Highlights Women Who Rock

Independent music mag Wonka Vision has published its first “Women in Rock” issue.Inside are interviews with female musicians, engineers, and managersthat touch on the difficulties women face in a sexist industry.

Wonka Visionhas an administrative staff of 90% women, yet they still notice a greatdeal of sexism in the rock genre. However, the greatest imbalance is nolonger among the performers, but rather in the production anddistribution of music. In her editor’s letter, Ellen Thompsonwrites: “The disparities the notable women in the following pages arebitching about have more to do with what’s not meeting our eyes andears. It’s the disparities in the boardrooms and recording studios ofrecord labels and in the lighting booths at clubs and venues.”

There seems to be a lingering stereotype that the only women whohang around backstage are either groupies or girlfriends. PhotographerCindy Frey says that women’s talents are frequently underestimated,that it is assumed they have slept their way to the top: “often peoplethink that women in the music business are sluts who got their jobbecause they slept with guys.”

However, Kate Hiltz, a band and tour manager says that things aregetting a little better for women in rock: “I think it used to be moreof an issue than it is now. I used to get a lot more comments like‘whose girlfriend are you?’” While this is not exactly great progress,hopefully “Women in Rock” will at the very least shed some light on themany women toiling away backstage.

TOUR DATES SELLING OUT
Billy's well in to his end-of-year tour of the UK and Ireland. Tickets for
Ipswich Corn Exchange and Cyprus Avenue, Cork, are now sold out. Tickets for
St Albans Arena and Shepherds Bush Empire are also running low. Don't miss
Mr Love & Justice:
 
24 November - Exeter, England - Lemon Grove *MOVED FROM GREAT HALL -
STANDING ONLY*
25 November - Manchester, England - Bridgewater Hall
26 November - Ipswich, England - Corn Exchange *SOLD OUT*
28 November - St Albans, England - Arena
29 November - Hastings, England - White Rock Theatre 30 November -
Southampton, England - Guildhall
03 December - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Empire Music Hall
04 December - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
05 December - Cork, Ireland - Cyprus Avenue *SOLD OUT*
08 December - London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
 
Ticketing, weblinks, and other details at:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/shows/
 
POSSIBLE 2009 TOUR DATES
We hope to be able to announce some tour dates in Wales, and a couple of
festival dates, for next year. Stay tuned.
 
GRAB A T-SHIRT WHILE YOU CAN
They are selling almost as fast as we re-order: our two newest Bragg T-shirt
designs - Wearing Badges Is Not Enough and The Revolution Is Just A T-Shirt
Away.
 
Both available from the Billy Bragg Shop in Small, Medium, Large, XL, and
XXL standard fit.
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/T_Shirts.html
 
Also available in Medium and Large women's skinny fit:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/Women_T_shirts.html
 
Billy's 'Marmite' tour dates shirts are attracting a lot interest. We don't
have any stock in the BB Shop yet, but hope to order some in after the tour.
 
SAVE TEN PER CENT IN SHOP
Spend £60 or more (excluding tax and shipping) and automatically earn a 10
per cent discount in the Billy Bragg Shop.
 
If you are one of our many customers in the USA and Europe, there are even
greater bargains to be had: the GB Pound has plummeted by at least 25 per
cent against the dollar and the euro. Our pain is your gain.
 
We have the second revised edition of Andrew Collins' ever-popular biography
of Billy, Still Suitable for Miners.
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/Books.htmlastill_20suitable_20rev3
 
And Billy's 'Progressive Patriot' is available in both paperback and
hardback.
 
Main Shop index:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/
Music:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/CDs.html
T-shirts:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/T_Shirts.html
Women's T-shirts:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/Women_T_shirts.html
Children's T-shirts:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/Childrens_T_shirts.html
Books:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/Books.html
Tea mugs, tea towels, badges:
http://www.billybragg.co.uk/acatalog/Miscellaneous.html
 
WONKA VISION FEATURES BILLY
Billy appears on the cover of the current issue of Wonka Vision magazine,
which carries a feature on him and the Jail Guitar Doors project. Check out:
http://www.wonkavisionmagazine.com 
 
DEMAND A BRAGG SHOW
http://eventful.com/performers/billy-bragg/singer-songwriter-/P0-001-0000008
10-8
 
JOIN BILLY ON THESE SOCIAL SITES:
FACEBOOK
http://www.facebook.com/people/Billy_Bragg/1034966781
 
iLIKE
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MYSPACE
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Wonka Vision Magazine#43 : THE WOMEN IN ROCK ISSUE : w/ 2009
Punk Rock Calendar
tHE WOMEN IN ROCK ISSUE “I just want
back into your head”....

+ Cover:
TEGAN & SARA.
+ + Also
Featuring: AMY MILAN OF STARS AND BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, FEIST, KATE NASH, ARCH
ENEMY, WALL’S OF JERICHO, THE POLYSICS, THE DOLLYROTS, LAND OF TALK, INGRID
MICHAELSON, RA RA RIOT, SJ TUCKER, BRAIN BANGER, BLEEDING THROUGH AND
MORE!....

+ +
+ DOUBLE VISION: A LOOK BACK AT THE
BANDS & ARTISTS WHO HAVE GRACED OUR COVERS....

Featuring: The
Bouncing Souls, Against Me!, Homestar Runner, Fifteen, Screeching Weasel,
Dilated Peoples, Saves the Day, The Descendents, Jimmy Eat World, Andrew WK,
Todd McFarlane & More!....

+ + +
+ WV #43 ask for Package deals which
include a month in our annual 2009 Punk Rock Calendar available.
....

+ + + +
+ The Women in Rock Issue will be our
first Quarterly magazine and will be on shelves for three months. More
shelf-life for your money!....

.. ..

Wonka Vision Magazine received an enormous Barnes & nobles promotion; starting with issue 42, in addition to the B&n stores the magazine is available in, Wonka Vision Magazine will be available in all 210 Barnes & nobles "Superstores". Each superstore will carry approximately a dozen copies of Wonka Vision Magazine. Half of the copies will be available in the front of the store on the Main display rack with the world's best-selling magazines and not to alienate fans who typically find WV in the "Music Section", the other half of the magazines will be found in their usual home with all the other Music Mags. This new promotion is going to be HUGE for both the magazine and all of the magazine's long-time and loyal supporters.

Also, look for the very-soon-to-be-launched, Wonka Vision WEB-zine. With reviews, news & videos updated on a daily basis, Wonka Vision Magazine's brand new Webzine will be published on a bi-weekly basis with tons of brand new features, which will not appear in the magazine. "Our staff has been putting this beast together now for the better half of 2008 and hell, if the readers can't find something interesting in all of the new content we're going to provide, we've archived every issue from 1-41 and each week, for the next 41 weeks, we'll be releasing a random issue of Wonka Vision Magazine completely archived", says Justin Luczejko, the magazines Editor-in-Chief and Publisher.  

Wonka Vision Magazine
info@wonkavisionmagazine.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: 7/14/2008
SET YOUR GOALS & WONKA VISION MAGAZInE TEAM UP AnD GIVE OUT FREE AUTOGRAPHED COPIES OF WOnKA VISIOn 41 & 42 On wARPED TOUR ALL SUMMER!

Wonka Vision Magazine (check them out featured in the South Philly Review), Hooligan Skateboards & Set Your Goals have teamed up this summer and will be giving out over 25,000 FREE (autographed) copies of Wonka Vision Magazine 41 on every date of the Warped Tour. WV 41, the "Extreme Sports Issue", contains the exclusive 20-years of Operation Ivy Cover story (w/ Exclusive Tour Photos), and held the 1 spot on Interpunk for the entire month of June!..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

In August, The AKA's join the party and with Set Your Goals will continue to give out free copies of the brand spanking new issue, WV 42 – "The Music & Politics issue". The cover features Justin Sane (Anti-Flag), Tim McIlrath (Rise Against), Fat Mike (nOFX) and the one and only, legendary ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />UK punk rocker Billy Bragg. Check out the Issue 42 Limited-Edition Cover!

Stop by the Hooligan Skateboards, AKA's & Set Your Goals tents and ask for your copy on Warped Tour all summer long!

www.wonkavisionmagazine.com