Thursday, 9 October 2025

Old ladies to the front: in praise of unglamorous bands


A middle-aged woman in jeans and T shirt holds up an LP.
Ruth Miller with the Unglamorous LP.
Years ago, when Twitter was a place where you  could find community, I came across an account called Punk Girl Diaries.  The two women behind it were punk fans and musicians Ruth Miller aka Vim Renault and Polly Hancock aka Lene Cortina. 

It turned out they did a website (no longer active) and an excellent fanzine, which I immediately subscribed to. And merch, too: I now have a Punk Girl Diaries T-shirt with the word “Typical” on the front.