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  • From: "Shirley B." <littleshirleybeans AT yahoo.com>
  • To: "Typical Girls: Women in Punk/Post-Punk/Underground Music (Circa 1975-1980s)" <typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [TypicalGirls] NME Cool List
  • Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:45:21 -0800 (PST)

that would be cool if this wasnt the most uncool list ever. the horrors at #2?
eeeeeeeeek.



--- WWWhatsup <joly AT dti.net> wrote:

>
>
> [The NME ed's comment show's little knowledge of
> these girl's usual choice of onstage footwear.]
>
> http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds39800.html?rss
>
> Friday, November 24 2006, 09:22 UTC - by Dave West
> An American lesbian punk singer has topped the NME's annual Cool List.
>
> Beth Ditto, lead singer for Gossip, is the first woman to reach number
> one in the magazine's round-up and, compared to previous winners, is an
> unknown. Last yearÂ’s leader was the Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner, while
> Pete Doherty was top in 2004.
>
> Other women making the top 10 are Lily Allen, Karen O of the Yeah Yeah
> Yeahs, The Long Blondes' Kate Jackson and Lovefoxxx, of CSS.
>
> Conor McNicholas, NME editor, said: "This year's Cool List is a
> testament to the raft of hugely talented women who have taken hold of
> the music scene in 2006.
>
> "From Beth to Lily to Karen, they've brought new energy to a scene
> dominated by men. They're also living proof that you can still rock a
> crowd when you're wearing stilettos."
>
> While Turner has now dropped to 32nd place, old-timers Jarvis Cocker
> and Thom Yorke have bagged top 10 spots.
>
> The Cool List's top 10:
>
> 1. Beth Ditto (The Gossip)
> 2. Faris Rotter (The Horrors)
> 3. Lily Allen
> 4. Jarvis Cocker
> 5. Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
> 6. Kieren Webster (The View)
> 7. Kate Jackson (The Long Blondes)
> 8. Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance)
> 9. Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
> 10. Lovefoxxx (CSS)
>
>
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Shirley Braha
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