GIRLS TO THE FRONT

on triple j, Double J and Unearthed

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Once again, we’re putting Girls To The Front on International Women’s Day.

Across triple j, Double J and triple j Unearthed on Thursday 8 March we’ll be celebrating women in music, and all walks of life, with a massive 24 hours of great songs, stories and discussions from female-identifying artists, music programmers and presenters.

All day on triple j, Assistant Music Director Gemma Pike will be programming music by female artists, whether voiced by or as part of the band, brought to you by presenters Sally & Erica with Brooke Boney on Breakfast, Linda Marigliano onMornings, Nat Tencic on Music News, Karla Ranby on Lunch, Gen Fricker with co-hosts Montaigne and Jess Perkins on Drive, Alice Matthews on Hack, Bridget Hustwaite on Good Nights, Uppy Chatterjee on Home & Hosed and Michelle Grace Hunder & Sose Fuamoli on the Hip Hop Show, as well as a special DJ mix from KLP.

Throughout the day on Double J you’ll hear even more music by female musicians, programmed by Double J Music Director Dorothy Markek. Plus stacks of great music programs, kicking off with Zan Rowe interviewing Thando on Mornings, Caz Tran talking to Tracy Thorn, Karen Leng catching up with Kim Deal from The Breeders and Gemma Pike will bring you a J File on Deborah Conway. Plus you’ll hear a very special one-on-one conversation between legendary Go-Betweens’ drummer Lindy Morrison and singer-songwriter Alex the Astronaut, whose individual perspectives on creativity and the music industry will no doubt be fascinating.

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On triple j Unearthed you’ll hear all-Aussie female artists programmed by triple j Unearthed Australian Music Producer Claire Mooney, as well as a special edition of The Dirt focusing on women in electronic music and how to get your break. Plus, with more and more female fronted punk acts coming to the fore, Claire has prepared a DIY punk special featuring interviews with upcoming punk acts Rackett and Bitch Diesel.

Once again, Ange McCormack from triple j’s Hack program will be analysing the status of women in the Australian music industry and across all networks we’ll be talking to female musicians about which artists have influenced them.

While you wait for all the Girls To The Front greatness, we’ve prepared some info on International Women’s Day to clear up a few questions we’ve been asked over the years.

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