Getting The Band Back Together
By Tobi Vail, eMusic Contributor
Few things spawn more ire from idealistic fans and music journalists than the rock reunion. Naysayers cynically view the trend as an attempt to cash in on the past. In a recent book interrogating today's obsession with the past, pop critic Simon Reynolds dubs this phenomenon "retromania." Considering it from a feminist perspective gives me pause. Women in rock are often viewed as marginal figures: Even though we've been around since day one, we are… more »