Welcome to the Summer 2006 edition of Wears The
 Trousers
. As always, you can either browse the issue  here or download a PDF and read it at your own leisure.
 The choice, dear reader, is still yours!

    editorial
  Late again, give our dinner to the dog
  Just when you thought summer was over,
  here's the brand new issue!
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    contributors
  Show them some love
  The people who have worked for FREE to
  bring you this bundle of joy. read
    words in edgeways
  The Cardigans
  Sweden's finest export pop by to tell us
  why they aren't going away.
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    interrupting your broadcast
  Emily Haines
  Metric frontwoman talks solo albums,
  friendship and, er, Craig David! read
    interrupting your broadcast
  Rainer Maria
  The emo trio grow up and make what is
  arguably their best album yet.
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    words in edgeways
  The Dresden Dolls
  Pianos, painted eyebrows and gender
  realignment; just an average day! read
 

  special feature
  Can men be feminists too?
  We argue for and against the idea of
  the male feminist
. read

 

  interrupting your broadcast
  Inara George
  Lowell's daughter tells us about her

  three new albums!
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    words in edgeways
  Joan As Police Woman
  How a prodigious talent finally found
  her very own stride. read
    interrupting your broadcast
  Mia Doi Todd
 
Enigmatic songstress tells us why she
  nearly gave up music altogether
. read
    interrupting your broadcast
  Tender Trap
  Amelia Fletcher returns a little less twee
  but every bit as engaging. read
    interrupting your broadcast
  Psapp
 
Bonkers duo in need of some homegrown
  affection. Love them, do it now!
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    words in edgeways
  Lisa Germano
 
Cult singer-songwriter lifts herself above
  the gloom with new album.
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    interrupting your broadcast
  Juana Molina
 
From national treasure to cult heroine,
  we talk to the
Argentinean star. read
    interrupting your broadcast
  The Puppini Sisters
 
Not just a gimmick, these girls have the
  sound of the Forties tied up tight.
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    retrospective
  So long Sleater-Kinney
 
America's greatest rock band call it a
  day. We look back with fondness.
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    words in edgeways
  Broadcast
 
Trish Keenan takes us behind the scenes
  of her decade-long career.
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    interrupting your broadcast
  Lou Rhodes
 
Mercury Music Prize nominee talks
  about
life in the slow lane. read
    words in edgeways
  Thea Gilmore
 
Britain's ballsiest songwriter returns a
  little bruised but better than ever.
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    words in edgeways
  Nerina Pallot
 
Recent chart resident shares her thoughts
  on the information superhighway.
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    interrupting your broadcast
  Astrid Williamson
 
Shetland chanteuse muses on her music
  and 21st Century life.
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    interrupting your broadcast
  Amy Wadge
 
Big-voiced singer talks about the many
  sides of a career in music.
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    interrupting your broadcast
  Stephanie Kirkham
 
Winsomely inventive folkstress talks
  us through plan B.
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    retrospective
  a buyer's guide to... Aimee Mann
  From big hair to a boxing ring, her
  albums under the microscope. read
    reviews
  The Pipettes, Ani DiFranco etc.
  Over 270 reviews now in our database
  of CDs, DVDs, books & concerts. read
    incoming
  Handy release schedule? Right here!
  See what's coming up & what has come
  before with our indispensable guide. read
 
  PDFs for all
  Print it & go get some fresh air!
  We want you to enjoy us in all environs so
  here's the slinky digest. hi-res | low-res

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