Welcome to the winter issue of Wears The Trousers,
 packed full of goodies to warm your cockles. You can
 either browse the issue here or download a PDF & read
 it at your own leisure. The choice, dear reader, is yours!

    editorial
  Here we go again
  Phew! We made it to a second issue and
  doing rather well actually. Yay!
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    contributors
  Show them some love
  The people who have worked for FREE to
  bring you this bundle of joy. read
    interrupting your broadcast
  Mara Carlyle
  Saw playing sweetheart Mara Carlyle opens
  her baby bloodheart.
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    interrupting your broadcast
  Carolyn Mark
  Canada's queen of barroom country talks
  drinks, duets & more. read
    words in edgeways
  Nerina Pallot
  "Knitting? It’s my reason for getting out of
  bed in the morning..."
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    words in edgeways
  Rosie Thomas
  A breath of fresh air in a mischievous wind
  &
 the nicest woman in music.
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    words in edgeways
  Eileen Rose
  Politics, religion, lipstick and London - all
  in a backstage chat with Eileen.
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  special feature
  Whatever Happened to the
  Likely Ladies?
We look at the women
  of Britpop 10 years on.
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    interrupting your broadcast
  Sing-Sing
  Ex-Lush icon Emma Anderson & Lisa O'Neill
  still have plenty to sing about. read
    interrupting your broadcast
  Jane Monheit
  Jazz chanteuse admits "I was a Nine
  Inch Nails freak". read
    special feature
  Stocking Fillers!
 
Festive treats, including a Rosie Thomas
  recipe & a chat with Allison Crowe.
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    retrospective
  2005: The year in review
 
The albums, singles & women who made
  our annual round-up.
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    special feature
  Picks for '06
 
Six bands, six solo artists, one massive
  year of music!
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    retrospective
  a buyer's guide to... Nanci Griffith
  Texan inventress of the folkabilly genre.

  Her oeuvre from a distance. read
 
    reviews
  Kate Bush, Fiona Apple, Cat Power etc.
  Over 100 reviews currently 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

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  enlisting
  Unsigned artists who make us smile
  Visit their lovely websites, buy their fab CDs
  & stalk them round the circuit. go
    message board
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  Hate us or love us, we want to know. You
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    links
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  Other websites dedicated to women in music
  & music in general. go