Petticoat Rule

Galvanizing Women in Musical Creativity

About the show

This is Petticoat Rule, a radio program dedicated to unraveling the mystery of creative productivity by examining the lives of women involved in the music industry. Each episode aims to develop an intimacy with the artist so as to illuminate her unique relationship with her creative spirit. We hope to inspire listeners to put in the work and unleash their unique inventive talents!

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Episodes

  • The Melanie Stangl Episode

    September 25th, 2017  |  1 hr 2 mins
    creativity, erika laing, female, feminism, guitar, journalism, melanie stangl, music, music journalism, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, rock and roll, singer, singer-songwriter, sound scene express, tara molesworth, women, writing

    Music journalist Melanie Stangl joins Petticoat Rule, sharing many inspirational productivity and writing tips while discussing her journey to reporting for the entertainment industry.

  • The Phat Man Dee Episode

    September 12th, 2017  |  1 hr 16 mins
    activism, black lives matter, body, chanteuse, circus, erika laing, fat, female, female musician, feminism, feminist, freak, individuality, jazz, justice, liz berlin, love, music, musician, petticoat rule, phat, phat man dee, pittsburgh, podcast, rusted root, self love, self-love, singer, social justice disco, tara molesworth, uniqueness, woman, women

    Jazz chanteuse and cultural icon Phat Man Dee joins Petticoat Rule to talk about activism through music, respecting history through your creations, and learning to embrace your uniqueness.

  • The Ladyfest Episode

    September 10th, 2017  |  1 hr 12 mins
    brazilian wax, diy, erika laing, female, female musician, feminism, feminist, genderqueer, jen sabol, ladyfest, music, musician, non-binary, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, podcast, punk, punk rock, riot grrrl, steph flati, synth, synth pop, tara molesworth, the lopez, vulvapalooza, woman, women

    Ladyfest Pittsburgh organizers Steph Flati and Jen Sabol stop by the Petticoat Rule studio to talk about putting together the weekend-long festival celebrating under-represented musicians. We also hear about their bands The Lopez and Brazilian Wax.

  • The Kiki from The Buckle Downs Episode

    September 10th, 2017  |  1 hr 15 mins
    amazing, black, buckle downs, creativity, erika laing, female, feminism, kiki, kiki brown, markila brown, markila kiki brown, minority, music, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, productivity, prog, rock, rock and roll, singer, singer-songwriter, soul, tara molesworth, the buckle downs, woman, women

    Powerhouse vocalist Kiki Brown from The Buckle Downs joins Petticoat Rule to talk about how she balances her many roles including musician, mother, on-the-job problem-solver, vocal coach, soon-to-be wife, and black woman in the genre of rock and roll.

  • The Molly Alphabet Episode

    September 4th, 2017  |  1 hr
    country, country-western, erika laing, female, female musician, feminism, molly alphabet, music, musician, petticoat rule, pittsburgh, podcast, songer-songwriter, tara molesworth, western, woman, women

    Country singer-songwriter Molly Alphabet joins Petticoat Rule to talk about her experiences as a woman playing Western music in the North.