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Coffee Break: Female-fronted bands

What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?Charlie Neibergall/AP, via NPR

by Anna Reed

July 28, 2016

Later today, history will be made. Glass ceilings will be shattered when Hillary Clinton accepts the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention.

Twenty-one years ago, a Florida Walmart pulled a shirt from its shelves that said "Someday a woman will be PRESIDENT!", saying it was offensive and against the store's "family values".

Today, not only is the thought of a female becoming president reasonable, but in reality, it could be happening in just a few short months.

Let's celebrate this historical moment with a Coffee Break featuring female-fronted bands.

Songs played


Stupid Girl - Garbage
Venus - The Shocking Blue
Kiss Them For Me - Siouxsie and The Banshees
Moaning Lisa Smile - Wolf Alice
Crimson And Clover - Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
Hold On - Alabama Shakes

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