fangirls

Fuse is set to release a documentary all about what it’s like to be a fangirl, not that any of us need someone else’s perspective on that. I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story will take viewers on a journey through the mind of a super fan, or “stan” for short.  The documentary […]

Like many bands and pop artists, Waterparks are the subject of the assumption that all of their fans are 13-year-old girls. While clearly there’s nothing wrong with a 13-year-old girl as many reading this currently are or have once been, the general population of music fans seems to like to make bands and their fans […]

Guardian writer Alexandra Pollard has published a piece on how bands belittle the influence of their female fans and glorify a more male-heavy fanbase. “[Bands are] operating in a culture in which teenage girls are seen as the lowest common denominator of music fan. A culture in which older men are the bastions of good taste, the […]