DIGGING DEEPER
LOOSE ARTICLES MISOGYNY IN FOOTBALL...
Specialising in discord, repetition, tails of boozy nights out and radical politics Loose Articles are a Punk quartet hailing from Manchester. Self-described as ‘Feminine & Threatening, Their music speaks to all those determined to get through the age of austerity with tongue in cheek, pint in hand and two feet firmly on the dancefloor. Their new single ‘Kick Like A Girl' takes its title from the misogynistic slur often used towards male players who're not performing as well as they perhaps should be. “It suggests that women can’t play football,”
explain the band, “but we’re reclaiming that slur and throwing it back in people’s faces. We want to take these stereotypes in football and turn them on their head.” Commenting on the single, vocalist Natalie Wardle says: “‘Kick Like A Girl’ tackles the narrow mindset of some men towards women and football, as well as a sprinkle of footballing references ranging from Duncan Ferguson to Beckham's Mohican. With our music, we like to raise awareness on issues like misogynistic slurs and attitudes towards women in sports. With this said we still make the tunes fun and comical to grab the 18
attention of people first, before they then realise the tune is making more of a statement on a deeper subject.” The band's drummer Louise Rivett has been playing football since the age of 10 and held a season ticket for all of David Moyes’s managerial career at Everton. A fantastic decade for the blues. "Back when I was in school I played in all the sports teams but there was never an option to play football. Not even in PE—the lads had the luxury of getting to play that in lesson time. I loved going to watch Everton
