In the indie-rock haven of Portland, OR, there lies a place where girls are free to pick up guitars, drumsticks and microphones and strum, bang, and yell at the top of their lungs. It's a place where the glossy ideal of a woman takes a backseat to rock goddesses like Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein and The Gossip's Beth Ditto. A place where girls can speak their minds through song lyrics about Read more

Girls Rock, a documentary about girls finding their voices at a rock 'n' roll camp in Portland, hits theaters today. I'll give you my thoughts on the empowering film a little later, but first, I wanted to share part of my conversation with the directors, Arne Johnson and Shane King. Johnson and King have been friends since age 11, when they met at an alternative school in Portland and started Read more