| Mr. Lady Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Kaia Wilson Tammy Rae Carland |
| Defunct | 2004 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Feminist |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Durham, North Carolina San Francisco, California |
Mr. Lady Records (or Mr. Lady Records and Video) was a San Francisco-based lesbian-feminist independent record label and video art distributor.[1] Artists on the label included Le Tigre[2] and The Butchies.[3] OutSmart magazine noted that Mr. Lady was "queercore's strongest label."[4]
The label was founded in 1996 in Durham, North Carolina by musician Kaia Wilson and artist/UNC photography professor Tammy Rae Carland,[5] aiming to redress what they saw as a lack of feminist record labels at the time.[6] As well as a range of recording artists, the label was also heavily involved in other events that promoted feminist thinking and music, such as the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival – which led to some controversy in 1999 – and various art showcases.[7][8] Mr. Lady closed down in June 2004.[9]
- ^ "Mr. Lady Presents". Sound Unseen Music Festival. Archived from the original on November 27, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-10. (Press release of a 2001 art show at the Weisman Art Museum)
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butchieswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sill, Chris (2002). "Queer to the Core". OutSmart Magazine. Archived from the original on December 11, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
- ^ White, David (2001-06-19). "A home for homocore". The Advocate. via Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 2005-04-26. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
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sisterwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Taratoot, Cori (6 October 2004). "Don't you stop: an interview with Le Tigre's Kathleen Hanna". Pop Matters.