Nigels11 star Chris Kirkpatrick photographed in 2001. Photo by Tim Roney/Getty Images. Last week was my annual foray into the dreaded realm of New Music. Yes, I write the Tuesday Tracks roundup of the best new songs of the week once a month or so, but as an old…

Rock has never been particularly welcoming to women. Perhaps owing to the rampant sexism of the past, fans frequently associate rock’s excesses with testosterone-frenzied toxic masculinity. From Janis Joplin and Suzi Quatro, to Joan Jett and The Runaways, women rockers fought off unwanted advances, harassment and condescension decades before the #MeToo…