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A note to all our readers:
Wears The Trousers turns a noble seven years old this July, but this birthday we’ll be doing more reflecting than celebrating. You may have noticed that we haven’t been our usual selves so far this year, and we will be the first ones to admit that our 2012 coverage has been a little patchy. There are several reasons for this. Many are personal (new day jobs, new demands on our time), but at the core has been a growing dissatisfaction with online music culture in general.
We’ve never really considered Wears The Trousers to be a blog in the strictest sense of the word. Wears The Trousers is a niche publication, and always will be. We’re okay with that, and have been right from the start. But it seems that we still managed to fall into the blogger’s trap of sweating too much of the small stuff at the expense of applying ourselves to what we do best: writing thoughtfully and fairly about women from all walks of music, women who deserve to be heard and discussed not just because everyone on the internet is posting their latest track or video.
Of course, we’re very proud of what we’ve managed to achieve so far – especially in the past few years, what with the print editions, the Odetta tribute album, being invited to host a music industry panel at Roundhouse Rising 2012, and so much more. Everything we stood for at the beginning still inspires us, and we still believe that there is a place and a need for Wears The Trousers in the music world. Emails we receive every day attest to that. In light of all the positives and the few negatives, rather than shut down completely we have decided to take some time out. Time to reconsider our position, and to fall back in love with music again.
So, from May 29 to October 1, Wears The Trousers will be on pause. Well, almost. We’ll still be running our annual Venus Prize and there may, from time to time, be the occasional feature popping up on the site. We will continue to share links and interesting music tidbits on our Facebook page (and on our slightly neglected Twitter feed), so we’re not disappearing entirely. Please do join us over there if you’re not already part of the club.
When we return in October, we’ll have a new website, a new perspective and some exciting new interviews with long-treasured artists and brilliant newcomers alike. Thanks for reading, and we look forward to bringing you a more meaningful version of Wears The Trousers in the near future.
– Alan, Charlotte and the rest of the Wears The Trousers team
If you would like to be a part of the relaunch (we will have both writing and non-writing roles to fill), we would love to hear from you. Email Alan at editor@wearsthetrousers.com with a bit of information about yourself and what you would be interested in doing for the site.
Comments
muruchMay 21, 2012 at 4:12 pm
This is very sad news. Yours was the only music blog/site I bothered to read regularly anymore. I’ll eagerly await your return in October.
MikeMay 21, 2012 at 4:36 pm
Like wise sad to hear this news but much better having a hiatus to catch breath. We did exactly the same with our
music promotions in Aberdeen, to catch up with ordinary things, family things, fight the business community over development of our beloved Union Terrace Gardens….
we have now got ourselves reinvigorated to put on some excellent music events again. Wev’e gained from a rest after 10+ years AND you will as well….no doubts…enjoy the break & meantime if you want a cracking new artist that will be doing great things soon you can email me…
JTOMay 21, 2012 at 4:56 pm
I always check out your reviews and I will await your return in October (continuing to follow you on Facebook & Twitter in the meantime). Have a good break.
SallyMay 22, 2012 at 1:07 am
Aw
I love this site and have much respect for what you guys do. It saddens me that I’ll have to wait until October for the relaunch. But its best to do something whole-heartedly, and hopefully this break will give you a clear head for a fresh start.
Ruth BarnesMay 22, 2012 at 11:14 am
Hey Alan and Charlotte and all at WTT, I hear you on the need to take time out and getting caught up in the who’s-posted-what-first-overhyped thing… you start to question your own judgement and why you got into this in the first place. A glut of really annoying press releases have got me down lately. I know you will be brilliant when you come back and I look forward to the relaunch. Have a great few months getting your head(s) together! X
SebastianMay 22, 2012 at 11:52 am
Thats very sad to hear! I’m kind of a bit desperate now – this was the only blog I got great new music from. Where to look now till October?
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“So long and thanks for all the fish”
adminMay 22, 2012 at 11:55 am
Thanks Sebastian. We’ll still be posting new music on Facebook and Twitter so you won’t be totally starved
Already working on some great new stuff for our first day back, and the time will fly 
adminMay 22, 2012 at 12:03 pm
Thanks Ruth. Hopefully we can work together on something soon x
adminMay 22, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Thanks for all your support over the years Sally! See you soon.
adminMay 22, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Thanks Jason. Glad that you will still be around
adminMay 22, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Thanks Mike. The break will do us a world of good too, I’m sure of it. I’m doing a lot of travelling, for a start, which always reinvigorates the mind. Really appreciate all the support you shown us over the years, and the tips. I will be in touch
AnniMay 24, 2012 at 3:09 pm
Only just read this, and I’m trying to stomach the information. I echo muruch’s and JTO’s sentiments.
Of course I can find reviews for those records that I’m interested in somewhere else in the meantime, but the thing is they won’t be as beautifully written. It’s the quality of your staff’s writing that has kept me coming back. (You’re the music magazine that should be called “The Word”.)
Enjoy your break! We’ll be here when you’re ready to start again.