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The Gossip is a 3-piece band originally from Arkansas. They formed in Olympia, Washington and are now based in Portland, Oregon. They have opened for bands such as Sleater-Kinney, Le Tigre, and Mates Of State. The members are Beth Ditto, vocalist, Brace Paine, guitar, and Hannah Blilie on drums, who replaced former drummer Kathy Mendonca, who now plays drums in Soliah Shawcross. The song ‘Standing in the Way of Control’ was written by Beth as a response to her government’s decision to deny gays the right to marriage in the US. “Nobody in the States was that surprised or shocked by what Bush did, but it made everyone I know feel helpless and cheated,” Beth says. “I wrote the chorus to try and encourage people not to give up. It’s a scary time for civil rights, but I really believe the only way to survive is to stick together and keep fighting.”
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