I've mentioned Drumhead magazine before – as being the best drumming magazine there is. It has some really thoughtful pieces and carries serious interviews at length.
But it has just announced its new issue thus: "Drumhead's first female cover artist! Japan's sensational Senri Kawaguchi!"
Guys, it might have been better not to draw attention to this fact. This is the year 2017. Women have been playing drums for decades and decades – probably as long as men have. That it has taken you this long to feature a female drummer on your cover is something to be ashamed of – not to trumpet.
Great magazine – but it would be greater still without just a very faint whiff of sexism.
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