The Pipettes Support Lily Allen's Anti-NME Rant

Indie-popsters The Pipettes have voiced their support for Lily Allen’s recent attack on the NME.

With Amy Winehouse having already spoken up for Lily after she accused the music weekly of being condescending to female artists, The Pipettes have joined the anti-NME brigade, calling for an end to misogynism in music.

Singer Becki says in a MySpace posting, “Well done Lily for speaking out against crap male togetherness. It's about time women in music stop being pigeon holed for what they do and are accepted for the exciting music they make.

“It's difficult being an outspoken woman in today's society as unfortunately one of the hardest things to gain is respect (noticeably from men who feel threatened), people turn what you say into moaning or ranting and people stop listening to you altogether and start disregarding it with a wave of their condescending hand.

“If this doesn't happen then people turn what you've said around and use it out of context. This happens very often and it gets very tiring.”