From an episode of Future PerfectPresented by Dylan Bird

Interview

Future Perfect: Challenging The Stereotype Of Female Guitarists

Dylan Bird is joined by Janelle Johnstone, Lecturer at La Trobe University, to get into her recent article in The Conversation challenging masculinity in the guitarist canon, trailblazing and overlooked women guitarists, and how we can continue to support a strong DIY music community in Melbourne.

“The problem often is that [non-male guitarists] are not revered as the heroes that men are … we’ve got this ongoing persistent problem with rock and roll and the way that it imagines gender.”

Photo credit: supplied.

Dylan Bird and Janelle Johnstone
Listen to Future Perfect: Challenging The Stereotype Of Female Guitarists19:2321 July 2025