If there is one constituency that the Kamala Harris campaign had a lock on, it was musicians—at least, the good ones (where the Harris campaign had Beyonce, Trump’s had Kid Rock). The Democratic ...

Here are five records that helped define the '90s Riot Grrrl movement. In the early 1990s, a new kind of punk was brewing; it was raw, political, loud, and unapologetically feminist. The Riot Grrrl ...

As incels around the country mockingly chant “Your body, my choice” from their moms’ basements, suddenly the music of riot grrrl feels urgent yet again. The movement — a loose collective of bands that ...

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Up until this point, the sounds of the moment seemed to have passed riot grrrl by, and the movement’s adherence to a garage aesthetic was partly a political move: Men often kept women out of bands by ...

Last weekend, in honor of the foundational Riot Grrrl band, Olympia’s Mayor Dantae Payne declared August 23rd Bikini Kill Day. The city’s proclamation applauds Bikini Kill’s music and activism. “The ...

Fashion is cyclical and moves in and out in waves. For example, the looks of the 1990s are making a fashion comeback in 2013. For visual evidence, look no further than Monique Trejo, an Austin native ...

In the early 1990s, feminist rebellion had this tangible forceful quality It smelled like cheap photocopy toner, sweat, and ...

We interrupt your doomscrolling to bring you breaking news: Bikini Kill is back! The seminal Riot Grrrl three-piece of vocalist/bassist Kathleen Hanna, drummer Tobi Vail and guitarist/bassist Kathi ...

Rock greats and feminist powerhouses Sleater-Kinney kicked off their North American "Little Rope Tour" in Nashville on Thursday night. The indie band — known for their role in the "riot grrrl" ...

Politically, riot grrrl blasted feminism into the future: Centering the needs of a new generation via direct-action strategies, witty mantras and slogans such as “girl power” and “support girl love,” ...