Let there be ‘Rock' Oct 23, 2008
There's rap ( So What'cha Want by Beastie Boys), classic rock ( Let There Be Rock by AC/DC), metal ( Battery by Metallica), indie rock ( Teenage Riot by Sonic Youth), progressive rock ( Panic Attack by Dream Theater), riot grrrl ( Rebel Girl by Bikini Kill), folk ( Tangled Up in Blue by Bob Dylan), modern rock ( One Step Closer by Linkin Park), punk ( Girl's Not Grey by AFI), new wave ( Uncontrollable Urge by Devo), ska ( Where Did You Go. by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones) and more. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Rock Band 2 vs. Guitar Hero World Tour Sep 23, 2008
Squeeze, Talking Heads, The Replacements, Elvis Costello, Bikini Kill and Testament. Call me a snob, but those are some brave choices that run the risk of -- gasp -- introducing some people to music they might not have heard before. (IGN PS2)
GUT INSTINCT: BIKINI KILL ME Sep 13, 2008
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At 50, has Madonna surpassed the Beatles? Aug 13, 2008
Nineties artists such as Tori Amos and Bikini Kill have zilch in common with Madonna, but benefited from her opening the ears of teen-female pop fans to something other than the usual heavy metal shouters (trust me, teen girls in the 1980s loved that stuff). Her early audience was the recipient of some panic-stricken journalism early on, much of which took the tone of: Madonnas come to ruin your daughters. (MSNBC -- Music)
Rock on, thoughtful musicians. Rock on. Aug 10, 2008
And Riot grrrl bands such as Bikini Kill and L7 went even further in their opposition to the "frontman" concept, with all of its sexist implications. Sex has always played a big role in rock and pop music. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Whatever happened to all the female Guitar Heroes, asks Leonie Cooper Aug 2, 2008
Rock Band 2, due to hit the shelves in America next month, will include tracks by Joan Jett, the Donnas, Blondie and the Go-Gos, plus Lush, the Muffs, Alanis Morissette and riot-grrrl trailblazers Bikini Kill and L7. With women making up nearly 45% of gamers, you'd have thought that Guitar Hero would have the good sense to chuck in some PJ Harvey, Jennifer Batten, Suzi Quatro and even a healthy dose of Sister Rosetta Tharpe in there to level the playing field. (guardian.co.uk)
Harmonix, MTV Games unveil setlist for 'Rock Band 2' Jul 16, 2008
AC/DC AFI Alanis Morissette Alice in Chains Allman Brothers Avenged Sevenfold Bad Company Beastie Boys Beck Bikini Kill Billy Idol Blondie Bob Dylan Bon Jovi Cheap Trick Devo Dinosaur Jr. Disturbed Dream Theater Duran Duran Elvis Costello Fleetwood Mac Foo Fighters Guns N' Roses Interpol Jane's Addiction Jethro Tull Jimmy Eat World Joan Jett Journey Judas Priest Kansas L7 Lacuna Coil Linkin Park Lit Lush Mastodon Megadeth Metallica Mighty Mighty Bosstones Modest Mouse Motorhead Nirvana Norman... (USA Today -- Tech)
Rock Band II Jul 15, 2008
IGN: E3 2008: Rock Band 2 Complete Track List Revealed. Latest hot clips: A week of gaming bliss. (IGN PS2)
Rock Band 2 Video Game Song List Re... Jul 15, 2008
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know" Alice in Chains - "Man in the Box" Allman Brothers - "Ramblin' Man" Anarchy Club - "Get Clean" Avenged Sevenfold - "Almost Easy" Bad Company - "Shooting Star" Bang Camaro - "Night Lies"Beastie Boys - "So Whatcha Want" Beck - "E-Pro" Bikini Kill - "Rebel Girl" Billy Idol - "White Wedding Pt. I" Blondie - "One Way or Another" Bob Dylan - "Tangled Up in Blue" Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer" Breaking Wheel - "Shoulder to the Plow"Cheap Trick - "Hello There" Devo... (Suite101.com)
O'Brien's beat blog Jun 29, 2008
June 28, 1995: Courtney Love punched Bikini Kill s Xathleen Hanna backstage at the opening date of Lollapalooza. By JEB. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Coming attractions: 'Fabulous Stains' comes to DVD Jun 6, 2008
Lane, rocking a skunk coif, belts A Waste of Time as female fans chant "We don't put out!" Stains inspired rockers from L7 and Bikini Kill to Courtney Love as it found an afterlife on bootlegs, cable and the art-house film circuit. Edna Gundersen. (USA Today -- Life)
Exclamation point warranted May 20, 2008
has taken on songs by Bikini Kill and Deerhoof as B-sides to its new single, "My Year in Lists," from its debut album, "Hold on Now, Youngster." These are telling choices. Splashes of riot-girl-flavored punk and experimental-yet-winsome indie-rock are audible in the group's layered sound. (Boston Globe)
Queen of noise Nov 19, 2007
"It seemed like girls in rock'n'roll might break out because you had bands like L7, Babes in Toyland, Bikini Kill, the Breeders and Sleater-Kinney having a lot of success." One wonders what happened to all the success accumulated by those riot grrrl bands. Jett shrugs and looks disappointed. (Guardian Unlimited)
The Pipettes are a girl band with pop Nov 9, 2007
As for her own role models, Stephens often thinks back to the riot-grrl bands that inspired her as a teenager, especially Bikini Kill. "I thought, 'This band makes me want to be in a band,' " she recalls. (Boston Globe)
The Action five! Oct 18, 2007
" At the time of my first plug, "Casshern" had yet to see a stateside release and was only available as an import bootleg DVD. Thanks to the folks at Dreamworks, this modern science fiction classic is now out as a legal region 1 DVD for $26.99 and has been reworked by director Kazuaki Kiriya into an even tighter vision of a grim future than the original cut. "Casshern" has it all: giant robots, guys running up the side of buildings, the fight to save our environment, '70s anime sound effects,... (Athens Banner-Herald)
The next big thing Sep 23, 2007
" So she liked Otis Redding as much as Bikini Kill; the young Beth even felt a "strong kinship", she says, with Mama Cass, another large woman with a huge voice. "I was just a kid and I was just obsessed with her story. But I also idolised Miss Piggy when I was a kid, too. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
New feminists Sep 9, 2007
Bikini Kill was my catalyst. When I was young I always believed in songs. (Guardian Unlimited)
How a feminist punk became a mum Aug 10, 2007
When "riot grrrl" bands such as Bikini Kill and Tribe 8 led a merging of punk and feminist rebellion in the early 1990s, I marched down New York's Fifth Avenue under their pirate banners, topless and smeared, Slits-like, in mud. I revolted against femininity with purple hair, rapacious lust, a zine called Resister, and an anarcho-feminist wedding in which I strode out playing the wedding march on an electric guitar and wearing a gorilla mask. (Guardian Unlimited)
Full Story from Minnesota Daily Aug 9, 2007
It seems there is still a general hard-to-swallow stance on girl-centric rock bands, even today and even despite a slew of tough-as-nails trailblazers like Bikini Kill, Babes in Toyland, the Slits, PJ Harvey, Kim Gordon, Kim Deal, Sleater-Kinney and the Gossip. The common trap of "Do you want to be seen as a woman in music or as a serious musician?" begs yet another question: What makes a "girl band," exactly. (U-Wire.com)
Indie Study: Laura Veirs eclectic folk rock Apr 20, 2007
She reports an awakening of sorts in college, discovering slowcore bands like Low and the feminist punk of Bikini Kill. If Id grown up in Portland, it would have been a totally different thing. (MSNBC -- Music)
'Sister, sister where did we go wrong' " nurturing your child's inner Riot Grrl Apr 6, 2007
Mail Tribune - 'Sister, sister where did we go wrong' " nurturing your child's inner Riot Grrl - April 6, 2007 Sections Shop Our Valley Special Sections Local Links Customer Service April 6, 2007 'Sister, sister where did we go wrong' " nurturing your child's inner Riot Grrl. Our nightlife reporter remembers the feminist rock revolution that almost was. (Mail Tribune, OR)
What Would Kurt Cobain Be Doing If He Were Alive? Feb 23, 2007
He'd do these 8-track recordings with people like Toby Vail from Bikini Kill and Calvin Johnson from Beat Happening. And I think he always wanted to continue doing that, but he found himself because of his fame in a situation that he wasn't able to, because he was always suspicious of why people would want to work with him. (VHI.com -- Music News)
