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Bikini Kill was an American punk rock band, formed in Olympia, Washington, USA in October 1990. Often considered pioneers of the riot grrrl movement, Bikini Kill’s incendiary lyrics, calling for “Revolution Girl Style Now,” helped inspire countless female punk bands of the 1990s and later.
The band was formed at The Evergreen State College by Kathleen Hanna, Kathi Wilcox and Tobi Vail. They began working together on a fanzine called Bikini Kill, and with the addition of Billy Karren, formerly of The Go Team (not to be confused with the current band The Go! Team) on guitar, formed a band of the same name. Hanna, a former stripper, wrote most of the band’s songs and encouraged a female-centered environment at their shows, urging girls to come to the front of the stage and handing out lyric sheets to them.
After an independent demo cassette, Revolution Girl Style Now, Bikini Kill released The Bikini Kill EP on the indie label Kill Rock Stars. Produced by Ian MacKaye of Fugazi, the album began to establish the band’s audience. In 1993, Bikini Kill went to England and began working with Huggy Bear, releasing a joint recording together and touring the UK. The tour was the subject of a documentary film by Lucy Thane entitled It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill In The U.K…
By the following year, riot grrl was receiving constant attention in the media and Bikini Kill were seen as leaders of the movement. At this time the group called for a “media blackout” to be executed by all riot grrrls, since they felt the band and the movement were being misrepresented and commodified.
The band was formed at The Evergreen State College by Kathleen Hanna, Kathi Wilcox and Tobi Vail. They began working together on a fanzine called Bikini Kill, and with the addition of Billy Karren, formerly of The Go Team (not to be confused with the current band The Go! Team) on guitar, formed a band of the same name. Hanna, a former stripper, wrote most of the band’s songs and encouraged a female-centered environment at their shows, urging girls to come to the front of the stage and handing out lyric sheets to them.
After an independent demo cassette, Revolution Girl Style Now, Bikini Kill released The Bikini Kill EP on the indie label Kill Rock Stars. Produced by Ian MacKaye of Fugazi, the album began to establish the band’s audience. In 1993, Bikini Kill went to England and began working with Huggy Bear, releasing a joint recording together and touring the UK. The tour was the subject of a documentary film by Lucy Thane entitled It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill In The U.K…
By the following year, riot grrl was receiving constant attention in the media and Bikini Kill were seen as leaders of the movement. At this time the group called for a “media blackout” to be executed by all riot grrrls, since they felt the band and the movement were being misrepresented and commodified.
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Reject All American
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The C.D. Version of the First Two Records
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ohiogrinder wrote:
vagina
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edcrypt wrote:
Great punk.
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zJacob wrote:
I'm surprise 'Outta Me' isn't in the top tracks tbh.
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xaratrip wrote:
yes that's exactly the point of their music - sexiness
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crazycaz123 wrote:
sexy.
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xaratrip wrote:
does anybody have the peel sessions to share? http://theperfumedgarden.blogspot.com/2006/12/bikini-kill-30th-april-1993.html
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millicentcory wrote:
You should join this group: http://www.last.fm/group/1%2C000%2C000+Femme+Fatales
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Deize_112suxxxd wrote:
Kurt Cobain was in love with you tobi, HAHA this band is very cool
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bogiibogii wrote:
Esta fue la primer banda q escuche del movimiento y me encanto
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Alby_ wrote:
they really dont, bikini kill and riot grrrl ftw
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footsteps wrote:
well your friends just don't have a fucking clue.
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Alby_ wrote:
this band was actually realll bad!! but i like it, i mean theyre songs are great to me... but everytime i play Rebel Girl or Star Fish my friends just ask me "what the fuck are you listening to" xD
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ochybabexs wrote:
bikini kill is very cool!!!
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BikiniDeals wrote:
I want bikini kill to perform live at our next swimwear bikini run way show! Boys you better come visit us at http://www.BikiniDeals.com
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PaulFromOz wrote:
R.I.P is so awesome.
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natiellynatty wrote:
BIG BK!
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leno7 wrote:
greatest band ever!
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mietpistole wrote:
*put*
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-stain- wrote:
Can somome put a bullet through empjori's head?
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haggard666 wrote:
Kinda makes me wonder how Bikini Kill and Anal Cunt both got to be in my top 50.
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