riot grrrl

riot grrrl

music

Seeing Bikini Kill Made Me Feel Like I Was 16 Again

Bikini Kill opened a door for me, a door that has stayed open ever since.

Stef Rubino —

Jun 23, 2022

#affiliatemarketing

90s nostalgia

book lists

Eight Queer Punk and Counterculture Books Set in the 90s

90s queer punk / counterculture / DIY books coming up!

Casey —

Jan 24, 2022

netflix

riot grrrl

film

Moxie Review: Netflix’s Teen Feminist Revolution Falls Short

Moxie aims for riot grrrl rage and zine-ready radical politics but falls short, coming off more like a glossy mag for girl power that’s only loosely intersectional.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Mar 8, 2021

personal essay

riot grrrl

music

Wear the Band Shirt, Make Your Own Rules

Band t-shirts are a way of both presenting and defining acceptable enthusiasms, and the baseline for what kind of enthusiasm is permitted is always socially established by straight men.

Lindsay King-Miller —

Feb 3, 2020

almost famous

regular

music

Almost Famous: Dollhouse Riot

Love. Sex. Riot. An all-female band formed through a mutual love of riot grrrl and Joss Whedon.

Stef —

Sep 11, 2013

carrie brownstein

joan jett

music

Team Pick: Enough Punk To Last You At Least 3 Days

Cara’s Team Pick: “Women In Punk” offers dozens of hours of your favorite rock stars spliced together real nice on your computer. Wear your best headphones.

Cara —

May 8, 2013

Daily Fix

feminism

politics + activism

Unidentified Members of Pussy Riot Flee Russia, Call Foreign Feminists To Action

“Who knows, this could be the start of a whole new thing, a whole new motivating source for a globally connected unapologetic punk feminist art and music scene. A catalyst,…

Gabrielle Korn —

Aug 28, 2012

bikini kill

Daily Fix

music

Records for Rebel Girls and Riot Grrls from Bikini Kill

Commence freaking out!

Kate —

Jul 18, 2012

LGBT history

Queer History

issues

Queering The Library: Collecting Downtown, Riot Grrrl, Feminism & You

Vanessa chats with Marvin J. Taylor about Kathleen Hanna, Kathy Acker, lesbian comics, secret lesbians of early Hollywood and other fascinating secrets uncovered at Fales.

Vanessa —

Jun 25, 2012

Daily Fix

international news

pop culture fix

Feminist Punk Rockers “Pussy Riot” Jailed And Moscow Bans Gay Pride March for 100 Years

Three alleged members of the band have been jailed and charged with “hooliganism”, facing up to 7 years criminal punishment.

Jamie J. Hagen —

Jun 15, 2012

bikini kill

kathleen hanna

issues

Grrrls! Grrrls! Grrrls!: What I Learned From Riot

Riot showed us what revolution could look like. We had a new concept of what power could be. We could find it within ourselves and in each other — and…

phoenix —

Jun 13, 2012

on camp

personal essay

first person

Rock n’ Roll Camp for Girls: Role Models, Riot Grrrls and Revolutions

“I wanted this camp to turn me into a rock star.”

Maeve —

May 3, 2012