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 ...

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Overwhelming hardcore sounds reverberate off graffitied walls. Angry female vocals and distorted guitars explode in small, seedy, and sweaty DIY venues. A horde of rowdy, misfit girls wearing Doc ...

For all the energy that continues to be expended tracking the history of popular music, it’s disappointing to learn how little of it has been devoted to riot grrrl, the punk subgenre and feminist art ...

Musician, writer, and artist Kathleen Hanna, co-founder of the so-called Riot Grrrl movement of the 1990s. Her memoir is called Rebel Girl, which is also the name of one of the best known songs by her ...

Riot grrrl left a legacy and … it’s complicated. A lot of the bands that were inspired by the movement don’t want to be directly associated with it any longer. We’ll dig into that and hear from bands ...

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,” ...

The Linda Lindas kicked off their “No Obligation” tour on Mar. 20 at the UC Theatre. Formed in 2018, the vibrant band consists of Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, Lucia de la Garza and Mila de la Garza, ...