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Predictable rec from me but also a very special rec as it's my 100TH REC!
Riot Grrrl was a feminist punk movement in the Pacific North West in the 90s. I became of a devotee of the movement after reading Carrie Brownstein's memoir Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl. So many legendary punk bands came out of this time like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, and Excuse 17. The genre is so important because it created space for women to make music about emotions typically only deemed socially acceptable for men to embody (e.g. RAGE). I implore you to listen to my personal favorite riot grrrl song: Watchmaker by Excuse 17. Soooooooo good and angry. Basically about mansplaining.
More than just the music, it was an entire subculture with zines, art, and activism. The artwork created for the zines is so sick. I hope to one day make something as cool. Link on the post takes you to a catalogue of all the zines. :)
The whole vibe of the movement obviously really speaks to me and I wish I could've been there and been a part of it. Hope to one day visit the PNW and feel a little closer to it.
Mar 1, 2024
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the classics / circa ~90s: bikini kill, hole, bratmobile, 7 year bitch, le tigre, veruca salt, babes in toyland, L7, jack off jill, tribe8
more recent/newer bands: the shiverettes, mommy long legs (LOVE them), team dresch, pom pom squad, destroy boys, THICK, slutever, tacocat, butch baby, dazey and the scouts, sorry mom?, the oozes, childbirth, queen chimera
(most of these are explicitly riot grrrl - a few are def queer punk, DIY etc but idk if they’d all specifically describe themselves as riot grrrl but have an adjacent sound and vibe for sure)
Feb 26, 2025
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Just finished Kathlyn Hanna's memior rebel girl and I've been deep diving into 90s riot grrrl subculture
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They aren’t exactly riot grrrl but they are heavily political punk with poc and trans members so they give the 2025 equivalent of 90s riot grrrl punk. The lead vocalist knows how to put on a show
Feb 25, 2025
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