Bikini Kill
Bikini Kill, fronted by Kathleen Hanna, became the flagship band of the early-1990s riot grrrl movement, fusing raw, confrontational punk with explicitly feminist lyrics and zine-culture politics. 'Rebel Girl' turned girl-centered solidarity into a defiant punk anthem, and the band's DIY, self-published ethos extended into a broader feminist punk network. Their brash, unapologetic performance style directly shaped later generations of women in punk and electronic music alike.
the sound in question
1993
Rebel GirlBikini Kill
we haven’t charted Bikini Kill yet
this stretch of the river isn’t mapped. we trace the watershed one artist at a time — and we’re always heading further upstream.