Jezebel: Punk

Hardcore's Next Sensation Is an 8-Year-Old Girl

Madeleine Davies — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:15:00 EST

Watch as Juliette, an 8 year-old Australian girl wearing an "I Heart Phuket" t-shirt, single-handedly revives the hardcore punk scene with this song about her dog Robert. Tear it up, Juliette. Tear it up. More »

The Women Who Paved The Way For Punk

Whitney Jefferson — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:10:00 EDT

In the mood to stay in and watch a movie? May we suggest From The Back Of The Room, a documentary about the trailblazing ladies of punk who were doing their thing before you even first heard the words "Riot Grrrl" uttered out of your super-cool "alternative" friend's mouth. More »

Poly Styrene, Punk Pioneer, Dies At 52

Sadie Stein — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:35:00 EDT

Riot Grrrl Is Dead, Long Live Riot Grrrl

Anna North — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:53:00 EDT

Sara Marcus's Girls To The Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution is a history of a group of young, punk women who refused to shut up. And if you listen, you can still hear them. More »

"Will Somebody Please Think Of The Punk Children?!"

Hortense Smith — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:30:00 EST

If you ever freaked your parents out with a punk rock phase, perhaps your fam can relate to the plight of the Nelsons, who need an entire afterschool special to deal with their kid's punk rock style. [VintageAds] More »

What's In A Zine: New Book Explores DIY Feminist Roots

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST

Since the 1990s, zines have played a crucial role in bringing awareness of feminism to young women. But with the publication of a new book devoted to Zine culture, one has to wonder, are zines obsolete? More »

We'll Travel Round The World/Just You And Me/Punk Rock Girl

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:10:00 EDT

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New Jersey Has New Frontwoman For DIY Punk Movement

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Meet Marissa Paternoster, lead singer of New Brunswick punk band Screaming Females. At 22-years-old and five feet tall, Paternoster is the leading figure in New Jersey's DIY punk revival. More »

Stories From The City, Stories From PJ

Anna North — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:40:00 EDT

"Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it." — PJ Harvey, on never encountering sexism in her musical career. [Guardian] More »

Who Killed Nancy? Not Sid, Documentary Claims

Hortense Smith — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:30:00 EST

A new documentary claims that Sid Vicious may not be responsible for the death of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who was found stabbed to death on the bathroom floor of the couple's hotel room. More »

Nancy Spungen: Victim Of Drugs Or A Sexist Punk Scene?

Jessica G. — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:30:00 EDT

Nancy Spungen, the ill-fated girlfriend of the Sex Pistol's Sid Vicious, is reviled in the same way Yoko Ono and Courtney Love are reviled: All three are blamed by many for the downfall of beloved musical groups (the Sex Pistols, the Beatles and Nirvana, respectively) and all three were hated by their lovers' bandmates and many fans. On the 30th anniversary of Nancy's controversial death — she was found stabbed to death in a Chelsea Hotel room, and Sid was the only suspect — New York Magazine has an article that comes to the defense of the hated Spungen. 70s punk scenester Legs McNeil tells New York's Karen Schoemer that the often drug-addled Nancy “could be very, very nice," but more importantly she was unapologetically loud, brash, and honest. More »

Awesome Aussie Grandmas Perform Sex Pistols Song

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:40:00 EDT

In the video above, a group of Australian women over the age of 80 perform the 1977 song "God Save the Queen" by The Sex Pistols, which was originally titled "No Future" and banned by the BBC. It's part of artist Christoph Büchel's exhibit "no future" at the Sydney Biennale 2008. The ladies were given an open gallery space and told to rehearse the song whenever they wanted. Modern art would probably be a lot more exciting if every gallery featured a group of grannies performing punk rock. More »

Patti Smith: Dream Of Life: Only For Hardcore Smiths

Maria — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:30:00 EDT

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A documentary that was 11 years in the making, Patti Smith: Dream of Life focuses on the poster girl for the protopunk scene as she attempts to revive her musical career. Directed and filmed in black-and-white by commercial fashion photographer Steven Sebring, the film focuses less on Smith's past and more on who she has become, as well as her philosophical ramblings on various subjects. There is no real chronological structure to the film, and by not supplying viewers with enough Smith history, the film inevitably makes itself only available to those who are already fans. However, Smith was never about being accessible and conventional, so it is perhaps only fitting that her documentary does away with standard rock doc traditions. Check out the mixed reviews after the jump. More »

Punk Princess Vivienne Westwood: Fuck Fashion

Jennifer — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:30:00 EDT

Vivienne Westwood, so-called creator of the "punk" aesthetic, thinks we need to stop shopping.

If you ask me what I think people should be getting next season. I'll tell you what I'd like them to buy - nothing. I'd like people to stop buying and buying and buying.

Yeah, after all, nothing affronts a punk sensibility like old-fashioned consumerism! But why does Dame Vivienne think we need to curb our horrific spending habits? More »