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    southernbitch: eh. there's still female fronted punk, thrash, and metal bands. why always be looking back when there's still girls pushing forward? more »
    Cicada: Back in the early 90s I was in a punk band. Our town had only two punk band with girls in them, and the local venue invited us to open for Bikini Kill... more »
    SkipToMyLou: Ooohhhh, Riot Girl! The very first things I ever looked up on the brand spanking new "interscapewebnetz" circa 1994 /1995 was fan sites for Riot Girl ... more »
    icingsugar: I was just thinking of how I got introduced to feminism the other day (thank you Women's Studies 100) and thought back to being exposed to riot grrl a... more »
    atinydream: this post makes me so proud to be born and raised in olympia, WA! i currently live on sleater-kinney rd... as in, the same street the ladies got their... more »
    MockMyWorld: Even though I was already a confirmed feminist when Riot Grrrl started happening, and even though I liked many of the individual bands, there was alwa... more »
    tomatoheart: i had no idea of nomy's history when i played in a band with her...i wish i had...though i probably would have been more petrified of playing. more »
    BicSharpie: I used to live in a house in DC that previously housed Riot Grrrl Press. We used to get mail all the time addressed to them and I always felt bad abou... more »
    Phyllis Nefler: I dunno, I always felt like the most revolutionary thing I could do was be a better musician and songwriter than the boys. It's far more difficult tha... more »
    Susan B.: This is crazy. I'm in the process of writing/directing a play about riot grrrl, and suddenly all this stuff is popping up. The Guardian article was th... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: I feel like I missed this. I was too old, busy flunking out of college and working. I was never this cool, anyhow. more »
    The Real Janelle: Also, I had my parents listen to Sleater-Kinney on a trip the other day and my dad said the following: Dad: "What's the girl's name?" Me: "Oh, she's C... more »
    mariamariamaria: Who the hell would have ever thought that I would one day grow nostalgic for the 90's. more »
    Santos L Halper: I was never into the whole riot grrrl thing (I thought I was cool and only listened to DC/Dischord bands at the time), but I think I only disliked it ... more »
    bloodflower: ...wait i think i've already watched this. or at least bits and pieces of it. more »
  • #revolutiongrrrlstylethen

    Blast From The Past: Riot Grrrls

    Riot Grrrl Retrospective is an "online exhibition" of 11 short clips - which include archival footage and interviews - that explore how the political/musical movement started, and why it faded away. More »
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    Someone Needs To Throw Another Tampon Into The Crowd