KCD and Fashionista digitized recently unearthed archival footage of Stephen Sprouse's very first show. The year was 1984, and New York fashion was still all punk and cool and shit. Watch out especially for transgender model Teri Toye, Sprouse's muse. "I don’t think people had really experienced anything like it – the… » 5/03/13 3:20pm 5/03/13 3:20pm

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. » 1/19/12 3:15pm 1/19/12 3:15pm

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. » 7/25/11 3:10pm 7/25/11 3:10pm

Poly Styrene, the legendary X-Ray Spex frontwoman (born Marianne Elliot-Said) died yesterday of cancer. She and her music will be long-remembered. [Pitchfork] » 4/26/11 1:35pm 4/26/11 1:35pm

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. » 10/08/10 5:53pm 10/08/10 5:53pm

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] » 2/27/10 11:30am 2/27/10 11:30am

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? » 11/12/09 1:00pm 11/12/09 1:00pm

[Blackpool, August 7. Image via Getty.] » 8/07/09 4:10pm 8/07/09 4:10pm

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. » 5/18/09 1:30pm 5/18/09 1:30pm

"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] » 3/09/09 12:40pm 3/09/09 12:40pm

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. » 1/25/09 2:30pm 1/25/09 2:30pm

Nancy Spungen, the ill-fated girlfriend of the Sex Pistol's Sid Vicious, is reviled » 10/20/08 2:30pm 10/20/08 2:30pm 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'…

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… » 9/10/08 3:40pm 9/10/08 3:40pm

A documentary that was 11 years in the making, Patti Smith: Dream of Life » 8/08/08 1:30pm 8/08/08 1:30pm 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…

Vivienne Westwood, so-called creator of the "punk" aesthetic, thinks we need to stop shopping. » 9/27/07 12:30pm 9/27/07 12:30pm

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? Let us guess: By "choose well" Ms. Westwood means "choose me".…