"Frenzee is an outburst of adrenaline." Meet the Greek-Australian siblings running on red wine, darts and very high acid reflux Fired up musically and politically, the Frenzee siblings blend punk, metal and rock Louder · Aug 31
Daisy Chain Fields review – Olivia Rodrigo’s women-led festival is electric amid extreme heat Performances from Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks, Chappell Roan and Sarah McLachlan raise $20m for charity yet are marred by poor planning for heatwave The Guardian - US · Aug 30
‘We never apologised for our rage or revenge-seeking’: riot grrrl legends Heavens to Betsy reunite Alongside Bikini Kill and Bratmobile, Corin Tucker and Tracy Sawyer created a feminist punk vernacular that’s still inspiring the likes of Olivia Rodrigo. They recall the clarity and conviction of their historic teenage exploits The Guardian - UK · Aug 19
On tour with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth and Foo Fighters: raw music documentary captures Australia’s ‘best summer’ In 1995, US film-maker Tamra Davis travelled to Australia to capture the one-off Summersault tour on her camcorder. Thirty years on she has made The Best Summer, an intimate snapshot of an era that can never be repeated The Guardian - AU · Jul 31
Members of Tool, Pearl Jam, Korn, Garbage, Fugazi, Bikini Kill among artists donating to online fundraiser to help cover L7 bassist Jennifer Finch's medical expenses following brain cancer diagnosis Musicians rally around L7 bassist following recent diagnosis with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Metal Hammer · Jul 16
"The lineup is truly insane." Olivia Rodrigo launches Daisy Chain Fields festival featuring Stevie Nicks, Bikini Kill, Die Spitz, Doechii, Garbage, Chappell Roan and more, to "uplift women and girls" "Daisies are wild and beautiful. As a chain, they are strong and unbreakable" Louder · Jun 22
Melanie C responds to accusation Spice Girls ‘stole’ their iconic ‘girl power’ mantra from another band Pop group are credited with popularising the term in the mid-Nineties, but members have previously admitted to hearing it elsewhere The Independent UK · May 1
There is a fascinating TV series to be made about a menopausal rock band – Riot Women isn’t it Writer-director Sally Wainwright is a national treasure, but here she’s reduced the fury and passion of the riot grrrl movement to a minor plot device, says Tiff Bakker, a New York-based writer The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025
Trio of rock, funk and punk guitarists team up with Til for new range of online lessons Snarky Puppy’s Bob Lanzetti, Bikini Kill’s Sara Landeau and rock veteran Ben Mauro join Til’s ever-expanding roster of artists Louder · Feb 24, 2025
‘We didn’t intend to create outrage’: Huggy Bear on radical politics, riot grrrl – and causing chaos on live TV They said they’d exist for three years, then split. And that’s what the British punks did, winning love and notoriety for their feminist, queer worldview. Thirty years on, a new book tells their story The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2024
Anger is an energy! Stars and writers on the songs that define punk spirit As Patti Smith’s debut single turns 50, punk musicians and music writers pick the songs that define the genre’s resistance, rebellion and refusal The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2024
“I can’t get into somebody else’s mind and decide what their problem is.” Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna was close friends with Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, but she still doesn't know why Courtney Love hated her so much Kathleen Hanna on that one-sided 'feud' with Courtney Love Louder · Jun 21, 2024
Riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill: ‘There is nothing more punk than a menopausal woman’ The band’s feminist swagger and on-stage rage fuelled a Nineties rock revolution. Helen Brown speaks to frontwoman Kathleen Hanna and bassist Kathi Wilcox about balancing soundcheck and misogynists, navigating interband friction, and an infamous brawl with Courtney Love The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2024
Louder · May 15, 2024 “The promoter came in and told us a bomb threat had been called in.” Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna lays bare the violence, abuse and misogyny directed at her fearless feminist punk band in brutally honest memoir Rebel Girl Bikini Kill vocalist Kathleen Hanna shares her truth in raw, unflinching and unforgettable memoir Rebel Girl
Salon · May 14, 2024 Kathleen Hanna on being a "Rebel Girl" In her memoir "Rebel Girl," the singer of Bikini Kill writes about finding joy in music, despite all the oppression
The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024 Riot grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna: ‘A lot of men really get off on watching a woman get angry’ The feminist punk coined the phrase ‘girl power’ and was responsible for the name of Nirvana’s biggest hit. She reflects on activism, illness, and never letting abuse define her
Metal Hammer · Apr 30, 2024 “I wish that he would’ve seen us live past the stupid Nineties, you’re-a-sellout thing.” Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna on the enduring impact of Nirvana and the loss of her friend Kurt Cobain Bikini Kill / Le Tigre vocalist Kathleen Hanna shares her memories of Kurt Cobain in her upcoming memoir Rebel Girl
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023 One to watch: Problem Patterns The Belfast queercore quartet are fluid and ferocious, drawing on Bikini Kill and dispensing with a front person
Louder · Jul 13, 2023 "It was a lot of work writing this book. I'm not gonna say it was easy. I was a mess": Bikini Kill/Le Tigre's Kathleen Hanna announces 'raw and insightful' memoir Rebel Girl Bikini Kill / Le Tigre icon Kathleen Hanna to publish Rebel Girl memoir next year
The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023 Le Tigre review – fun meets fury in an unmissable feminist pop reunion Longtime musical activist Kathleen Hanna and her inspirational US party band return with a joyous yet fulminating set that takes no prisoners
The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023 Kathleen Hanna’s feminist party band Le Tigre reunite: ‘It’s depressing our lyrics are still relevant 20 years later’ They got back together for a one-off show on Hanna’s doorstep. Then they realised they had unfinished business: to affirm their place in the punk canon and get warring feminists offline and revelling together
The New Daily · Mar 16, 2023 Thirty years of raging by Peaches, Bikini Kill and Björk, and they are still going strong Bikini Kill rampages through hits such as Suck My Left One. Across town the next day, Peaches comes out wearing breast-shaped slippers.
The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023 Sexual exhibitionism, Riot Grrrl and climate change activism: 30 years of raging by Peaches, Bikini Kill and Björk, still going strong Kathleen Hanna yells like she did in the 1990s, pushing the toxic male patriarchy out of the moshpit at Melbourne’s The Forum on the eve of International Women’s Day.
ABC News · Feb 11, 2023 Bikini Kill last played in Australia in 1997. They reflect on 25 years of feminism, and the social media age In 2023, Bikini Kill will return to Australia for the first time since 1997. Kathleen Hanna, Tobi Vail and Kathi Wilcox reflect on what's changed since then, and why the band "wouldn't have lasted more than a few months" in the social media age.