Well, I have had a very hard time getting a very excellent Bikini Kill feature I wrote published, because apparently journalism is mostly just advertising nowadays and criticism is not allowed anymore–ESPECIALLY not criticism of Bikini Kill, who it would seem are the sacred cow of feminist music journalism, so only fluff pieces are allowed–just […]

This is actual punk culture: three women who went to see Refused and The Hives alone, giving each other rides home, starting a band, organizing a misfit prom to raise money for abortions. Haiku review of Refused/The Hives @ Vic Theater, Chicago, IL 5/20/2019: white boys from Sweden care more about oppression than Bikini Kill

There is a post I want to write about Bikini Kill. It is a post about how important they were. A post about how they galvanized a movement that has actually changed the world, and is thus very revolutionary. The greatest example I can think of is Girls Rock!, a summer camp in which young […]

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The Breeders are probably my favorite band of all time. I have seen them live more than any other band, and they are so good every time, that I would pay to see them every day, if it was possible, and to the extent that I could afford it. And, to be totally clear, I […]

I had the opportunity to load PJ Harvey in and out of the Superior Street Rehearsal Space here in Chicago in 2017 to prepare for her performance at Pitchfork, and it was the first stagehand gig I was really excited about. I very rarely get to move heavy things and set up the stage for […]

If you have not already, you should really read my post about The Runaways. In it, I detail the apparent blackout in feminist rock on discussion of Joan Jett’s response to Jackie Fuchs’ coming out about being sexually assaulted in front of a large group of people, including almost all of her bandmates, by The […]