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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger
I hate it when people call Red Aunts a riot grrrl band. 
They were a garage band dammit! |
Something we agree on. Although the Red Aunts were making music when the riot grrrl scene was gaining attention (I think I saw them live around '91-'92?), they weren't really part of the scene and their influences were different.
Although I very much identify and agree with all the tenets of the riot grrrl movement, I was never a big fan of the music itself. While I'm all for untutored musicians doing their own thing, however they want to do it, that doesn't always mean they're going to make good music that I want to listen to. Sleater-Kinney are probably the only band I enjoy that might be considered part of the riot grrrl scene, although they kind of transcended the genre and DIY stylistic elements of riot grrrl to create something new. I was very sad when they broke up (or went on long-term hiatus, however you want to look at it).
Although I was never a fan of Bikini Kill, I'm a big fan of Kathleen Hannah and share her political mindset and belief system. I know you're young, Paloma, but it's unfortunate that you'd reduce a woman to a body part simply because you don't like her politics, her music or how she presents herself to the media ('twat' is a slang term for vagina, for the uninformed). I can hope you'll one day learn to express yourself with a little more maturity because I'm sure you have many interesting things to say, but for now, your youth and inexperience betray you. Despite my lack of interest in Bikini Kill, I
do love most of what Hannah did with Le Tigre; not all, but most. I look forward to seeing what she'll do next.
One of my favorite moments in Le Tigre history: Le Tigre live on Last Call with Carson Daly. Who put the bomp...?!?