Bikini Kill

In the midst of a stretch of live Q&A events at New York performance arts non-profit The Kitchen, the Raincoats surprised everyone with a live…

At 47, Kathleen Hanna has demolished punk and rebuilt it several times over in the name of grrrls everywhere. Fronting her zine-turned-seminal-band Bikini Kill, she…

Bikini Kill announced last month that they were going to be reissuing their very first collection of work, 1991’s cassette-tape-only release, Revolution Girl Style Now. The release…

Shortly after announcing the rerelease of their very first cassette tape, 1991’s Revolution Girl Style Now, Bikini Kill have unveiled one of the three previously…

Riot grrrl luminaries and punk-rock innovators Bikini Kill — led by the esteemable Kathleen Hanna and band members Tobi Vail, Billy Karren, and Kathi Wilcox…

SPIN hit a milestone this year: our 30th birthday. To celebrate, we caught up with some of the artists behind our past picks for Album…

Bikini Kill frontwoman, proto riot grrrl, and former SPIN cover star Kathleen Hanna had a busy 2013. After a decade and a half sabbatical, Hanna…

The Punk Singer, a documentary that focuses on the life, career, and influence of SPIN cover star Kathleen Hanna, will be released in select movie…

In the clip above, original riot grrrl, leader of the Julie Ruin, and SPIN cover star Kathleen Hanna can be seen discussing her early days with Bikini…

On a balmy June night, humid and dank from the early summer rain, all the girls are screaming. Shrieks, really, the kind you emit in…

This fall, Kathleen Hanna will take her new (but actually sort of old) project, the Julie Ruin, on tour for the very first time. The…

Back in 1997, riot grrrl icon Kathleen Hanna released a solo album under the alias Julie Ruin. Later, the ex-Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontwoman…

Pussy Riot!: A Punk Prayer for Freedom is crucial reading material for anyone interested in the plight of the Russian feminist punk collective Pussy Riot. The…

REISSUE OF THE MONTH…

Bikini Kill were more than a band — and intentionally so. They were a beacon and a call to arms. They were "Girl you can…