Punk In Africa a new documentary + check out the Punk in South Africa mixtape. Super stoked I found a Riot Grrrl Is Not Dead compilation to download for FREE of 53 bands = 2½ hours of music! Thanks to the lovely ladies at Riot Grrrl Berlin for this. Seth Casteel’s Underwater dog photography is [...]

Tags: black milk, Brian Dettmer art, Catherine Maddin, Dreamtime, Grrrl Zine Network, Little Trouble Kids, madonna, punk in africa, punk in south africa mixtape, riot grrrl berlin, riot grrrl is not dead compilation, Roxy Epoxy, Seth Casteel's Underwater dog photography, Tobi Vail

I recently had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Kathleen Hanna!! She was so honest, candid and all-round lovely. I’ve been waiting to speak with her for over a decade! Here’s a little of the chat: Didn’t you go to a Babes In Toyland concert and that experience opened things up for you and you realised [...]

Tags: Art by Jhonny Russell, Babes In Toyland, bikini kill, collapse board, Kat Bjellend, Kathi Wilcox, kathleen hanna, le tigre, Riot Grrrl, The Julie Ruin, Tobi Vail

I am so incredibly EXCITED about the Portland and Washington DC-based band Wild Flag!—four independent thinking, strong musicians that work very, very hard at their craft. They make me want to pick up my guitar and start a new band! Drummer Janet Weiss was lovely enough to chat with me recently about female musicians that [...]

Tags: Carrie Brownstein, Charles Barkley, Coachella, David Letterman, Exene Cervenka, Janet Weiss, Jimmy Fallon, Olympia, Tobi Vail, Wild Flag

To me, Everett True has had quite an exciting life! When I first met Everett three years or so ago he told me that he was a really boring person. I beg to differ. I ask, what kind of boring person would dedicate their life to publicly performing? (performing on stage and performing in print). [...]

Tags: Alan McGee, Blowjob, Bob Dylan, Calvin Johnson, Careless Talk Costs Lives, Constrictor Records, Creation Records, everett true, Fixed Grin, Futile Hurling, groupies, Jerry Thackray, John Robb, K Records, Lush, Mark Perry, Melody Maker, New Music Express, Nirvana, Patrik Fitzgerald, performing, Piers Allardyce, Riot Grrrl, Robert Forrester, Rolling Stone, Roughtrade Records, Sonic Youth, Stephen Pastel, Sub Pop Records, The Deadnotes, The Go-Betweens, The Legend!, The Mebranes, The Raincoats, The Residents, The Shop Assistants, Thin Kids, Tobi Vail, Vinyl Drip