Bikini Kill "Reject All American" LP Kill Rock Stars (US)

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Track Listing:

A1Statement Of Vindication1:11A2Capri Pants1:40A3Jet Ski2:34A4Distinct Complicity Bass – *Drums – *Vocals – * 2:29A5False Start Vocals – *, * 3:12A6R.I.P.3:37B1No Backrub1:52B2Bloody Ice Cream1:25B3For Only Bass – *Drums – *Trumpet – *Vocals – * 2:25B4Tony Randall2:23B5Reject All American2:30B6Finale1:33

Bikini Kill was an American  band formed in  in October 1990. The group consisted of singer and songwriter , guitarist , bassist , and drummer . The band is widely considered to be the pioneer of the  movement, and was notorious for its  lyrics and fiery performances. Their music is characteristically abrasive and -influenced. After two full-length albums, several EPs and two compilations, they disbanded in 1997.

While occasionally collaborating with high-profile acts such as  and , Bikini Kill was well known for shunning major labels and the mainstream rock press.

The band formed in , in October 1990, by (vocals),  (guitar),  (bass), and  (drums). They began working together on a  called Bikini Kill and, with the addition of former  guitarist Billy Karren, formed a band of the same name. The band wrote songs together and encouraged a female-centric environment at their shows, urging women to come to the front of the stage and handing out lyric sheets to them.

Fellow  musician  originally adopted Bikini Kill as a band name, inspired by the 1967 B-movie . She and her friend Margaret Doherty used the name for a one-off performance in the late 1980s where they donned  punk cave girl costumes. Vail liked the name and appropriated it after Maffeo settled on the band name Cradle Robbers.

After an independent demo cassette, , Bikini Kill released the  EP on the  .  by  of  and , the album began to establish the band's audience. The band's debut album, , was released in September 1993. Bikini Kill toured in ,  to begin working with , releasing a joint recording together and touring the UK. The tour was the subject of a documentary film by  entitled  Upon their return to the United States, the band began working with  of , whose music Hanna described as an early example of the Riot Grrrl aesthetic. Jett produced the single "New Radio"/"Rebel Girl" for the band.

By the following year,  was receiving constant attention in the media, and Bikini Kill were increasingly referred to as pioneers of the movement. Hanna called for a "" amongst Riot Grrrls, as they felt the band and the movement were being misrepresented by the media.

The band's final album, , was released in 1996. After the band's breakup in 1997, a compilation of singles recorded between 1993 and 1995 was released in 1998 under the name .

Post-breakup

During the summer of 1992, the band  was formed by Karren, Wilcox, Vail, and  of , and toured as late as the early 2000s along with a similar Italian punk rock band Dada Swing.

Vail, notorious for her numerous  and being in several bands at a time, later resurfaced in a band called Spider and the Webs, and she is now playing with . Kathi Wilcox plays in the Casual Dots, and Billy Karren is in Ghost Mom. Hanna first contributed to an LP as a member of The Fakes, and then turned to more dance-based  (with similar feminist lyrical themes) on her solo debut, . She then became a member of the political  outfit . After Le Tigre broke up, Hanna became the front woman of a band named after her solo project, The Julie Ruin.

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