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April 15, 1998

Bikini Kill Calls It Quits

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Reject All-American

On their second full-length album, Bikini Kill take some surprisingly gentle turns, supplementing their fiery, bash-'em-in-the-face punk with sweetly seductive pop. Yet unlike the softer, more amateurish sounds of other riot-grrrl bands such as Bratmobile, these edgy, melodic anthems never lapse...

1996 RS: 4of 5 Stars

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Proclaiming themselves riot grrrls and calling for "Revolution Girl Style Now," Bikini Kill pioneered both a musical and a feminist movement in the early '90s. Hanna, Vail, and Wilcox met at Evergreen College in Olympia, Washington. In their feminist fanzine Bikini Kill they articulated an agenda for young women in and outside of music; the band put those ideas to practice. (Ironically, the zine f...

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