riot grrrl ramblings

Riot Grrrl #26 Thr.10/15/15 Playlist link Stream WRGP Le Tigre – All That Glitters (remix by Rachel Kozak) CSS -Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above Operator Please – Just a Song About Ping Pong Cobra Killer – Good-Time Girl Von Iva – Lala The B-52s – 52 Girls Prototypes – Who’s Gonna Sing The Julie Ruin – Ha Ha Ha Pseudo ft.rabbits feets- Chamber of Reflection The Julie Ruin – Girls Like Us Vive La Fete – Amour Physique Golden Grrrls – Take Your Time You Say Party! We Say Die! – Laura Palmer’s Prom Le Tigre – Cry For Everything Bad That’s Ever Happened ft. Pseudo Cocorose – Lost Girls Riot Grrrl of the Week: Pseud0

I'm a firm believer in girl power, girl gangs and solidarity with all people. The reason I started my radio show is because of something Kathleen Hanna said in the early 90s and what she has reiterated recently. The riot grrrl movement is a bigger part of the feminist discussion in where some are reluctant to label themselves as feminist but have the ideals of someone pro-feminist in the idea that they want to be seen as musicians as equally as anyone else and I completely support that. I don't think you have to label yourself or your music as feminist to have your music felt by other people in the vein of something pro-feminist. Music nowadays doesn't have to be be considered 'feminist' to speak about experiences that are marginalized and unrecognized. I want people to listen to big joanie and skinny girl diet in the same way that they would listen to critique bikini kill and girl pool. The reason I started my show, however, was to bring a platform to people t...

Riot Grrrl #16 Thr. Jul 16, 2015 Thursdays 5-6pm EST riot grrrl era/feminist punk/female fronted music Servilia -War on Women Worriers - Plans Potty Mouth - Sleep Talk The Donnas - Dancing with Myself Dum Dum Girls - Bhang, Bhang, I'm a Burnout Colornoise - Amalie Grass Widow - To Where Nadine Shah - The Gin One Waxahatchee - Breathless Gal Pals - Dumbheaed Makthaverskan - Witness WILD FLAG - Something Came Over Me Diet Cig - Pool Boyz Kate Tempest - Lonely Daze Super Wild Horses - Mess Around Eternal Summers - Together or Alone Highlights: "Dancing with Myself" by The Donnas. This song is a classic and so much fun to listen to and sing along with. Note to self: play more of The Donnas because they are such riot grrrls and you can definitely hear some attitude in this song. "Bhang Bhang I'm a Burnout" by the Dum Dum Girls. Even though I feel like I play them so much on my show, they are totally worth it because each song is a gem...