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Mike Watt + the Black Gang Share Bikini Kill Cover for Kill Rock Stars’ 30th Anniversary

Mike Watt, erstwhile bassist for the Minutemen, fIREHOSE, The Stooges, shared a live version with the Black Gang of the Bikini Kill song "Rebel Girl"
Katherine Turman / January 19, 2021

Courtney Love Calls Bikini Kill the “Biggest Hoax in History of Rock and Roll”

Courtney Love and legendary Washington-state punk band Bikini Kill have been in a feud since the early 1990s, with the most notorious incident involving lead singer Kathleen…
Winston Cook-Wilson / January 23, 2019

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The Most Influential Artists: #31 Bikini Kill

As part of our 35th-anniversary, we’re naming the most influential artists of the past 35 years. Today, we’re at #31. From Olympia, Washington here’s Bikini…
Stephanie Mendez / November 6, 2020

Bikini Kill to Return to the Road in 2021

After seeing their lengthy reunion tour wiped out by COVID-19, Bikini Kill have revealed when they'll be hitting the road in 2021. They'll…
Daniel Kohn / July 14, 2020

Bikini Kill, Fugazi, Neutral Milk Hotel Demand Growth of Musician Unemployment Benefits

Bikini Kill, Fugazi and Neutral Milk Hotel led a group of indie musicians who signed an open letter to government officials on March 24 demanding…
Daniel Kohn / March 24, 2020

Coronavirus: Here’s Every Musician Who Has Canceled Tour Dates So Far [UPDATING]

The coronavirus scare is starting to impact everyday life, and that now includes the music industry. Since the outbreak, a number of artists have canceled…
SPIN Staff / March 5, 2020

Bikini Kill Extend 2020 Tour

Since they reunited last year, Bikini Kill have stayed extremely busy. That will continue that as the band extended their 2020 to include tour stops…
Daniel Kohn / February 25, 2020

Watch Bikini Kill Perform “Rebel Girl” With Joan Jett in NYC

Bikini Kill performed their third of four reunion NYC shows in Brooklyn last night (their final one is tonight). At the concert, the band brought out…
Winston Cook-Wilson / June 5, 2019

Bikini Kill Announce 2019 Spring Reunion Shows

Legendary riot grrrl innovators Bikini Kill announced they're playing a handful of shows in Los Angeles and New York City this spring. The classic lineup…
Maggie Serota / January 15, 2019

Bikini Kill’s Catalog Now Available on Streaming Services

Nineties feminist punk pioneers Bikini Kill's catalog is finally available on streaming services. According to singer Kathleen Hanna, the decision was motivated by a desire…
Maggie Serota / September 18, 2018

Bikini Kill Reunites to Perform with The Raincoats in New York

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…
Rob Arcand / November 5, 2017

The SPIN Interview: Kathleen Hanna

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…
Dan Weiss / June 23, 2016

Bikini Kill Are Streaming the Reissue of Their 1991 Demo Cassette, ‘Revolution Girl Style Now’

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…
James Grebey / September 14, 2015

Bikini Kill Share Scuzzy, Previously Unreleased 1991 Song, ‘Playground’

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…
Rachel Brodsky / August 18, 2015

Bikini Kill to Reissue 1991 Demo Cassette, ‘Revolution Girl Style Now’

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…
Rachel Brodsky / July 30, 2015
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