In Praise Of: riot grrrl

Carrying on with In Praise Of, I have been transported back to my musical youth with an excellent book Riot Grrrl: revolution girl style now, edited by Nadine Monem.

This is a thoughtful and scholarly look back at the 'movement' that was riot grrrl and discusses its legacy today. Focusing on the literature and art of the early 90s scene, it's the music that I'm most interested in. Bands like Bikini Kill in the US and Huggy Bear in the UK are widely credited with encouraging girls with guitars everywhere, hence the foreword by Beth Ditto.

The story of empowered and enterprising female artists is as inspiring now as it was as it was 20 years ago. Mainly though, the thing to note key is that riot grrrls rocked!

This vid keeps the riot grrrl dream alive - a homemade tribute for one of Bikini Kill's bangers. Enjoy!