{"title":"Bikini Kill","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Bikini Kill\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBikini Kill formed in Olympia, Washington in late 1990 around vocalist Kathleen Hanna, drummer Tobi Vail (a key zine writer in the Olympia scene), bassist Kathi Wilcox, and guitarist Billy Karren. The band was central to the riot grrrl feminist punk movement of the early 1990s, with Hanna's confrontational performance style and Vail's writing helping to articulate the movement's politics. The band released two EPs and two full-length albums on Kill Rock Stars before disbanding in 1997. Kathleen Hanna went on to form Le Tigre and the Julie Ruin. Bikini Kill reformed for live performances in 2019 and have toured since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBikini Kill's sound combined hardcore punk, riot grrrl, and post-punk with stripped-down arrangements, urgent tempos, and Hanna's confrontational vocal delivery. The band's lyrics addressed feminist politics, sexual violence, and resistance, helping to define the riot grrrl movement's musical and rhetorical vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBikini Kill EP (1992, Kill Rock Stars)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBikini Kill \/ Huggy Bear: Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah \/ Our Troubled Youth (1993, Kill Rock Stars\/Catcall)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePussy Whipped (1993, Kill Rock Stars)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReject All American (1996, Kill Rock Stars)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Kill Rock Stars pressings of the Bikini Kill catalog are foundational items in punk and riot grrrl collecting. The band's own reissue label, Bikini Kill Records, has overseen multiple anniversary reissue programs since the 2010s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Bikini Kill typically start with Pussy Whipped (1993) or the self-titled EP (1992). Reject All American (1996) is a common entry point for their final studio work. \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/punk-new-wave-vinyl-records\"\u003ePunk \u0026amp; New Wave\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/1990s-vinyl-records\"\u003e1990s\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bikini-kill-the-singles-cd","title":"The Singles CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce called \"their defining document\" by Pitchfork it includes Bikini Kill's legendary collaboration with JOAN JETT on the New Radio (1993) single as well as the long out of print Anti Pleasure Dissertation (1995) and I Like F***ing (1995) singles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540728426679,"sku":"210000056889","price":12.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/3822263.jpg?v=1781154029"},{"product_id":"bikini-kill-the-first-two-records-cd","title":"The First Two Records CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e2015 release that compiles the band's self-titled and Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah releases plus bonus material including tracks never before released on CD.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540728492215,"sku":"210000047490","price":12.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/2918053.jpg?v=1781154028"},{"product_id":"bikini-kill-pussy-whipped-vinyl","title":"Pussy Whipped LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eBikini Kill's first 'proper' record improves greatly on the production quality of the band's earlier efforts. The production convincingly adds a brittle immediacy to the record that only serves to raise the album's emotional stakes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540757622967,"sku":"210000047484","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/open-uri20190504-20199-1aawxzx.jpg?v=1781154157"},{"product_id":"bikini-kill-the-singles-vinyl","title":"The Singles LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Singles is a compilation album of three singles by punk rock band Bikini Kill. The album was released in 1998 by Kill Rock Stars. 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