Things I Forgot to Blog in 2010 Part 5: THE Julie Ruin !

Okay, so I did remember to write about the Kathleen Hanna documentary that Sini Anderson is making.  But they recently did a benefit show in NY where Kathleen announced a revival of The Julie Ruin and the new band is also featuring Kathi Wilcox! Wow!!!!!!! When I saw Kathleen was having that Julie Ruin t-shirt contest, I was hoping something like this was on her mind.  Here is a review from BUST and another great one from Star Beat Music. I'm really upset I didn't go to this. Lame Lame Lame. I got to see Kathleen perform a few Julie Ruin songs in 1999 with some of the very early Le Tigre shows and can't wait to see more.  don't stop. don't stop. don't stop. Here are some videos from the night but be sure to check out the Star Beat Music link for set list and more detail and you can also look up the others on Youtube cos I'm not able to post 800 videos at once.

       

BUST blogs about the International Girl Gang Underground zine

BUST blogged about International Girl Gang Underground zine and Riot Grrrl 20 years later.  And I'm sorry to say I will be missing the Vivian Girls at Great Scott tonight....

             

BUST and the Vivian Girls

One day in 1999 I was aimlessly wandering around Borders and picked up a magazine with Jenneane Garafolo on the cover.   I bought the magazine because Jenneane was funny, smart and a feminist.  I remember the excitement bubbling over me, as I sat in the back seat during the car ride home and began to look more intently at the magazine.  It was fierce, it was female, it was feminist.  And I had never seen a glossy magazine anything like this before!  I felt totally validated and in that moment I had officially fallen in love with Bust. A decade later, my love affair continues and I haven't missed an issue yet.

I even remember getting into an intense debate with an anarchist hardcore girl in college about how she was boycotting Bust since they started featuring "mainstream" advertisements.  I argued that they were an amazing independent women's magazine, who had a staff to support!

Fast forward to today. I was sick and dragging myself home from work, when I thought I saw a magazine in my mailbox.  As I walked up my front steps, I prayed it wasn't an IKEA catalog or something (I've been let down by this before.)  I reached in my mailbox and my day was instantly brighter as I pulled out my new issue of Bust. I immediately went inside and scoured the magazine, literally cover to cover.  No matter how lousy my day, I always feel better with some Bust.  In the latest issue there is even an amazing fashion spread with the Vivian Girls inspired by Nancy Drew!

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