Riot Grrrl Retrospective 11 - 21st Centurly Grrrl

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 21st Century Grrrl

Corin Tucker, Erin Smith, Tobi Vail, Sharon Cheslow, Allison Wolfe and Molly Neuman talk about the impact of riot grrrl today. 

Riot Grrrl Retrospective 9 - Who got Lost?

 Who got Lost?

Sharon Cheslow, Corin Tucker, Jean Smith, Erin Smith, Allison Wolfe and Nomy Lamm talk about the media and riot grrrl.  I previously posted a blog about journalist Everett True's perspective on his experience in the media.

images courtesy of the Experience Music Project

Riot Grrrl Retrospective 8 - Discovery, Exploitation, Blackout

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Discovery, Exploitation, Blackout

Nomy Lamm, Nikki McClure, Allison Wolfe, Rachel Carns, Sharon Cheslow and Jean Smith talk about the media blackout. 

Riot Grrrl Retrospective 7 - The Triumph of Attitude

The Triumph of Attitude

Tobi Vail, Emily's Sassy Lime, Rachel Carns (The Need), Sharon Cheslow, Layla Gibbons (now coordinator of Maximum RocknRoll ) and Nikki McClure talk about DIY ethic and empowering girls to start bands.

Riot Grrrl Retrospective 4 - Grrrl Night at the IPU Convention

Grrrl Night at the International Pop Underground Convention

Oh, how I wish I was in Olympia in August 1991 to attend grrrl night at the IPU convention! Allison Wolfe, Nikki McClure, Sharon Cheslow* talk about the show where Jean Smith (Mecca Normal), Bratmobile, Lois Maffeo, Suture (Sharon Cheslow, Kathleen Hanna and Dug e. Bird), and the Wondertwins (Tim Green and Kathleen Hanna) played. Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney) also talks about Heavens to Betsy playing the IPU convention.

This IPU Convention poster is from empsfm.org

*Sharon Cheslow has an AWESOME list on her site of Women in Punk 1975-1980.