Bikini Kill

USA, 1990–now

American band from Olympia, Washington, led by Kathleen Hanna. They made riot grrrl a movement as much as a sound - zines, girls to the front at shows - and played hardcore that named what it was angry about.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced Bikini Kill and 1 artist Bikini Kill influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Bikini Kill?

• PJ Harvey — PJ Harvey is among the women riot grrrl looked to as proof that a woman could front a loud band on her own terms.
• Sonic Youth — Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth is among the women the riot grrrl bands named as showing them a woman could stand at the front of a loud band and write the songs.

Which artists did Bikini Kill influence?

• Sleater-Kinney — Sleater-Kinney came out of the same Olympia scene a few years behind Bikini Kill, and took riot grrrl's politics into longer-form rock writing.