Original Air Date: 8/19/11
Kathleen Hanna is an American musician, feminist activist, and punk zine writer. In the early- to mid-1990s she was the lead singer and songwriter of Bikini Kill, before fronting Le Tigre in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In 1998, Hanna released a solo album under the name Julie Ruin and is currently revisiting that solo project as The Julie Ruin.
For more info about Kathleen Hanna, check out www.kathleenhanna.com.
Playlist:
Bikini Kill – “Double Dare Ya”
X-Ray Spex – “Germfree Adolescents”
The Runaways – “Cherry Bomb”
Bikini Kill – “Rebel Girl”
Huggy Bear – “Herjazz”
Bikini Kill – “Outta Me”
The Bangs – “The Magician’s Assistant”
Bikini Kill – “Alien She”
Bratmobile – “Panik”
Julie Ruin – “The Punk Singer”
Julie Ruin – “Stay Monkey”
Julie Ruin – “Aerobicide”
Marnie Stern – “Transformer”
Julie Ruin – “Breakout A-Town”
Kathleen Hanna – “I Wish I Was Him”
Le Tigre – “Hot Topic”
Mika Miko – “Challenge the Throne”
Le Tigre – “Seconds”
Sleigh Bells – “Riot Rhythm”
Le Tigre – “After Dark”
Tracey + the Plastics – “Henrietta”
Le Tigre – “Sweetie (live BBC Evening Sessions)”