So, I realized how helpful video hosting sites like youtube will be for this blog. I tried my best to paint a picture of what the RiotGrrrl movement was all about, but it was somewhat general. I found a string of videos on youtube that feature interviews with some of the bands that were vital to this movement.
This first video has an interview with Toby Vail of Bikini Kill. I think it’s a good follow-up to my attempted description and the first youtube video– hopefully it will be informative.
Tobi Vail is from Olympia, Washington (where the RiotGrrrl movement was said to originate) and was a major figure in its music scene. She worked with Bikini Kill (she played drums from ’90-’97).
She also worked with a band called The Frumpies, who later toured with Huggy Bear (another of the more well-known RiotGrrrl bands of the era). Today, she is chief editor of the record label Kill Rock Stars, which was the independent label company that produced a few of Bikini Kill’s singles and LPs.
