Kathleen Hanna: Last News

“Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk” Kathleen Hanna — This memoir from Hanna, the cofounder and frontperson of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre and one of the most influential feminists in the music world, is equal parts triumph and trauma. It can be a harrowing read at times, due almost entirely to the horrific behavior of so many of the men who have passed through her life.

Emiliana Betancourt The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced its winter programming, featuring a range of new film series, screenings, public events and educational programs. Highlights include an onstage conversation with singer-songwriter Diane Warren, followed by a screening of “Armageddon,” and a live performance by Warren herself. The schedule also includes a 10th-anniversary screening of “Selma,” with special appearances by director Ava DuVernay, lead actor David Oyelowo and other key cast members.

Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry has shared her latest single called ‘Something In The Air’, ahead of the release of her debut solo album ‘Vicious Creature’.The Scottish singer-songwriter’s new track arrives after she previewed the song at a live show in the US last month, and follows singles ‘Are You Awake?’, ‘Shame’ and ‘Change Shapes’.Debuting last night (October 1) as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record in the World, the single is pulled from her anticipated debut solo record, which is due for release later this year.The new track sees Mayberry confronting someone who comes up with “stories” and “conspiracy theories“, before declaring in the anthemic chorus that she just wants to be “someone who’s happy“, asking: “But why do you even carе? / Must be something in the air.”Listen to ‘Something In The Air’ below. “Something In The Air is a song that really came out of nowhere,” Mayberry shared in a press statement about the new track.

Bikini Kill made their long-awaited television debut on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (July 15). Watch their performance below.Kathleen Hanna and co.

Kathleen Hanna has spoken to NME about her brand new memoir Rebel Girl: My Life As A Feminist Punk – tackling her life and experiences with the riot grrrl movement, Fugazi and Courtney Love. Having risen to fame fronting the legendary punk band Bikini Kill – who pioneered the riot grrrl movement with their fiery lyrics and electrifying live performances – Hanna worked to make the punk scene a safe and inclusive space for women. Upon the band’s breakup, Hanna went on to front seminal bands Le Tigre and The Julie Ruin.Rebel Girl: My Life As A Feminist Punk – released this week – provides an in-depth look into the story of Hanna’s tumultuous childhood and the realities of being a feminist on the frontlines of the male-dominated punk scene; facing violence and antagonism that threatened at every turn.“I did an interview with Sarah Marcus, who wrote the book Girls To The Front and when I was telling her about some of the stuff, she was shocked,” Hanna told NME.

Bikini Kill have announced details of a UK and Europe tour to take place next summer.The riot grrrl pioneers will play a series of eleven shows in June, including a headline set at London’s Roundhouse on June 12. Tickets go on general sale at midday on Friday (November 17).

Sound Unseen, the music documentary festival held in Minneapolis, is returning with a slew of rock docs including Alison Ellwood’s Cyndi Lauper film Let The Canary Sing and the North American premiere of Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin about the Libertines co-founder.

NBC New York reported at the time.Pazienza was arrested for manslaughter following the death of Gustern, who had coached many singers over the years including Kathleen Hanna and Blondie’s Debbie Harry.Now, Pazienza has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half-years in prison and five years post-release supervision, the Manhattan district attorney said on Friday (September 29).Pazienza pleaded guilty last month to one count of first-degree manslaughter, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office.“Barbara Gustern’s sudden, violent death at the hands of Lauren Pazienza left a family and community in mourning,” Bragg wrote in a statement Friday. “There is nothing that can bring her back, but I hope that the resolution of these proceedings can provide some sense of closure amid her loved ones’ ongoing grief” (via NY1).Following the attack, Bikini Kill singer Hanna took to social media to appeal for help identifying the attacker, writing in a now-deleted Instagram post (via Rolling Stone): “I can’t even fucking believe I am posting this.“I really don’t want anyone else to ever have to go thru what the lovely, energetic, funny as hell Barbara Maier Gustern had to go through,” she added.“I struggle to understand and cope with this world on a daily basis, and frankly this is beyond my ability to bear,” Gustern’s grandson wrote on Facebook upon her death being classed as a homicide.

Olivia Rodrigo has shared the advice that both Jack White and St. Vincent have given her while writing her album ‘Guts’.In a recent interview with The New York Times, Rodrigo explained how she turned to White for help amid the pressure of creating her new album.“He wrote me this letter the first time I met him that said, ‘Your only job is to write music that you would want to hear on the radio,’” she said.

Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna has announced details of a new memoir, titled Rebel Girl: My Life As A Feminist Punk.Set for release in May next year via HarperCollins imprint Ecco, the book looks to discuss the emergence of the ’90s feminist punk movement, and detail the life and relationships of the artist.It also explores how Hanna became a founder of the Riot Grrrl movement and went on to inspire the likes of Kurt Cobain and Sonic Youth with her attitude and work as a musician, as well as her struggle with Lyme disease. Pre-order the book here.“In Rebel Girl, Hanna’s raw and insightful new memoir, she takes us from her tumultuous childhood home to her formative college years in Olympia, Washington, and on to her first years on tour, fighting hard for gigs and for her band,” reads the description.

Le Tigre, a dance punk group featuring Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman, and JD Samson, reunited for the first time in 11 years over the weekend – check out footage below.The band appeared at the Saturday (27 August) of This Ain’t No Picnic festival before headliners LCD Soundsystem.Le Tigre started their first gig since 2011 with 1999’s ‘The The Empty’. The 16-song set saw the group also perform ‘Hot Topic’, ‘Phanta’, ‘TKO’ and ‘Deceptacon’. Check out footage below:Le Tigre played:‘The The Empty’‘TKO’‘Hot Topic’‘My My Metrocard’‘FYR’‘Mediocrity Rules’‘On The Verge’‘Seconds’‘Viz’‘What’s Yr Take On Cassavetes’‘Punker Plus’‘Shred A’‘Eau d’Bedroom Dancing’‘Keep On Livin’’‘Phanta’‘Deceptacon’According to Samson, Le Tigre were asked to reunite for the 2020 edition of This Ain’t No Picnic, before it was cancelled due to COVID.

Biniki Kill have cancelled their planned European and UK tour dates for this month, due to a band member testing positive for COVID-19 as well as “other circumstances out of our control”.The riot grrrl pioneers were scheduled to perform as part of this year’s Primavera Sound festival in Spain this month. They were also set to perform headline shows in Italy, France, Belgium and the UK, after their 2020 tour was postponed due to the pandemic.

Bikini Kill’s guitarist Erica Dawn Lyle and drum tech Vice Cooler (who also drums in The Raincoats) have announced a benefit compilation featuring contributions from The Linda Lindas and Kim Gordon.Bikini Kill vocalist Kathleen Hanna features on the album’s first single ‘Mirrorball’, which can be heard below.READ MORE: The 50 best music documentaries of all time‘Land Trust: Benefit for NEFOC’ is released June 3 on Bandcamp and all funds raised will go towards Northeast Farmers Of Colour Land Trust.“This is the very, very rare benefit album where no one just sent in some crappy B-side,” Hanna said in a statement. “All the songs are fucking great and the performers really put their hearts into it.

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Kathleen Hanna‘s vocal coach.Broadway singing coach Barbara Maier Gustern, aged 87, died last week (March 15) from brain injuries sustained in an attack five days earlier, where – according to the NYPD – she was pushed from behind by a woman who “crossed the street [and] pushed [her] in an unproved senseless attack.”A search for the attacker was then begun, with New York police chief of detectives James Essig saying: “We’re asking the public’s help in solving this disgusting and disgraceful offense committed against a vulnerable, elderly female who was doing nothing but walking down the streets of New York City.”After Gustern’s death was ruled as a homicide this week (March 22), 26-year-old Lauren Pazienza – who the police had been chasing for a week after releasing CCTV footage of her on the night of the attack – turned herself in to the NYPD alongside her lawyer, as NBC New York reports.Following the attack, Bikini Kill singer Hanna took to social media to appeal for help identifying the attacker, writing in a now-deleted Instagram post (via Rolling Stone): “I can’t even fucking believe I am posting this.“I really don’t want anyone else to ever have to go thru what the lovely, energetic, funny as hell Barbara Maier Gustern had to go through,” she added.“I struggle to understand and cope with this world on a daily basis, and frankly this is beyond my ability to bear,” Gustern’s grandson wrote on Facebook upon her death being classed as a homicide. “Do what you can for your fellow human being, no matter how small.

Kathleen Hanna has called on her fans to help identify the woman who pushed her singing coach, Barbara Maier Gustern, in an attack which resulted in the 87-year-old’s death.The Broadway vocal coach died on Tuesday from brain injuries sustained during the attack on the streets of Manhattan on March 10.Rolling Stone reports that Gustern was shoved from behind near her home on West 28th Street and Eighth Avenue by a woman who, according to New York police chief of detectives James Essig, “crossed the street [and] pushed [her] in an unprovoked, senseless attack”.Essig added: “We’re asking the public’s help in solving this disgusting and disgraceful offense committed against a vulnerable, elderly female who was doing nothing but walking down the streets of New York City.”Posting surveillance photos of the alleged attacker on her Instagram, the Bikini Kill singer wrote: “I can’t even fucking believe I am posting this. This person murdered someone I love very much and I really don’t want anyone else to ever have to go thru what the lovely, energetic, funny as hell Barbara Maier Gustern had to go through.”A post shared by Kathleen Hanna (@mskathleenhanna)Police released surveillance footage, showing a young woman with red hair wearing a black jacket over a white skirt or dress.

Le Tigre have announced details of their first live show in over a decade – they’ll play a new festival coming to Pasadena, California next summer.The band, fronted by Kathleen Hanna, also of Bikini Kill, released their most recent album ‘This Island’ in 2004, before making their comeback in 2016 with the single ‘I’m With Her’, released in support of Hillary Clinton’s US presidential campaign.The trio – Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson – will make their return to the stage at the first ever edition of This Ain’t A Picnic, a new festival set to take place at the Rose Bowl venue on August 27 and 28 next year.Headlining the festival will be The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem, while Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, Wet Leg, Courtney Barnett, Turnstile,

Le Tigre have shared a statement opening up on their recent lawsuit against Barry Mann, challenging the singer over cease-and-desist letters alleging the band’s song ‘Deceptacon’ infringed on the copyright for his 1961 song ‘Who Put The Bomp (Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)’.As Rolling Stone reports, Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman of Le Tigre said: “Last week, we filed a complaint seeking declaratory judgment in the Southern District of New York against Barry Mann. He wants money from us, and his goal is to own and control our song.

WandaVision theme song has been released, sung by Bikini Kill singer Kathleen Hanna – listen to it below.Each episode of Marvel‘s new Disney+ series pays homage to a sitcom from the past, including nods to shows like Bewitched, I Love Lucy, and more.The show’s latest episode touches down in the ’90s, and included within the many Easter eggs is a brand new theme song, performed by the Bikini Kill frontwoman.Written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, the married songwriting team behind Frozen, you can listen to ‘Let’s Keep It Going’ below:“Shout out to the amazing @kathleenhanna of bikini kill and le Tigre fame,” Anderson-Lopez tweeted.

Phoebe Bridgers, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and Paramore’s Hayley Williams are among the artists set to perform at a virtual event dedicated to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg.The event, Honor Her Wish, has been organised to not only pay tribute to the late Supreme Court judge, but to fulfill her request for the court vacancy not to be filled before the presidential inauguration in January.The event will take place on Tuesday October 13 from 1am BST (8pm ET on Monday October 12) and also include performances from Kesha, punk singer Kathleen Hanna and Margo Price.READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before”“As the Senate begins confirmation hearings to fill RBG’s seat, we must channel her unstoppable