Bikini Kill front woman Kathleen Hanna transformed the ’90s revival punk scene with a call to action from young girls that lives on today. Hanna shares her journey surviving the scene under threat of male violence but also delves into her supportive relationships with other influential musicians of the era (Kim Gordon fans rejoice!) while taking a critical lens to the good and bad of the Riot Grrrl movement she helped build.
Her opening words to Double Dare Ya have stuck with me since first hearing them on cassette tape in my sister’s bedroom in 1993:
Hey girlfriend I got a proposition goes something like this: Dare ya to do what you want.
–Fuchsia, Two Rivers Bookstore, St. Johns, OR
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