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UNBELIEVABLE: L7 | History Defined

"Fun, feisty, fast and furious. Grunge with a punk-metal heart." L7's Bricks Are Heavy - A breath of fresh air in a scene that quickly became stale

Pretend We’re Dead might be Bricks Are Heavy's best-known track, but Shitlist, Everglade and Wargasm proved L7 were canny songwriters.

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Jennifer Finch was fast and fearless

Finch leaves behind a towering influence on rock music and activism

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Punk Band L7 Jennifer Finch's Final Encore Raises Awareness on Aggressive Brain Cancer

L7 bassist Jennifer Finch's death from aggressive brain cancer highlights the challenges of treating deadly tumors like glioblastoma, from delayed symptoms to limited survival options and emerging therapies.

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“A true original who lived entirely on her own terms”: L7 announce that bassist Jennifer Finch has died

She had been suffering from brain cancer

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“She was such a force. She made so many feel so seen”: L7 bassist Jennifer Finch, who changed the game on and off the stage, has died aged 59

The musical and cultural force passed away shortly after revealing a brain cancer diagnosis

Guitar World

Dave Grohl's daughter pays tribute to Foo Fighters frontman's ex-girlfriend Jennifer Finch

L7's Jennifer Finch - whose death was announced on Saturday (18.07.26) - dated Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl in the early 1990s.

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Who was Jennifer Finch? L7 Bassist's Career, Dating History, Health Journey, and Death at 59

Jennifer Finch, L7's pioneering bassist, passed away at 59 after battling brain cancer. Her fearless creativity and activism redefined women's roles in rock, leaving a lasting legacy in alternative music.

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L7 bassist Jennifer Finch dies at 59 after brain cancer diagnosis

A GoFundMe was launched to support Finch’s healthcare expenses in the days before her death

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L7's Jennifer Finch dies

L7's Jennifer Finch has died, just days after it was revealed she had been diagnosed with brain cancer.

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L7 bassist Jennifer Finch dead at 59

The L7 bassist recently announced that she had been diagnosed with brain cancer

Louder

Members of Tool, Pearl Jam, Korn, Garbage, Fugazi, Bikini Kill among artists donating to online fundraiser to help cover L7 bassist Jennifer Finch's medical expenses following brain cancer diagnosis

Musicians rally around L7 bassist following recent diagnosis with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Metal Hammer

"We are all devastated by the news and are surrounding her with love”: L7 bassist Jennifer Finch diagnosed with brain cancer

Band have set up a GoFundMe page for her care

MusicRadar

“Punk rock and alternative music would not be what it is or where it is without her”: L7 bassist Jennifer Finch reveals aggressive brain cancer diagnosis ahead of band’s farewell tour

The band, together with Finch’s family and friends, have set up a crowdfunding campaign to help cover her urgent medical expenses

Guitar World

L7 rock star Jennifer Finch, 59, diagnosed with brain cancer

Jennifer Finch, known for being part of pioneering rock band L7, has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of brain cancer.

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"We love her, and we want her to feel the full strength of the community that has loved and supported her for so many years." L7 bassist Jennifer Finch has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer

A GoFundMe has been set up to help assist Finch with her medical expenses and home care

Louder

The 10 best grunge album openers: a definitive list that is irrefutably correct so you're not allowed to argue with it

A list in which we sacrifice some of our favourite opening tracks in the name of journalistic integrity... but seriously, no Serve The Servants?

Guitar World

“My rig broke on live TV. I started hitting it as hard as I could, but the bass would not break… so I threw it in the ocean”: L7’s Jennifer Finch on touring with Nirvana, gigging with Courtney Love and donating her Ghost bass to the Punk Rock Museum

The athletic low-end of Sub Pop’s only Los Angeles band signing, Finch reflects on how picking up an instrument sparks disruption, that iconic Reading Festival 1992 set and loaning Krist Novoselic her storied Ghost bass

Metal Hammer

"I don't care if they call us a metal band or punk or anything." Donita Sparks is okay with whatever label you want to give L7 – as long as you're still listening

L7 have always walked the line between metal, punk and grunge

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“Mustangs are sick. They can take quite a beating when you’re literally chucking yourselves around”: Meet Lambrini Girls, the noise-punks starting a riot with blunt punk and scathing social commentary

Fresh from supporting IDLES and Amyl and The Sniffers and making a fan out of Iggy Pop, singer/guitarist Phoebe Lunny and bassist Lilly Macieira are on the brink of releasing their highly anticipated debut, and winning fans one flamethrower track at a time

Guitar World

“Even though a Marshall sounded fantastic, I refused to play one. That’s my bad… I had a terrible sound for years”: Punk-grunge icon Donita Sparks on ironic gear choices, L7’s infamous Reading Festival set and why recording with Butch Vig was “maddening”

The Flying V die-hard started playing live for a dare. She looks back at first picking up the guitar, keeping going through the heartbreak years, and the enduring success of her “joyous anger anthems”

Guitar World

“I played my first Flying V ironically as a joke… It was considered a very ‘metal’ guitar, and I could not shred”: L7’s Donita Sparks on why she opted to play a Flying V – despite it being a “shredder guitar”

The Flying V has accompanied Sparks throughout her journey with L7 – including some of the band's most career-defining moments, such as their 1994 Glastonbury appearance and their notorious 1992 Reading set

Guitar World

“The crowd got ugly – they were just being assholes, throwing mud at us the whole set, hitting us hard on our bodies and on our guitars”: Donita Sparks tells the story of L7’s infamous set at 1992’s Reading Festival

Sparks recalls dealing with lost equipment and a series of technical issues on stage – alongside a crowd that was throwing mud at the band – which ultimately led to her then-controversial response

Guitar World

“I was really inspired by them – that’s why I wanted to have an all-girl band. It feels very feminine on stage, but we’re all playing power chords and screaming”: Olivia Rodrigo on how ’90s alt-rock and riot grrrl inspired her record-breaking GUTS tour

Rodrigo cites The Breeders, Hole, Sleater-Kinney, L7 and Babes in Toyland as some of the key bands that shaped her guitar-leaning musical taste and career trajectory

Louder

“I remember thinking, ‘I’ll probably never be on a tour that’s this f**king crazy ever again’”: how L7 were responsible for grunge's most debauched tour

The LA rockers' jaunt with Cat Butt tooks in brawls, hard drugs, gangland shootings, machete attacks and more.

Metal Hammer

"We have waited a long time to announce this!": L7 reveal plans for Bricks Are Heavy shows in the UK and Europe

L7 will play their classic 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy in full at summer shows

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