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‘It affected my confidence in my pussy’: gen X punk legends rage at menopause festival

At Menopunkapalooza, riot grrrls sang and rallied around a topic still taboo today: women’s health during midlife

The Guardian - US

10 cruelly over-looked alt. rock albums from 1996 that should have been massive in a fair and just world

Thirty years on, a salute to 10 brilliant records from 1996 that deserved better

Louder

On my radar: Romola Garai’s cultural highlights

The actor on her love of sad songs, history podcasts and cemeteries with mysterious gravestones

The Guardian - UK

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Every Sleater-Kinney album ranked from worst to best

The collected works of Olympia, Washington's finest band re-reviewed and ranked

Louder

“We tune to C#, which creates sourness. It’s not a tuning a lot of guitarists want to stay in – it’s kind of out of tune. We create something evocative in that dissonance”: How Sleater-Kinney use guitar as an agent of beauty and chaos

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker strive to create a sound that’s “out-of-tune-adjacent” – and they use their opposing playing styles and “corrosive” pedals to channel tragedy and joy

Guitar World

"Little Rope is a defiant message of perseverance from a band who never followed the rules": riot-grrrl legends Sleater-Kinney work through their grief on 11th album

Born out of darkness and grief, Little Rope is an album firmly focussed on the light at the end of the tunnel

Louder

Sleater-Kinney: Little Rope review – pain, defiance and seizing the day

The US rock duo process shock and grief on an album that never wallows in sadness, and instead includes at least one feelgood banger

The Guardian - UK

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Sleater-Kinney on how tragedy and loss affected their new album: ‘It tears at the scaffolding of one’s life’

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker talk to Helen Brown about the writing of ‘A Little Rope’, their lasting friendship, ranting about the internet, and the phone call that changed everything

The Independent UK

The biggest and best albums to look forward to in 2024

From The Last Dinner Party to Jennifer Lopez, we pick the best upcoming releases to get excited about

Evening Standard

The best pop and classical music to look out for in 2024

Hotly anticipated second albums from the Smile and Olivia Rodrigo, UK tours by L’Rain, Ghetts and Margo Price – plus new takes on Elektra, Simon Boccanegra and more

The Guardian - UK

‘It feels so arbitrary, to be alive’: Sleater-Kinney on the lessons of grief – and how music healed them

A sudden death turned the feminist punks’ lives upside down. They explain why they were determined to carry on and stay weird – especially in a world that underestimates older women

The Guardian - UK

Sleater-Kinney announce new album ‘Little Rope’ — shaped by loss and grief — will arrive in 2024

There was some doubt whether the indie rock band would release another album

The Independent UK

Bumbershoot announces 2023 music lineup, eyes comeback bang for your buck

SEATTLE — When the new Bumbershoot crew put their first arty foot forward last month, outlining plans to make the long-running festival about more than music again, it was meant as a statement. But Steven Severin, a Seattle concert promoter who co-owns Neumos and has thrown shows in this town…

Tribune News Service

Tia Gostelow, RVG and Daine: Australia’s best new music for March

Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

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‘She was so casual about her genius’: musicians on Low’s Mimi Parker

Steve Albini, Robert Plant, Geoff Barrow and more pay tribute to the vocalist and drummer, who has died aged 55

Tribune News Service

Robert Plant, Sleater-Kinney and many more send tributes to late Low singer Mimi Parker

MINNEAPOLIS — After Low singer/drummer Mimi Parker's death to cancer at age 55 was announced Sunday, tributes to the Duluth musician have been posted online from as far away as Scotland and Iceland and from names as well-known as Robert Plant and Sleater-Kinney.

The Orange County Register

The Linda Lindas are ready to rock the Hollywood Bowl. Even though it’s a school night

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Linda Lindas had just gotten back from a quick weekend trip to Chicago to play Riot Fest, racing home to Los Angeles after opening the main stage Sunday because they had someplace to be Monday morning.

Tribune News Service

Bikini Kill returns to Northwest, its riot grrrl music and message more relevant than ever

SEATTLE — There wasn't really a script. But it'd be tough to write a better one.

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Chicago Tribune

Riot Fest 2022 lineup: My Chemical Romance, Original Misfits and Nine Inch Nails, tickets on sale now

CHICAGO — Riot Fest on Wednesday announced its lineup for 2022, with headliners Nine Inch Nails joining the previously announced My Chemical Romance and Original Misfits over three days in September in Chicago’s Douglass Park. Other standouts include Sleater-Kinney, Alkaline Trio and Ice Cube. Tickets are on sale now.

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