Snap Scene: Bikini Kill, The Forum, 7th March 2023 by Mary Boukouvalas

March 27, 2023 Mary Boukouvalas

Based in Olympia, Washington and Washington DC, Bikini Kill is the famous feminist punk rock group that formed in 1990 and can be credited for instigating the Riot Grrrl movement in the early ‘90s with their venomous lyrics, zines and electric live shows.

Led by singer and songwriter Kathleen Hanna – who famously wrote the phrase “smells like teen spirit” on Kurt Cobain’s apartment wall, inspiring Nirvana’s biggest hit – Bikini Kill also featured Tobi Vail, who played the drums, Billy Karren (aka Billy Boredom) who played the guitar and Kathi Wilcox on bass.

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Mary is a photographer and a writer, specialising in music. She runs Rocklust.com where she endeavours to capture the passion of music in her photos whether it's live music photography, promotional band photos or portraits. She has photographed The Rolling Stones, KISS, Iggy Pop, AC/DC, Patti Smith, Joe Strummer, PULP, The Cult, The Damned, The Cure, Ian Brown, Interpol, MUDHONEY, The MELVINS, The Living End, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine, The Stone Roses –just to name a few - in Australia, USA, Europe and the Middle East. Her work has been published in Beat magazine, Rolling Stone magazine, Triple J magazine, The Age Newspaper, The Herald Sun, The Australian, Neos Kosmos, blistering.com, theaureview.com, noise11.com, music-news.com. She has a permanent photographic exhibition at The Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria Australia.