My favorite Eugene band, Adickdid, had been on the Stars Kill Rock compilation. I loved Bikini Kill and Heavens To Betsy. se/1718776 Various Artists - Rock Stars Kill compilation Released August 1, 1994* Rob Jones, VP, Kill Rock Starsīy the time Rock Stars Kill came out in 1994 I was already well aware of the amazing things coming out of Olympia, WA. This record is the perfect triangulation of all the things KRS was about in the ‘90s - friendship, Olympia/DC, DIY punk rock, no bass player, 3rd wave feminism, very personal lyrics, hard hitting drummer, bad words, etc. ase/404572 Bratmobile - Pottymouth KRS208, released June 8, 1993* Slim Moon, label boss, Kill Rock Stars I still think that the idea of spoken word 7”s is awesome - the several I own by other labels I have listened to a lot of times over the years. Kathleen was the best spoken word artist I had ever met except also Jesse Bernstein. This was the first record Kill Rock Stars put out. 1 KRS101, released 1991** Slim Moon, label boss, Kill Rock Stars Slim Moon/Kathleen Hanna - Wordcore, Vol. Besides introducing influential artists like Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney and Elliott Smith to the world, the label continues to release new up-and-comers that defy classification and share important social messages.Īll year long, Kill Rock Stars has celebrated its thirtieth anniversary with a subscription-based covers series, but we wanted to get even more perspective so we asked the label to share some memories and rearview-mirror takes on 10 classics dating back to 1991.įollowing Scene Point Blank’s “ History 101” tradition, Scene Point Blank choose five records from the label’s catalog and left it to the label to choose another five.
While long-associated with the Riot Grrl movement, the label is much more than that, with a diverse roster covering punk to singer-songwriter to impossible-to-classify experimentation. It’s hard to state the impact Kill Rock Stars has over its thirty year history. Kill Rock Stars 30th anniversary: History 101
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