Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! To day we feature a collection of Riot Grrrl music curated by Music Library Associate Melanie.
Riot Grrrl
Riot grrrl began in the early 1990s as a DIY, feminist punk movement. Riot grrrl saw girls as a “revolutionary soul force” with the power to disrupt the status quo; rejecting social constructs of how women were supposed to look and behave; and zeroing in on personal and political discussions of sexism, sexuality, sexual violence, female empowerment, racism, ageism, homophobia, fat shaming, and able-bodiedism.
The riot grrrl movement allowed women their own space to create music and make political statements about the issues they were facing in the punk rock community and in society.
This playlist is inspired by the Music Library’s current exhibit: “Girls to the Front: The Riot Grrrl Revolution” which you should come to the library to take a look at should you have the time or inclination.
It features riot grrrl music from the 1990s(ish), and tracks by fellow travelers, antecedents and descendants.
Sleater-Kinney – “Call The Doctor”
7 Year Bitch – “Dead Men Don’t Rape”
Screaming Females – “Glass House”
Bikini Kill – “Double Dare Ya”
Babes In Toyland – “Sweet ’69”
Slant 6 – “Poison Arrows Shot At Heroes”
Mary Lou Lord – “Some Jingle Jangle Morning”
Emily’s Sassy Lime – “Mr. Moneybag$”
Babes In Toyland – “He’s My Thing”
Gossip – “Where The Girls Are”
Sleater-Kinney – “I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone”
Bikini Kill – “Suck My Left One”
Riot Grrrl Sessions – “I Eat Boys Like You For Breakfast”
Maya Jupiter – “Never Said Yes”
Lady Parts – “Bashir With The Good Beard”
The Linda Lindas – “Racist Sexist Boy”
Honeyblood – “You’re Standing On My Neck”
Tacocat – “Men Explain Things To Me”
BABYMETAL – “Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!”
7 Year Bitch – “Kiss My Ass Goodbye”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57ZezIt5ZNJHN15UP-GdKW3huz
And here it is on Spotify:
