Kill Rock Stars 30th anniversary: History 101
Music / History 101 • October 18, 2021
It’s hard to state the impact Kill Rock Stars has over its thirty year history. 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. 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. All 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. Following 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. Slim Moon/Kathleen Hanna - Wordcore, Vol. 1 KRS101, released 1991** Slim Moon, label boss, Kill Rock Stars This was the first record Kill Rock Stars put out. Kathleen was the best spoken word artist I had ever met except also Jesse Bernstein. 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. https://www.discogs.com/Slim-Moon-Kathl ... ase/404572 Bratmobile - Pottymouth KRS208, released June 8, 1993* Slim Moon, label boss, Kill Rock Stars This record is the perfect triangulation of all the things KRS was about in the ‘90s - friendship, Olympia/DC, DIY punk rock, no … Read more
Dirtnap Records: History 101
Music / History 101 • September 20, 2020
People are going to remember 2020 – though maybe not the way we all imagined back on January 1. Dirtnap Records had originally envisioned a big celebration of the label’s … Read more
Bloodshot Records: History 101
Music / History 101 • December 2, 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, we caught up with Bloodshot Records, a Chicago-based label that was founded in 1994. The label is celebrating 25 years in 2019. While an … Read more
Don Giovanni Records: History 101
Music / History 101 • December 16, 2013
Don Giovanni Records started out as many punk labels do: owners Joseph Steinhardt and Zach Gajewski wanted to release their own record, a record that became DG-01 Talk Hard’s Sarah … Read more
A389 Records: History 101
Interviews / History 101 • January 18, 2011
In the last 7 years A389 Records has become one of the formeost labels in underground hardcore. Started solely so Dom could release records by his friends the label has grown … Read more
