There’s a reason Kathleen Hanna disappeared for six years after the end of Le Tigre and before the beginning of the Julie Ruin (the band, not the solo record she released in 1998). If you’ve seen the ...

Riot Grrl progenitor Kathleen Hanna’s battle with patriarchy has been a matter of public record since Bikini Kill’s heyday in the early ’90s. Quietly, however, the rocker has faced another battle: a ...

I’m not sure I’ve ever been this excited for a TBA opening night show—yes, even including that year everyone dressed in all-white and paraded across the Broadway Bridge (TBA!). Tonight, the festival ...

In 1997, feminist punk icon Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill retreated to her bedroom to create an excellent home-recorded solo album titled Julie Ruin. Six years later, this past June, Hanna’s vision ...

Vulnerability isn’t a problem for Kathleen Hanna. A prominent voice in the riot grrrl feminist punk movement and the frontwoman for the bands Bikini Kill, Le Tigre and the Julie Ruin, Hanna is an ...

“I DON’T THINK you’re sorry at all/Hit reset,” sings Kathleen Hanna on the title track of the Julie Ruin’s glitchy punk sophomore album. It’s an immediate whiteout, cutting through years of lazy ...

After summer’s inevitable lull, September heats up as performers return from the festival circuit and set about wooing fans at club shows and in arenas. This month, it’s not the size of the bills that ...

Consequence of Sound has the sad news: The Julie Ruin have postponed their upcoming world after singer Kathleen Hanna suffered a relapse of Lyme disease. According to a press release, the riot grrrl ...

Three years after the release of Run Fast—its first album as a proper band, as opposed to a one-woman project—The Julie Ruin has announced a new album, Hit Reset. Led by ex-Bikini Kill frontwoman ...