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Evelyn McDonnell

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Uganda New York Times entertainment
3 May 2019

Bikini kill, then and now: A front-row view of a punk revolution

(Critic's Notebook): When Bikini Kill took the stage at a packed Palladium in Hollywood on April 25, the band reclaimed a podium it had left 22 years earlier. For much of the audience, the show was a first chance to see the band they had discovered through books, or movies, or maybe even their mom’s record collection. For others, including myself, it was a jolt back to a defining moment in our lives. Time accordioned, and I realized: Bikini Kill is as vital as I remembered.
Bikini kill, then and now: A front-row view of a punk revolution