Wednesday, June 29, 2011

"New Radio" by Bikini Kill
A devout Bikini Kill fan with a passion for anything riot grrrl, I pretty much had an aneurysm when I found this EP at the Experience Music Project in Seattle. I don't know why it was there, but I don't care to question it. It was only seven dollars, which sounded wonderful until I found out that you can buy it for 5.99 online. The Internet rains on my parade every time.
Happily, "New Radio" was worth the seven dollars I paid for it, and much more. Between the glitter-glue cover art (which has hung on my wall since the day I came home), the inclusion of my favorite Bikini Kill track, "Demi-Rep," and the inclusion of the always-iconic "Rebel Girl," there's nothing that isn't beautiful about this EP. And if those attributes aren't enough to convince you, Joan Jett produced the entire EP and contributed backing vocals to at least one of the songs. Yeah, having this on vinyl is definitely worth it.



Kill Rock Stars // 1993

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