Last week, Bikini Kill announced that they were reuniting for their first shows since they disbanded in 1997. They went on sale on Friday and sold out pretty much instantaneously -- a lot of them were seemingly bought by scalpers, so they say, and some of them went towards an American Express pre-sale. …

One of the weirdest, most dispiriting, most one-sided '90s alt-rock feuds is back, baby! Onetime Hole frontwoman Courtney Love always had problems for Bikini Kill leader Kathleen Hanna. There was a famous incident backstage at Lollapalooza '95's Seattle-area stop, where Love reportedly punched Hanna in the face, though her Hole bandmates claim t...

Not off to the shows, then?Courtney Love/ Kathleen HannaCourtney Love has hit out at the recently reformed Bikini Kill by labelling their reunion as a “hoax”. Read More: Nine things you need to know about returning riot grrrl game-changers Bikini Kill The four-piece – comprised of vocalist Kathleen Hanna, bassist Kathi Wil...

Kathleen Hanna's group broke ground for women in musicBikini Kill in 1994It’s 22 years since Bikini Kill last performed together, and boy, are we glad they’re coming back. Don’t expect the reunion shows to be nostalgia trips. Things might be better than they were when the group kickstarted the riot grrrl revolution...

The pioneering punk four-piece originally bowed out in 1997Bikini Kill have announced that they are reforming, kicking off the reunion with the announcement of three live dates in the US in the spring. The four-piece, who comprised of vocalist Kathleen Hanna, bassist Kathi Wilcox, drummer Tobi Vail and guitarist Billy Karren, released three albu...