Before Tobi Vail cofounded Bikini Kill in Olympia, Washington, in 1990, before that band and her Jigsaw zine helped launch the riot grrrl movement, she was a young Go-Go’s fan who just wanted to know ...

Bikini Kill was more than a band. When the group formed in Olympia in 1990, they had a purpose, bringing feminism and inclusion to a punk scene that had become macho and violent. In a lot of ways, the ...

We interrupt your doomscrolling to bring you breaking news: Bikini Kill is back! The seminal Riot Grrrl three-piece of vocalist/bassist Kathleen Hanna, drummer Tobi Vail and guitarist/bassist Kathi ...

As the grunge lore goes, Kurt Cobain actually smelled like Teen Spirit. We can only surmise it was due to cuddling in the crook of the arm of then-girlfriend Tobi Vail, wearer of said deodorant.