![]() The label continued its tradition of spoken word by releasing their first full-length spoken word LP Big Broad by Juliana Luecking in 1995. ![]() Other Kill Rock Stars releases in this genre includes albums by Bratmobile, Huggy Bear, Heavens to Betsy and Excuse 17. The first major release was a compilation of Olympia-area bands simply titled Kill Rock Stars ( Stars Kill Rock and Rock Stars Kill would follow in the same compilation series) and featured Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Unwound, Nirvana, Mecca Normal, Heavens to Betsy, The Nation of Ulysses, and the Melvins, among others.Īlthough the label's music has never reflected a singular genre or underground music movement, it is arguably most notable for releasing the work of various riot grrrl bands during the mid-'90s, some of which, especially Bikini Kill, generated a good deal of press attention. And to put out spoken word 7-inch records." KRS-101 (the label's first release) was in fact a split 7-inch spoken-word record with Kathleen Hanna and Slim Moon other "Wordcore" releases followed. If we have stock left it will be available online from Saturday 23rd April, strictly one per customer.Sampson and Moon initially started the label because, in Moon's words, "I just wanted to put out my friends' records because nobody was putting out my friends' records. RECORD STORE DAY EXCLUSIVE - Expected 16th April We would like to both celebrate our anniversary and recognize the vital role record stores have played in our existence by offering 2000 limited edition LPs with silkscreened, hand-numbered covers just for Record Store Day 2011. Kill Rock Stars is a vital document of an important era in independent music. This included bands that were already successful (Nirvana, The Melvins) mixed in with bands that were about to affect pop culture at large (Bikini Kill, Bratmobile) as well as bands that were to help define the underground scene for the two decades (Unwound, The Nation of Ulysses, Mecca Normal). It was a silkscreened, limited edition LP and featured bands that had either played the International Pop Underground Convention or who were from Olympia. Twenty years ago, yes T-W-E-N-T-Y, Slim Moon formed the fiercely independent label Kill Rock Stars and released a comp of the same name. RSD11 reissue of the legendary 1991 compilation of Olympia-area bands including Nirvana, Bikini Kill, Nation of Ulysses and more. ![]() ![]() Limited to 2000, hand numbered, silkscreened cover. ![]()
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