Courtney Love’s longstanding and erm, fairly one-sided, feud with Bikini Kill is no secret.
The enduring beef between the ’90s alt-rockers seemed to stem from the Hole frontwoman having some issue with Bikini Kill leader Kathleen Hanna.
There was the faithful Lollapalooza ’95 fiasco, where a police report was filed against Love after she reportedly punched Hanna in the face – although Hole bandmates insist that Love merely threw candy on her.
Then, of course, there’s Hole’s 1994 hit ‘Rock Star’, which pokes fun at anti-mainstream individuals and is widely presumed to be a dig at the riot-grrrl scene and Hanna herself: “Well I went to school in Olympia / Everyone’s the same / And so are you, in Olympia.”
Last week, feminist punk pioneers Bikini Kill announced that they would be reuniting for the first time in 20 years a handful of shows in New York and Los Angeles.
But it appears absence doesn’t make the heart grow fonder, on a post regarding the reunion on Bust magazine’s Instagram page which read, “let’s chant for them to add a few more shows”, Love had left a couple of scathing comments: “Speak for yourself. Biggest hoax in history of rock and roll .”
Responding to a fan, Love went on: “It’s worse when I speak truth to rock male industrial complex. But at least I have the best view. Two of that band total amateurs. Hanna is a good hype man. But her persona is such a diy nonsense dilettante. A big idea they cannot convey, because they suck. That’s all! Back to Paris couture, because frocks don’t trigger me. Ce vai!”
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