A band was formed at Evergreen College by Kathleen Hanna, Kathi Wilcox and Tobi Vail. It began working together in the fanzine (see as well zine) called Bikini Obliterate, & using a addition of Billy Karren, formerly of The Go Team on guitar, formed a band of the equivalent title. Hannthe, a previous stripper, wrote virtually all of the band's songs & encouraged the female-centered environment at their shows, urging girls to are to the front of the stage & handing out lyric sheets to the babies.

When an independent demonstration cassette, Revolution Girl Style Now, Bikini Kill freed The Bikini Kill EP on the indie label Kill Rock Stars. Produced by Ian MacKaye of Fugazi, a album began to establish the band's audience. Around 1993 (see 1993 in music), Bikini Kill attend Engl& and began working by using Huggy Bear, releasing a joint recording together & touring a UK. the tour was a subject of a documentary by Lucy Thane entitled It Changed My Life: Bikini Kill In The U.K.. Per when a result season, riot grrl was getting constant attention in the media & Bikini Obliterate were seen as leaders of the movement. At this instance the class action known as for a "media blackout" to exist as executed by a lot riot grrrls, since it felt a b& & a movement were existence misrepresented and commodified. In their link to to the United States, it began working by using Joan Jett, formerly of The Runaways, a rock musician whom Hanna described as an early example of riot grrl's esthetic. Jett produced a only "New Radio/Rebel Girl" for the band. Vail & Wilcox began songwriting around 1994 (see 1994 in music), with a release of Pussy Whipped. Their previous album was Reject All American (1996, 1996 in music), and a band broke higher inside 1998 (see 1998 in music). Shortly prior to the breakup, a collection of singles freed between 1996-1998, with competence highborn The Singles was released.

Fallowing a b& ended, Kathi Wilcox, Tobi Vail & Billy Karren began to perform and record together when The Frumpies. Hanna worked by using various creative person, including Rachel Carns of The Need, in the band known as The Fakes, putting out one LP, and so freed her solo plan, Julie Ruin. Kathleen Hanna okay, sings for Le Tigre.

Discography
Albums
Revolution Girl Syle Nowadays! self freed cassette (1991) Bikini Wipe out EP in Kill Rock Stars (1991) Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah split LP using Huggy Bear in Catcall Records in the UK, Kill Rock Stars in the The states (1993) "New Radio/Rebel Girl" 7" single on Kill Rock Stars (1993) Pussy Whipped LP on Kill Rock Stars (1994) The Anti-Pleasure Dissertation EP on Kill Rock Stars (1994) "I personally Such as Fucking/I Hate Danger" 7" lone in Put to death Rock Stars (1995) Reject Totally U.s. LP in Destroy Rock Stars (1996)

Compilations
Obliterate Rock Stars in Obliterate Rock Stars LP/CD (1991) Throw: A YoYo Studio Compilatiin on YoYo Records (1991) "Daddy's Li'l Girl" in Springiness Us Back LP Ebullition Records (1991) "Suck My Left One" in ''There's The Dyke In The Pit'', Outpunk Records (1992)