Kathleen Hanna, the Linda Lindas and a 30-year riot

Christopher Booker:

For those invested in punk rock, the Linda Lindas brief bombardment of social media feeds – provided proof positive that the future was in good hands.

But there was something else, the t-shirts – a not-so-subtle nod to one of punk's most seminal bands Bikinni Kill and its singer, Kathleen Hanna.

In the early 1990's Bikini Kill, led by Kathleen Hanna, was arguably one of the most influential groups in music – an integral part of a do-it-yourself art, music and political movement called Riot Grrrl, which gained prominence as alternative music came to dominate the airwaves and pop-culture. The Riot Grrrl scene however, existed in small clubs and college campuses – well outside of the commercial mainstream.

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