Kathleen Hanna "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Thanks to Pitchfork for turning me on to this great video of former Bikini Kill singer, Kathleen Hanna, telling her story of an evening that got a bit out of hand, the planting of the seeds to a song that changed contemporary rock and roll, and the personal effect, or rather domino effect, it continued to make on her life.

The story is a touching, bittersweet and funny tribute to friendship, loss of innocence and the recklessness of youth. Kathleen punctuates the story with a rousing version of her Riot Grrrl anthem "Rebel Girl."

This video should be considered NSFW.




Bonus video:  Kathleen lends her dance skills to Sonic Youth's "Bull In The Heather" video.



          


Thanks to OurHitParade and ThurstonMoore for the uploads to YouTube.

Nirvana "School"

 

There was very little this band could do wrong...

Filmed at the Reading Music Festival in England in 1992 here is Nirvana smashing out "School."

Video hosted by Vevo so you may have to sit through a short commercial - it's worth it though.  Time to turn it up.