Riot Grrrl
The cult comic rewriting the history of female sexuality
The vulva vs. the patriarchy — Liv Strömquist explores sex, bodily shame, and the cultural life of the vulva in her bold book The Fruit Of Knowledge. ‘I don’t know if feminism can be saved,’ she tells Polyester founder Ione Gamble. ‘Maybe we have to abandon it.’
Written by: Ione Gamble
What it's like to tour Brexit Britain as a non-white musician
Battling anxiety in the face of ignorance — After being racially abused in the street, Vanessa Govinden had a frightening realisation: her band Little Fists was about to tour post-Brexit UK for the first time, exposing to her a nation fraught with rising xenophobia. This is the story of how she overcame the panic.
Written by: Vanessa Govinden
The fiercely independent women making music you need to be listening to
Refusing the conventional — Natasha Khan (aka Bat for Lashes) shared the story behind her new album, The Bride, in Huck 56 - The Independence Issue. Here we celebrate other female musicians blazing a lone trail.
Written by: Christopher Sanders
How to break into publishing, Riot Grrrl style
Amplifying writers that go unheard... — Writer Tiffany Scandal is building a platform for fresh voices via Portland’s King Shot Press, a DIY publisher of radical books and ideas. This is her guide to making yourself heard and packing a stylistic punch.
Written by: Richard Daniels
The punk and riot grrrl sounds driving Beirut’s fearless Roller Derby pioneers
Defiant grrrl power in action — Roller derby has hit the streets of Lebanon. In Huck’s Defiance Issue, we speak to members of Roller Derby Beirut, a pioneering female student collective bringing the sport to the Middle East. Here are some of the local and international bands that could soundtrack them.
Written by: HUCK HQ