Previously: Catching up with the Riot Grrrl movement after transitioning.  A few months ago I was on the phone with Kathleen Hanna, describing to her my biggest life regret. I say that with scripted nonchalance; my inner teenager is still totally freaking out. In September, Hanna released a new album with her resurrected one-time side-project, The Julie Ruin, and I’d been assigned a Q+A with her for a magazine. She is warm and chatty…

Two years ago I spent my summer reading a great history of the Riot Grrrl movement. The book, Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution (Amazon | Indiebound) by Sara Marcus, chronicled the rise and short reign of Riot Grrrl's prominence in America by following some of the young women at the front of the movement.

After finishing it, I downloaded some Heavens to Betsy and Bratmobile songs…