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        Tobi Vail

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        Tobi Vail is a writer and musician based in Olympia, Washington, best known for her work in Bikini Kill and Jigsaw. Now the drummer of Knife in the Eye and the frontperson of Spider and the Webs, she has, since 1989, run the print zine, now blog, Jigsaw Underground and is currently preparing the first issue of SHAM PANTS, her first 21st-century print publication. She has contributed to NPR, Artforum, NME, Punk Planet and currently writes a regular column for Collapse Board.

        Tobi Vail Archive

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        Interview: The Blow
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        Interview: The Blow

        By Tobi Vail

        The Blow’s new self-titled album is Khaela Maricich’s first r… more »

        Who Are…Stillsuit
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        Who Are…Stillsuit

        By Tobi Vail

        Oakland’s Stillsuit mix experimental noise rock with punk politics,… more »

        Who Are…Broken Water
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        Who Are…Broken Water

        By Tobi Vail

        A few years ago, Olympia had a vibrant punk scene full of talented young … more »

        Who Are…Ruby Pins
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        Who Are…Ruby Pins

        By Tobi Vail

        Ruby Pins is the recording alias of Lillian Maring, best known as the dru… more »

        Interview: Unwound
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        Interview: Unwound

        By Tobi Vail

        Unwound was one of most influential and hardest-working underground group… more »

        Who Are…Bleached
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        Who Are…Bleached

        By Tobi Vail

        When women and girls listen to love songs written by and/or performed by … more »

        Who Are…Golden Grrrls
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        Who Are…Golden Grrrls

        By Tobi Vail

        I interviewed Golden Grrrls before their show with Brilliant Colors in Ol… more »

        Who Is…Uncanny Valley
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        Who Is…Uncanny Valley

        By Tobi Vail

        Oakland’s Uncanny Valley occupy a corner of the electronic undergro… more »

        Interview: White Lung
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        Interview: White Lung

        By Tobi Vail

        Remember the first time you got wasted at a house party as a teenager? Le… more »

        Interview: Corin Tucker
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        Interview: Corin Tucker

        By Tobi Vail

        When Corin Tucker first appeared, fronting Heavens to Betsy 1991, her abi… more »

        Perfecting Imperfection: On the Ideas Behind the First Bikini Kill Record
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        Perfecting Imperfection: On t…

        By Tobi Vail

        20 years ago this October, Bikini Kill released our self-titled first EP.… more »

        Interview: Gossip’s Beth Ditto
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        Interview: Gossip’s Bet…

        By Tobi Vail

        In the late ’90s, an 18-year-old Beth Ditto moved to Olympia, Washi… more »

        Interview: Chain and the Gang
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        Interview: Chain and the Gang

        By Tobi Vail

        I first met Ian Svenonius in 1989 after The Go Team (my band with Calvin … more »

        In Praise of Moms Who Rock
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        In Praise of Moms Who Rock

        By Tobi Vail

        I grew up with a rock ‘n’ roll mama. Even though my dad was t… more »

        Free Pussy Riot, the Only Band that Matters in 2012
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        Free Pussy Riot, the Only Ban…

        By Tobi Vail

        “A female sex organ which is supposed to be receiving and shapeless… more »

        Getting The Band Back Together
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        Getting The Band Back Togethe…

        By Tobi Vail

        Few things spawn more ire from idealistic fans and music journalists than… more »

        It’s a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World
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        It’s a Mod, Mod, Mod, M…

        By Tobi Vail

        When I was 16, Calvin Johnson (K Records) asked me to drum for Beat Happe… more »

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        Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal
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        Kicking at the Boundaries of Metal

        By Jon Wiederhorn, eMusic Contributor

        As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original… more »

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