CARRIEBROWNSTEINIS MYJOEYRAMONE
by Jojo
And by that I mean that when she looks out at you on the back of the One Beat record, her baby muscles popped and lip between her teeth, she makes a mockery of toughness by being so fucking hard.
On the song of the same name she expels, “Take me to the source of chaos let me be the butterfly,” in tandem with Corin’s lyrical torrent and Janet’s militaristic precision, all three of them artfully soaring amid cacophony. Flying, like at the end of the “Jumpers” music video when restlessness meets release, and Carrie looks like the epitome of cool doing her signature leg kick, the toe of her heeled boot pointed to the sky.
She wields her Gibson SG like a physical extension of herself, an extra limb that she was fortunate enough to procure. On “Buy Her Candy,” Corin sings, “No one can say/ She is mine,” but I feel like I can. The joy of being a SleaterKinney fan lies in the possession of their spirit, how flares of their cunning brains and coquettish guts creep into the pores of your subconscious causing momentary exultation. It is joy and sweat and the color red.
Anditisyoursandmine,orrather,what’smineisyours.
“Restyourheadonthisheartofmine,”shesings,andI swoon.
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"THECENTERWON'THOLD" byLucy
"LOVE"byTiny
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"LITTLEGIRLLOST",byBarry
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THEFIRSTTIMEIEVERLISTENED
TOSLEATER-KINNEY
WaswhenIwas14
IcheckedouttheDigMeOutCDfrommylibrary
Intriguedbythethreegirlsonthecover
Thewaytheystareatthecamera
Orjusttotherightofit
WhenIgethomeIputitintotheredplasticCDplayeronmyshelf
Sittingonthefloorofmyroom
Waitingforthesoftsoundsofstatictofadeintothesong
Butinsteadthepseudo-silenceiscutinhalfbythehigh-pitchedguitarsofDig MeOut
LikenothingI’deverheardbefore
AndthenCorinTuckeristhere
Hervoicealmostshakingandtwitchingwithemotion
WhichshecarriestoOneMoreHour
ButwithCarrieBrownstein’smonotonebackingvocals;thecontrast,theway thevocalsinterweaveflippingfromhightolow
Eachvoiceslippingtothefronttothebackofmyheadboththeirownbut perfectlyinsyncmakesmewonderwherethisbandhasbeenmyentirelife
AndbyTurnItOnI’vegottenup
I’mjumpingupanddownandthrowingmyarmsup
Justformyself.Inmyroom.Justformyself
AndthesegirlsthatseemtoknowexactlyhowIfeel
AndtheTheDramaYou’veBeenCravingcomeson
AndI’mshakingoutanger
Shakingouteveryonewho’severwrongedme
Myhair,stilllongatthispoint,whippingeverywhere
Andshe’sright, Iamatimebomb. Iamafuse.
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Kai
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"banned from the end of the world",
by Sebastian KB
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THANK YOU THANKYOUtoeveryonewhocontributed: Anya,Barry,Bella,Billie,Hel,Izzy,Jane,Jojo,Kai,Lee, Lou,Lucy,Mercy,Nat,Natalie,Nicky,Oz,Peter,Reuven, Rhododendron,Salem,Sebastian,SH,Thryn,Tiny,V, grapejuiceghost,tomatosoups,weswam. And THANK YOU Sleater-Kinney, for your endless inspiration. THANK YOU M, for all of your help and guidance. checkouttheirzinesandartworkat: matildasabal.com/zines
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