| Kathleen Hanna
Following Adam
Horovitz's divorce, rumors ran rampant that he was romantically
involved with former Bikini Kill band member Kathleen Hanna.
Kathleen is best known for her influence with the Riot Grrrl
movement which gained recognition during the early 1990s,
as other indie acts like Nirvana were quickly being signed
to major labels. Since the band hailed from Olympia, Washington,
members of Bikini Kill were not strangers to the Seattle
music scene. Their label Kill Rock Stars put out several
albums for Bikini Kill, but by 1998 the group would disband
and go their separate ways.
Following the dissolution of Bikini
Kill, Kathleen used her place in Olympia Washington to record
a one-off self-entitled electronica project under the alias
Julie Ruin (1998). Shortly thereafter, Kathleen teamed
up with the New York based Le Tigre, with the original intent
of finding a band with which she could perform the Julie
Ruin material on stage. Instead though, Le Tigre took on
a life of its own. The records that Le Tigre would then
proceed to release contained the same lo-fi electronica
feel that had begun with the Julie Ruin (1998) album.
Le Tigre's songs are comparable to those of BS2000, since
they both incorporate politically conscious lyrics with
electronic pop. In fact, BS2000's co-founder Adam Horovitz
would go on to do a stunning remix (41 Small Stars Remix)
of Le Tigre's "Hot Topic."
Various reports often placed Adrock in the crowd at Le
Tigre's performances. While many speculated that he was
seeing Kathleen Hanna at the time, maybe it was just that
he was fond of the band's incredible stage show which often
included a multimedia presentation and a performance art-like
routine. As an interesting side note, Le Tigre has been
known to share the stage with The Need...so tying this all
together when BS2000 went on tour in the spring of 2001,
The Need was asked to open.
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