If I Was Going To Do A Local Documentary....

If I Was Going To Do A Local Documentary...
                                        I would do a documentary on Amy Griffin.

After watching THE PUNK SINGER: A FILM ABOUT KATHLEEN HANNA, I started to look around for strong women in the Boston music scene. My eyes always fall on Amy Griffin. She is quiet, yet ties in so much. I cannot explain it. I know nothing about this lady, but she is everywhere. Every time I go to check out a new band, she is there with her guitar. How many projects is this girl on? I can only imagine how often she performs or is surrounded by local music. Whatever the magical number is, more women should take note on that. What are you doing everyday?

From what I gathered over the last couple of years, she was - or still is - in the bands DARKBUSTER, AVOID ONE THING, JITTERY JACK, AQUANUTZ, CIVIL WARBLERS, FULL BODY ANCHOR, RAGING TEENS and THE OTHER GIRLS.  I swear she is/was in about twelve other bands, but I cannot even keep track anymore.

WHERE THE HELL DID YOU COME FROM, MS. GRIFFIN? BECAUSE, WHOA.

I want to know her story.

Now on Netflix: The Punk Singer

If you watch one movie on this lazy Sunday, watch The Punk Singer. Do it.

Seriously, if you have a wife, a girlfriend, a daughter, a sister, tell them to watch this documentary on Netflix. Inspire the ladies in your life to be themselves.

About the Film

Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of the punk band Bikini Kill and dance-punk trio Le Tigre, rose to national attention as the reluctant but never shy voice of the riot grrrl movement. She became one of the most famously outspoken feminist icons, a cultural lightning rod. Her critics wished she would just shut-up, and her fans hoped she never would. So in 2005, when Hanna stopped shouting, many wondered why. Through 20 years of archival footage* and intimate interviews with Hanna, THE PUNK SINGER takes viewers on a fascinating tour of contemporary music and offers a never-before-seen view into the life of this fearless leader.

*Featuring footage from Grrl Love and the Revolution: Riot Grrl NYC by Abby Moser, distributed by Women Make Movies.