Kill Rock Stars
Founded	1991
Founder(s)	Slim Moon
Genre(s)	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	Olympia, Washington
Official Website	http://www.killrockstars.com

Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in Olympia, Washington, United States, though it will be moving some of its operations to New York City and Portland, Oregon in 2007. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission. Overall, though, the political sensibilities of the label can be said to be leftist, feminist, and anti-war, and the label has consistently shown a commitment towards underground punk bands and to representing artists in the Olympia, Washington area. Image File history File links For the Kill Rock Stars article. ... Slim Moon, founder of Kill Rock Stars Slim Moon (b. ... Coordinates: County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - City 48. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... See also: 1991 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels established in 1991 other events of 1991 list of years in music 1990s in music // 1991 was the year that grunge music made its popular breakthrough. ... Slim Moon, founder of Kill Rock Stars Slim Moon (b. ... Coordinates: County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - City 48. ... Official language(s) English Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,827 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City  145. ... // January George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queens New Year Honours List. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is defined as a group of people who are influenced to change laws and other such things to make the world a better place the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... Leftism can refer to: Left-wing politics An album by Leftfield ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti_war is a name that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Coordinates: County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - City 48. ...

Moon initially started the label with the intention of releasing spoken word 7" single records. KRS-101 (the label's first release) was in fact a split 7" spoken-word record with Kathleen Hanna and Slim Moon; other "Wordcore" releases followed. The first major release was a compilation of Olympia-area bands simply titled Kill Rock Stars (Stars Kill Rock and Rock Stars Kill would follow in the same compilation series) and featured Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Unwound, Nirvana and The Melvins. In fact, Moon has said that the label began releasing music because Bikini Kill, Bratmobile and Unwound were too exciting to remain unsigned. Spoken word is a form of music or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... Kathleen Hanna (b. ... Bikini Kill was a punk band of the Riot Grrrl movement formed in Olympia, Washington in October of 1990. ... Bratmobile was an American punk band. ... // Unwound was a U.S. post-hardcore/ noise rock band based in Tumwater/Olympia, Washington. ... Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ... The Melvins are an American rock band/ metal band that usually perform as a trio. ... Bikini Kill was a punk band of the Riot Grrrl movement formed in Olympia, Washington in October of 1990. ... Bratmobile was an American punk band. ... // Unwound was a U.S. post-hardcore/ noise rock band based in Tumwater/Olympia, Washington. ...

Although the label's music has never reflected just a single genre or underground music movement, it is arguably most notable for releasing the work of various riot grrrl bands during the mid-'90s, some of which, especially the aforementioned Bikini Kill, generated a good deal of press attention. Other KRS releases in this genre includes albums by Bratmobile, Huggy Bear, Heavens to Betsy and Excuse 17. The label continued its tradition of spoken word by releasing their first full-length spoken word LP Big Broad by Juliana Lueking in 1995. This was also the year that Elliott Smith released his self-titled solo LP on the label. Another milestone was the 1997 release of Sleater-Kinney's third LP (and first on KRS) Dig Me Out, which garnered national press attention in Spin and Rolling Stone magazines. Riot grrrl (or riot grrl) is an indie-punk feminist movement that reached its height in the 1990s but continues to exert influence over alternative cultures. ... . Huggy Bear was an English riot grrrl band, formed in 1991 in Brighton, England. ... Heavens to Betsy was an all girl punk rock band from Olympia, Washington. ... Excuse 17 is a punk rock queercore band from Olympia, Washington that performed and recorded in the mid 1990s. ... Juliana Lueking dubbed the Queen of Spoken Word writes and records stories about eccentric folks and the odd things they do. ... Steven Paul Elliott Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. ... Sleater-Kinney are an indie rock trio from Olympia, Washington influenced by the riot grrrl movement of the 1990s. ... Dig Me Out is an album released in 1997 by punk group Sleater-Kinney. ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... This article is about the magazine. ...

In 1997/98, the 5RC label was formed as a sister label to Kill Rock Stars; it released generally harsher-sounding and more challenging indie rock than KRS. The 5RC roster includes Xiu Xiu, Deerhoof, Need New Body, The Mae Shi and Metalux among others. 1998 also marked the first-ever Mailorder Freak Singles Club and featured Quasi, Small Stars and Rock-A-Teens among others. Another popular band on KRS was The Decemberists, who left the label in 2005 after signing to Capitol Records. Image File history File links The Sarah Utter design for the Kill Rock Stars sweatshirt. ... 5 Rue Christine is a Olympia, Washington based independent record label, formed as a sort of spin off from the Kill Rock Stars label in 1997. ... This article concerns Xiu Xiu, the California-based rock band. ... Deerhoof is an experimental rock band from San Francisco. ... Need New Body is an avant garde experimental and often minimimalistic rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The Mae Shi performing at the Sokol Underground The Mae Shi is a rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. ... The noise music band Metalux is comprised of M.V. Carbon and J. Graf, both former members of Bride of No No. ... For the prefix, see wikt:quasi-. Quasi is an indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993, consisting of the ex-husband and wife team of Sam Coomes (vocals, guitar, roxichord, various keyboards) and Janet Weiss (drummer for the now-disbanded band Sleater-Kinney) on vocals and drums. ... The Decemberists are a five-piece indie pop band from Portland, Oregon, fronted by singer/songwriter Colin Meloy. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the...

Some have argued that the label has shown a marked trend in becoming more commercial^{[citation needed]}. Critics^{[citation needed]} point to L.A.-based major label artist and producer Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes reissuing her solo album on KRS in 2005, a move which called into question the label's past strictly indie ethos and history of skirting outright major recording industry affiliations. Other notable releases by KRS include: albums by bands such as The Paper Chase, Jeff Hanson, Unwound, The Gossip, Mecca Normal, Two Ton Boa and Comet Gain; spoken word albums by Kathy Acker and Miranda July; and reissues of work by earlier punk/post-punk bands such as Kleenex/Liliput, Essential Logic, and Delta 5. Also, KRS has moved distributors from Mordam Records to Alternative Distribution Alliance, beginning with Deerhoof's "Reveille" Linda Perry, born April 15, 1965 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to a Portuguese father and Brazilian mother[1], is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Paper Chase (sometimes spelled the pAper chAse) is an alternative rock band formed in 1998 in Dallas, Texas, signed to Kill Rock Stars and Southern Records. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Beth Ditto. ... Mecca Normal is an influential two-piece indie rock band from Vancouver, Canada. ... Comet Gain is a British indie rock band, with heavy influences from Dexys Midnight Runners and northern soul. ... Kathy Acker (18 April 1947 in Manhattan—30 November 1997 in Tijuana, Mexico) was an experimental novelist, prose stylist, playwright, essayist, poète maudit and sex-positive feminist writer. ... Miranda July Miranda July (born February 1, 1974) is a performance artist, musician, writer, and film director. ... Kleenex/LiLiPUT (The Complete Recordings)[[1]] By:Kleenex/LiLiPUT Audio CD (February 20, 2001) Original Release Date: 2000 Number of Discs: 2 Label: Kill Rock Stars Disc 1 1. ... Essential Logic were a UK post-punk band formed by saxophonist Lora Logic (born Susan Whitby) after leaving X-Ray Spex. ... Delta 5 were a post-punk band from Leeds, England. ...

In October of 2006 Slim Moon, the owner, announced he would be departing Kill Rock Stars to work as an A&R representative at Nonesuch Records, a Warner Music Group subsidiary. Slim's wife Portia Sabin will be taking over management of Kill Rock Stars from their new home in New York City. 5RC is to be ended. Nonesuch Records is currently allied with Warner Bros. ... 5 Rue Christine is a Olympia, Washington based independent record label, formed as a sort of spin off from the Kill Rock Stars label in 1997. ...

See also

• List of record labels
• Kill Rock Stars artists

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References

• About Kill Rock Stars (Retrieved Mar. 1, 2004)
• Kill Rock Stars Timeline (Retrieved October 22, 2005)
• Slim Moon Leaves KRS to work for Warner Music Group subsidiary Nonesuch Records (Retrieved October 6, 2006)

External links

• Official site
• KRS Music Video Podcast