Ribbon Around A Bomb

Femme Avant-core

Lit Bombast: Bad Like Me

Oh, Courtney Love, you’ve always been at once unfairly disparaged and unfairly idolized by the laymen of your country. But why are people so obsessed with you? I honestly can’t … Continue reading

March 6, 2013 · 4 Comments

Film Bombast: Punk in Africa

“Music cannot be for entertainment in Africa; it must be for the revolution.” -Fela Kuti Let me start by saying, if you’re considering getting your hands on / attending a … Continue reading

March 4, 2013 · 9 Comments

San Francisco: Ribbon Around a Bomb Radio TAKEOVER This Saturday

Due to prior (birthday/drinking) obligations, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to make it to my radio show on time this week, so I decided to offer up the … Continue reading

March 1, 2013 · Leave a comment

In the Mood For… Feminist Punk Patches

If you’re gonna have an amazing punk jacket, you’re obvs gonna need amazing punk patches. While buying them at Hot Topic may be a viable option for 12-year-olds and sell-outs, … Continue reading

March 1, 2013 · 1 Comment

RAB Radio #34: Eat the Rich

Stream or download the latest edition of Ribbon Around a Bomb Radio! #34: Eat the Rich, features amazing music and some random recommendations for cool places and events in San … Continue reading

February 27, 2013 · Leave a comment

Arts Bombast: Kehinde Wiley at CJM

So, this is one of the coolest exhibitions I’ve seen the CJM put on in a whlile, and in fact, one of the most cutting-edge exhibitions I’ve seen any major … Continue reading

February 26, 2013 · 1 Comment

Style Ish: Teddy Girls

Lately I’ve been inspired by England’s Teddy girls- badass teenage girls whose style reflected the post-industrial wasteland that was London in the ’50s. I consider them a precursor to the … Continue reading

February 25, 2013 · 4 Comments

Arts Bombast: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge

Let’s talk about the unbelievable boundlessness of true love, guys. I’m totes serious. [Genesis P-Orridge- circa 1980?] [Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, post-op- circa… late ’90s?] Last night, I heard a poem … Continue reading

February 22, 2013 · 3 Comments

RAB Radio #32 and #33

Hallelujah, there are two new Ribbon Around a Bomb Radio podcasts uploaded on Radio Valencia for your listening pleasure! #32- Snakes Crawl is a legit-per-usual assortment of female-fronted punk, including … Continue reading

February 20, 2013 · 1 Comment

Arts Bombast: Sanja Iveković

Photographer and video/performance artist Sanja Iveković was the first artist in Croatia to outwardly identify as a “feminist” artist. A lot of her works from the ’70s deal with the … Continue reading

February 18, 2013 · 1 Comment

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