In 2008, Oneida began the Thank Your Parents triptych with Preteen Weaponry. Since, the Brooklyn band—Kid Millions, Bobby Matador, Baby Hanoi Jane, Showtime and Barry London—has completed it with 2009’s Rated O and the new Absolute II (Jagjaguwar). The quintet is touring Europe in August and is also playing the Asbury Park, N.J.-based All Tomorrow’s Parties in October. In addition, Millions will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
Millions: I know Ms. Marcus, but this isn’t just a shill for a friend because Girls To The Front is really an odd sort of journey through a movement that had such a wide impact but was seemingly peopled by so few characters. The few riot-grrrl conventions that happened were small affairs. Marcus tells the story of a true grassroots movement that while it wasn’t able to sustain itself in name beyond its first few years never really had the opportunity to ossify. The media spun it into a punch line for some, but by doing so, left the essence of the movement intact to be rediscovered and cherished. It’s a great read of a lost (and found) history.
