In Honolulu - Did You Know?

Trivia & Song Appearances in Media

Bikini Kill's name can be traced to a 1967 British spy movie, The Million Eyes of Sumuru. Olympia-based musician Lois Maffeo and her friend Margaret Doherty originally used the name Bikini Kill as the title of a one-off performance they did while dressed in fake fur outfits, resembling punk rock cavewomen. After Maffeo went with Cradle Robbers as the name of her band, Tobi Vail appropriated the name.
Kathleen Hanna shares her birthday (November 12) with Tonya Harding, Grace Kelly and Charles Manson.
Kathleen is responsible for the title of Nirvana's 1992 breakthrough song "Smells Like Teen Spirit". According to legend, Kurt Cobain and Tobi were dating, and as a joke, an inebriated Kathleen spray painted the phrase "KURT SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT" on his bedroom wall, as a reference to Tobi's preferred brand of deodorant, meaning that Kurt was "marked" with her scent.
Kathleen appeared in the music video for Sonic Youth's 1994 song "Bull in the Heather".
Bikini Kill is a favorite of Kat Stratford in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), and this fact is used to help woo her at the club:
Kathleen sang the opening lines of Green Day's 2004 song "Letterbomb" as the character Whatsername: "Nobody likes you, everyone left you / They're all out without you, having fun."
"Rebel Girl" is a playable song in the video game Rock Band 2 (2008).

Movie	Year	Song Featured	Notes
The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love	1995	"Resist Psychic Death"
Wild Zero	1999	"Rebel Girl"	Song plays over a fight sequence.
Not Another Teen Movie	2001	"Rebel Girl"	While their dad is giving them a ride to school, siblings Janey and Mitch start picking on each other: Janey: I read Sylvia Plath, I listen to Bikini Kill and I eat tofu. I am a unique rebel. Mitch: It sounds more like you're a lesbo. Later, "Rebel Girl" is played over a scene of Janey wildly slinging paint at a canvas in art class. [watch]
Itty Bitty Titty Committee	2007	"Hamster Baby" "Rebel Girl" "For Tammy Rae"	"Hamster Baby" plays while the C(I)A girls are running from a cop, after breaking into a store and vandalizing their display. "Rebel Girl" plays over a montage of the two main characters hanging out and "For Tammy Rae" plays when they start making out. (This movie also features music by Le Tigre, Sleater-Kinney, and Heavens to Betsy.)

TV Show	Episode Title & Year	Song Featured	Notes
Roseanne	"The Getaway, Almost" (1995)	"Don't Need You"	Roseanne and Jackie pick up a hitchhiker named Garland (Jenna Elfman) while en route to an outlet mall. When asked about her band, Garland says, "It's awesome. See, every member's a riot grrrl like me, and we call ourselves the Unit Shredders." She goes on to state what riot grrrl means to her: "See, we're about taking control, not trashing yourself, you know? Chicks that rock. Takin' our place in rock 'n' roll, man—our band is doin' it. A lot of bands are doin' it, actually. Have you heard of the Red Aunts? Babes in Toyland? L7? Bikini Kill?" Roseanne responds sarcastically, "Oh, Bikini Kill! Are they back together again?" Garland hands Roseanne a tape to pop in the cassette player. Later on, Roseanne and Jackie have a conversation about women in music.
The L Word	"Livin' La Vida Loca" (2007)	"Rebel Girl"	A group of friends are playing guess-the-celebrity and the celebrity chosen is Kathleen Hanna. The clue given to describe her is: "Le Tigre and Julie Ruin, Bikini Kill." The lesbians in the group know the answer ("Oh, she just pretty much started the whole riot grrrl music scene, but hey,"), but not the straight folks, which prompts one guy to ask, "What's the riot grrrl music scene?"
Orange is the New Black	"Ching Chong Chang" (2015)	"Rebel Girl"	End credits
PEN15	2019	"Demirep"	Series opening credits