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Bridging the gap between quirk, art and raw punk power, Kill Rock Stars has helped shape the modern landscape of DIY rock. Slim Moon started Kill Rock Stars in 1991 in Olympia, WA, releasing a spoken word split single with Kathleen Hannah and himself. From there, KRS launched the careers of bands like Bikini Kill, Unwound, Sleater-Kinney, Bratmobile, Elliott Smith, The Gossip, Deerhoof, The Decemberists and Need New Body, and it most recently signed established songwriterproducer- artist Linda Perry, formerly of 4 Non Blondes. —JM |