Stephanie Mendez is a GRAMMY.com contributor.
When System of a Down played their final show in São Paulo during their South American tour in May, videos from the concert went viral: Plumes of smoke, raging fires, massive mosh pits, and thousands of people filled the explosive videos as the GRAMMY-winning band played on stage. On Instagram, the group posted footage of the concert and wrote, "This…
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ld5RJrDQIhVAyI1q4i5tn8K_U77MXA8As&si=omyg3f4UupoZC5TB "Just A Girl" Remains A Timeless Feminist Anthem Although No Doubt was never part of the ‘90s riot grrrl movement and Gwen Stefani has never publicly claimed to be a feminist — in 2021 she told Paper Magazine, "I don’t even know if I knew what feminist at that time was" — "Just a Girl" remains relevant and influential.…
In the early days of the Orange County punk scene, Tony Reflex, frontman of the pioneering band Adolescents, wrote a song with a very bold declaration about Los Angeles: "If it wasn’t for O.C., your scene wouldn’t be alive." "There was a girl that…was living in Orange County, in Anaheim, and had come from Hollywood and she was just so…
