Sure, anyone can listen to punk rock, there’s no gatekeeping here. But when punk rock hits for the girls, it really hits. Especially in the 70s, but also in the 80s when women were getting more hardcore, chaotic, and angry. Here are three punk women (and one entire band of punk women) who could teach us a thing or two.

Tina Bell

Tina Bell was not only the lead vocalist for the Seattle-based punk-adjacent band Bam Bam, but she is widely regarded as one of the originators of the grunge scene. She formed the band with her husband Tommy Martin, along with Scott Ledgerwood. Matt Cameron was briefly their drummer before joining Soundgarden and later Pearl Jam. But it was really Tina Bell who pulled Bam Bam together. She had a powerfully smoky voice even with her small frame, and the band retai

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