Now, getting back to The Punk Singer. It encompassed the life and music of the former Bikini Kill and Le Tigre front woman, even letting the audience into her private life with husband Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys. I was in awe of their love and mutual respect for each other's work and I'm not gonna lie, it was nice to see two lauded musicians be so happy together (now that Thurston and Kim are no more). Thankfully, the filmmaker didn't dwell on the 'Courtney Love Incident' at Lollapallooza in which Ms. Love made a sloppy ass of herself for the first of many times to come, and really kept the focus on Kathleen's positive influence on modern feminism. The real twist came toward the end of the documentary, when it was revealed that Hannah had been struggling with illness, and the impact it had on her ability to continue making music.
There was a quick Q & A session with the filmmaker and Corin Tucker. The film plays all week at Hollywood Theater.
In other news, Portland has been C-to-the-OLD this past week with temps in the low teens! If it is going to be this chilly, I want some serious snow action to go with it. We got a feather-light dusting of the powdery white stuff - snow, that is - on Friday and in true Portland fashion, everyone flipped the fuck out.
