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CBS Mornings with Gayle King
"African American woman who led a grunge forerunner gets her moment of long-overdue recognition "
CBS Mornings, CBS News, Sept 7, 2021
VEIN Magazine. " (Spain) 12 / 10 / 2022
TINA BELL, LA MUJER NEGRA QUE INSPIRÓ LA ESCENA GRUNGE"
https://vein.es/tina-bell-la-mujer-negra-que-inspiro-la-escena-grunge/
CLASSIC ROCK Magazine (UK)
"Rock star, interrupted: the unsung story of grunge pioneer Tina Bell and Bam Bam".
By Polly Glass, October 19, 2022
LOUDER (UK)
"10 obscure but brilliant grunge bands who should’ve been huge"
By Dave Everley, Sept 06, 2021
https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-obscure-but-brilliant-grunge-bands-who-shouldve-been-huge
A is for Aretha (children's book)
"An exciting ABC board book featuring Black women musicians whose artistry and activism globally changed the way we hear and interact with music"
by Leslie Kwan, Publisher Kokila (January 24, 2023)
The Top 10 Deep Cut Grunge Tracks. (Bam Bam 'Villains' #6).
By Jacob Uitti. AMERICAN SONGWRITER, March 24, 2023.
https://americansongwriter.com/the-top-10-deep-cut-grunge-tracks/
Bandcamp Daily
"Grunge Trailblazers Bam Bam are Finally Getting Their Rightful Place in Rock History"
By Jen B. Larson · November 23, 2021
Wikipedia
Tina Bell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Bell
Bric-a-Brac Records
Bam Bam - Villains (Also Wear White) EP
https://www.bricabracrecords.com/bab-releases/bam-bam-villains-also-wear-white
Bandcamp
Villains (Also Wear White) EP
https://bambam.bandcamp.com/album/villains-also-wear-white-ep
Maximum Rocknroll
Bam Bam - Villains (Also Wear White) EP
"I love when a record is reissued and it completely upends how we understand music history, giving us new classics to revere and pioneers their proper place."
by Corby Plumb, Issue MRR #465 •Feb 2022
https://www.maximumrocknroll.com/review/mrr-465/villains-also-wear-white-12/
SOPA ALTERNATIVA (Brazil)
"Tina Bell: uma mulher negra ajudou a fundar o grunge"
BY TÂNIA SELES, OCT 24, 2017
http://sopaalternativa.com.br/tina-bell-mulher-negra-grunge/
BILLBOARD Magazine
'The Lessons of Grunge'
..My first music check: "It wasn't for more than $100. The first band I recorded that released any kind of vinyl was an outfit called Barn Bam". Chris Hanzsek, Reciprocal Recording Studio.
by Jessica Letkemann BILLBOARD Magazine, Sept 17, 2011
https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2011/BB-2011-09-17.pdf
KING 5 News
'Godmother of Grunge': Seattle music icons gather to honor music pioneer Tina Bell.
by Adam Thompson, July 10, 2021
Crosscut. Black Arts Legacies.
"A pivotal figure in Seattle's proto-grunge scene, the Bam Bam singer has been long-overlooked. Now, rock history is being rewritten".
by Meshell Sturgis and Jasmine Mahmoud.
Crosscut. Northwest Nonprofit News. June 1, 2022.
©2022 Cascade Public Media
https://blackartslegacies.crosscut.com/articles/tina-bell
Please Kill Me
THE BEST OF 2020, PART I.
by PKM EDITORS · December 28, 2020
Please Kill Me
"TINA BELL’S HIDDEN LEGACY: THE BLACK WOMAN WHO CREATED THE SOUND OF GRUNGE"
by JEN B. LARSON · SEPT 3, 2020
https://pleasekillme.com/bam-bam-tina-bell/
The Seattle Times
"Before Nirvana or Pearl Jam, there was Tina Bell, the godmother of grunge. Musicians pay tribute in upcoming concert"
By Jade Yamazaki Stewart, Seattle Times July 8, 2021
Trash Theory (UK)
"Before Nevermind: How Grunge Became Grunge"
by Trash Theory, additional writing and research by Serenity Autumn, Sept 30, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuTY805MzJc
THE TAPE DECK
"Retrospectreview: Lost Grunge Progenitors Bam Bam Don’t Deserve Obscurity, and “Free Fall From Space” Is Proof".
by Rob Moura. April 20, 2021
https://tapedeckpodcast.com/bam-bam-free-fall-from-space-review/
LOUDWIRE
"12 Bands Who Are Considered Pioneers of Grunge"
by Lauryn Schaffner, August 20, 2021
KEXP SOUND & VISION Show
"Tina Bell: Unsung Goddess of Grunge"
KEXP SOUND & VISION Show, Mar 2, 2021
https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/sound-vision/2021/3/2/tina-bell-unsung-goddess-grunge/
KEXP SOUND & VISION Show
"Tina Bell: Unsung Goddess of Grunge"
KEXP SOUND & VISION Show, Mar 2, 2021
Larry Mizell Jr & Eva Walker
https://omny.fm/shows/kexp-sound-vision/tina-bell-unsung-goddess-of-grunge
CBS Mornings
"African American woman who led a grunge forerunner gets her moment of long-overdue recognition"
CBS Mornings co-hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson with Lee Cowen. Sept 8, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgoeBUpGObw
Welcome To The D.
Jack Endino & Chris Hanzsek say Bam Bam was Reciprocal Recording's 1st band.
WelcomeToTheDshow, MEA TV Apr 2, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htwomePI3T8&t=1728s
KING 5 News
Behind the Lens: 2021 KING 5 Photographers' Notebook
"we take you behind the lens and share the perspective of our photojournalists. In 2021, they covered the biggest stories of the year.. They share how the stories came together".
KING 5 News, Dec 23, 2021
https://youtu.be/IPa3IOzOrZM?t=1500
ECE EastCoast Entertainment
"BLACK MUSIC HISTORY MONTH: PUNK, METAL AND HARDCORE"
JENNY LANGER, 06/15/2020
https://www.bookece.com/blog/2020/06/15/black-music-history-month/
The FORTY-FIVE
"The Unsung – Tina Bell invented grunge"
By Leonie Cooper - May 26 2021
https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/the-unsung-tina-bell-invented-grunge/
American Songwriter
"Did Tina Bell Help Invent Grunge?"
By Jacob Uitti, American Songwriter - Sept 8, 2021
https://americansongwriter.com/did-tina-bell-help-invent-grunge/
Sonic Mosquito Soup (Romania)
"Grunge at Ground Zero: The Story Of Bam Bam"
by Dan Tecucianu, Sonic Mosquito Soup Apr 24, 2019
https://thesonicmosquitosoup.wordpress.com/2019/04/24/grunge-at-ground-zero-the-story-of-bam-bam/
Dallas Observer
"10 Obscure Artists Who Shaped Popular Music"
by Mark E. Moon, Dallas Observer, Jan 11, 2022
ZORA Medium
"The Black ‘Godmother of Grunge’ Who Inspired Your Fav Bands - Seattle’s Tina Bell is forgotten no more"
by Stephanie Siek, ZORA Medium, Mar 23, 2021
https://zora.medium.com/the-black-mother-of-grunge-who-inspired-nirvana-95886f21eccc
BUST Magazine
"Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her".
By Andrea Bussell, BUST Magazine, Issue 129 - Summer 2022
https://bust.com/music/198907-tina-bell-bam-bam-profile-bust-magazine-summer-22.html
Zeba Blay
"..give love to the late Tina Bell, who with her band Bam Bam (formed in 1983) basically created the grunge/Seattle sound that would later become associated with bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam in the 90s".
Zeba Blay - writer/author, Nov 17, 2022
https://www.instagram.com/p/ClEbRmYujpE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
10 Things Zine
"Bands like Bam Bam, Green River and The Fartz seemed to play Gorilla Gardens a lot, but the venue also pulled in good-sized touring bands like The Ramones, Circle Jerks, Guns'n'Roses, Sonic Youth, Violent Femmes, Hüsker Dü and Butthole Surfers".
Dan O'Halligan, 10 Things Zine - Sept 21, 2007
http://10thingszine.blogspot.com/2007/09/gorilla-gardens.html
Solin Live (Croatia)
Hrvoje Bubić: Intervju sa Scott Ledgerwood
by Hrvoje Bubić. Solin Live - Jan 5, 2020
http://www.solin-live.com/index.php/hrvoje-bubic-intervju-sa-scott-ledgerwood/
B ALDEA (Basque)
"Seattlego eszena, Nirvana eta emakume isilaraziak: Tina Bell, grungearen aitzindaria"
by Ainhoa Vitoria and Julen Idigoras.
EITB Media, (Basque) Nov/02/2022
Broccoli, Issue #14
"Tina Bell - Remembering the Black grunge frontwoman
who both defined and defied the genre"
by Neyat Yohannes. Broccoli Issue #14, Spring 2022
https://broccolimag.com/collections/magazines/products/broccoli-issue-14?variant=43012660625665
MOHAI
Bam Bam concert poster, July 28, 1984; on display at the Museum Of History & Industry in Seattle. Submitted by the University of Washington.
https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/17570/
Shine My Crown
"Tina Bell, the Black Woman Who Invented Grunge Music, Finally Receives Some Recognition"
by Yah Yah, September 9, 2021
Seattle Today
"Tina was phenomenal. I mean I've worked with like, some of the greatest singers of my generation for sure, and she's right up there man, as far as just like charisma, power, and her lyrics are really fuckin cool.. uumm, yeah; she was one of the greats".
Seattle Today Episode 12 - Matt Cameron, June 7, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NUzAH-Zl78&t=488s
12 Best Black Rock Stars – Top Male & Female Black Rockers. Devoted to Vinyl, Feb 15 2023.
https://www.devotedtovinyl.com/black-rock-stars/
A História NÃO CONTADA do GRUNGE: TINA BELL e BAM BAM. {Brazil}
Iara Iguti, Nov 5, 2022.
"Somebody I Used to Know"- Rom Com film features Tina Bell shirt.
T-Shirts On Screen, February 13, 2023.
https://www.tshirtsonscreen.com/somebody-i-used-to-know-tina-bell-tshirt/
Alicia Gaines of Ganser’s Black History Month playlist.
"I’ve included Tina Bell from Bam Bam and Betty Davis here, two women that really should have more, if any."
Alternative Press Magazine, Feb 14, 2023.
https://www.altpress.com/ganser-alicia-gaines-curated-playlist/
Tina Bell & Bam Bam featured in "Hit Girls - Women of Punk in the USA 1975-1983",
the very cool new book by Jen B Larson.
or..
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hit-girls-jen-b-larson/1140296593
C-86 Show (UK)
Scott Ledgerwood - Bam Bam - in conversation with David Eastaugh .
C-86 Show - Indy Pop, Dec 28, 2022
https://www.c86show.org/e/bam-bam-scott-ledgerwood/
Interview with Jack Endino
Alt77 | Alternative Music, Feb 13, 2022
https://youtu.be/RVDaIMq5s_A?t=3970
KLFM (Croatia)
"Nevermind the Nirvana & Pearl Jam, Here is Bam Bam".
KLFM – Radio u zajednici, Croatia.
autor: Hrvoje Bubić, 19/10/2019
https://klfm.org/evermind-the-nirvana-pearl-jam-here-is-bam-bam/
Vanishing Seattle’s Top 9 of 2022 -
`Birthday of the late Tina Bell, front-woman for Bam Bam and unsung “Godmother of Grunge.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm-CSpJSjUN/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
Afro Feminas, (Spain)
Tina Bell. La olvidada mujer negra pionera del grunge.
Afro Feminas, Nov 29, 2022.
https://afrofeminas.com/2022/11/29/tina-bell-la-olvidada-mujer-negra-pionera-del-grunge/
Tina Bell haunts my thoughts. Om Johari, Word Press, Nov 18, 2015.
https://omjohari.wordpress.com/2015/11/18/tina-bell/
The Women Who Built Grunge.
by Lisa Whittington-Hill,
LONGREADS June 29, 2022.
https://longreads.com/2022/06/29/the-women-who-built-grunge/
History Link
Central Tavern and Saloon (Seattle).
By Peter Blecha, HistoryLink.org Essay 22524. 7/31/2022
https://www.historylink.org/File/22524
Remembering Tina Bell (and why you should).
by Alan Cross. Ongoing History Daily, Mar 29, 2021.
https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-remembering-tina-bell-and-why-you-should/
U Discover Music
Pioneering Women in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Music. By Katherine Turma, U discover Music,
March 30, 2022.
https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/pioneering-women-in-heavy-metal/
The Seattle Times
How Seattle’s storied rock scene is shattering the genre’s white male image.
By Michael Rietmulder, Seattle Times music writer, May 21, 2021.
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/how-seattles-storied-rock-scene-is-shattering-the-genres-white-male-image/
The Culture Rock Griot
Pioneer Report: Scotty “Buttocks” Ledgerwood of Bam Bam Sets The Crown Straight On Grunge Queen TINA BELL.
by Samantha Hollins, The Culture Rock Griot, February 5, 2021.
The Culture Rock Griot
I Was There: All Hail The TINA BELL & BAM BAM Seattle All-Star Tribute Review!
by Samantha Hollins. The Culture Rock Griot.
July 19, 2021.
Riff
Godmother of Grunge Tina Bell Set the Stage for ’90s Rock with Bam Bam. The overlooked proto-grunge band and their distinguishable frontwoman. by Alexander Razin , published by Medium, Apr 28, 2023.
Rare Peace
20 Important Female-Led Rock Bands You Should Know (#1 Bam Bam). by Sarah Von H, Rare Peace,
Sept 16, 2022.
https://www.rarepeace.com/post/20-important-female-led-rock-bands-you-should-know
A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents
Tina Bell | The Woman Who Invented Grunge.
by Miss Ann Thrope. A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents, May 23, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKDyW3VtcT0
O Mirante Joinville (Brazil)
Evento Black Underground promove representatividade feminina e negra (featuring Tina Bell). Organized by Ana Paula Porfírio. Oct 28, 2019.
All That's Interesting
Meet Tina Bell, The Black ‘Godmother Of Grunge’ Who Created The Seattle Sound.
By Bernadette Giacomazzo. All That's Interesting, April 26, 2022.
https://allthatsinteresting.com/tina-bell
Gonzo Today
Grunge: The Last Great Era.
by Kidman J. Williams. Gonzo Today, May 1, 2021.
THE NORTHWEST MUSIC ARCHIVES
Bam Bam.
http://nwmusicarchives.com/artist/bam-bam/
Music Non Stop (Brazil)
100 Amazing Women in World Rock History You Need to Hear. By Letty for Music Non Stop, Grupo UOL.
Dec 9, 2020. (USO-Universo Online)
https://musicnonstop.uol.com.br/mulheres-na-musica-100-mulheres-incriveis-na-historia-do-rock-mundial-que-voce-precisa-ouvir/
Bam Bam - Ground Zero, 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFiNe2kK914
The Stranger
TJ Martin’s Tinas
https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/04/06/56396192/tj-martins-tinas
Portland Mercury
The Two Tinas: Filmmaker TJ Martin on His New HBO Tina Turner Documentary, and His Mom, the "Goddess of Grunge". by Chase Hutchinson. Portland Mercury, Apr 6, 2021.
Black Rockers United
40 Black Rock-Hers Who Are Shaking It Up!
by Nicole Kali. Black Rockers United. 4/09/2021.
https://blackrockersunited.com/Articles/40-rock-hers-shaking-it-up?fbclid=IwAR2hEVmqFVbrg9Y83VPyB5zxPieanUHLJws1XTnvpyu5dJhUWj4RaCZx00c#TINA_BELL
A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents
Tina Bell | The Woman Who Invented Grunge. Miss Ann Thrope, May 23, 2021.
AFROPUNK
The Soundtrack To Danny Denial’s Bazzooka Is A Revolution In Sound.
By Nathan Leigh, April 22, 2021.
KEXP
Matt Cameron praises Tina Bell in excerpt from KEXP Sound & Vision show, Mar 2, 2021.
LOUDWIRE
Who Invented Grunge? Loudwire, Aug 25, 2021.
https://youtu.be/Zx7HwDCF5SE?t=318
Keys Weekly
" There’s a band called Bam Bam that I’m obsessed with".. Kevin Martin, frontman for Candlebox. Keys Weekly, Jan 21, 2022.
TMDQA! (Brasil)
Tina Bell: conheça a “madrinha do Grunge” que inspirou o Nirvana e muito mais.
Por Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos - 01/06/2021.
https://www.tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com/2021/06/01/tina-bell-madrinha-grunge/
Bam Bam - I'm Dead.
Wendell & Wild Official Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX5GxLXfvv01I?si=f9df61b2747d4649&nd=1
Seattle Times.
White Center mural honors late musician Tommy Martin.
By Alan Berner, Seattle Times July 3, 2021.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/white-center-mural-honors-late-musician-tommy-martin/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15660918/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
https://musicrunsthroughmysoul.tumblr.com/post/630902241256243201
https://www.reddit.com/r/Soundgarden/comments/invs81/matt_cameron_with_his_presoundgarden_band_bam_bam/
https://www.leonardotissot.com/2021/08/interview-black-tones.html
https://www.elderly.com/products/pearl-jam-anthology-the-complete-scores
https://youtu.be/IPa3IOzOrZM?t=1500
https://artcetera.art/historia-do-grunge/
https://youtu.be/SVfJPLKyVnk?t=265
https://thepeelingblog.com/2021/03/12/on-recognition-and-neglect/
https://mathewingram.blog/2022/01/16/a-black-singer-named-tina-bell-helped-invent-grunge/#more-33172
http://www.arcaneappendix.com/2022/01/21/c3-e11-appendix/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9refera10j4
https://listwithclever.com/research/best-music-cities-2022/
https://commonedge.org/my-15-minute-city-pioneer-square-seattle-washington/
https://www.mimosasisterhood.com/dorothy-dandridge-and-tina-bell/
https://wfuv.org/content/pom-pom-squad-mia-berrin-five-essential-albums
https://www.vikingschoice.org/archive/ambient-pop-finnish-black-metal-brazilian-free/
https://artcetera.art/cinema/filmes-de-grunge/
https://threebandsthreebucks.blogspot.com/
https://southstreetartmart.com/collections/books-zines/products/taped-off-tv-rockstars-zine
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/bam-bam/stress/
https://www.tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com/2021/06/01/tina-bell-madrinha-grunge/
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9546305/tina-turner-documentary-directors-interview/
https://shows.acast.com/state-of-love-and-trust/episodes/3-songs-we-prefer-acoustically
https://falseto.com/tag/bam-bam/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQwcuCyJ0Le/?utm_source=ig_web_button_native_share
https://youtu.be/wjOyESIFz-8?t=3773