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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

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/african-american-woman-who-led-a-grunge-forerunner-gets-her-moment-of-long-overdue-recognition/#x

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

https://www.loudersound.com/features/rock-star-interrupted-the-unsung-story-of-grunge-pioneer-tina-bell-and-bam-bam

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)

https://www.amazon.com/Aretha-Leslie-Kwan/dp/0593406532/ref=asc_df_0593406532/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=598243310553&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4247237484911753906&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033630&hvtargid=pla-1661774156069&psc=1

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

https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bam-bam-villains-also-wear-white-interview?fbclid=IwAR3lA3dIljLEJJK__mRAyecmt95BmvF4JZWwbJdThYUANJ3TujZWZ024oug

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

https://www.king5.com/article/features/seattle-music-icons-honor-tina-bell-of-bam-bam/281-4fc01edc-8e69-4889-8de7-9abe1a593398

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

https://pleasekillme.com/top-10-stories-2020/?fbclid=IwAR0oAjJnmLjkSLiS_5O7IAiLY7zQfZLPkCYowgGsQJRxY9wIOFuRhMpgbcA

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

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/before-nirvana-or-pearl-jam-there-was-tina-bell-the-black-godmother-of-grunge-musicians-pay-tribute-in-upcoming-concert/

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

https://loudwire.com/bands-pioneered-grunge/?fbclid=IwAR12GgNGOuWf0Ug8nqdiOE6xBjiOW1tHJX1fFh73bXDAS4zrp8jPRtTRBN8

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

https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/10-artists-you-probably-havent-heard-of-who-changed-music-forever-13189686

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

https://www.eitb.eus/eu/gaztea/programak/b-aldea/osoa/9003326/seattlego-eszena-nirvana-eta-emakume-isilaraziak-tina-beel-grungearen-aitzindaria/

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

https://shinemycrown.com/tina-bell-the-black-woman-invented-grunge-music-finally-receives-some-recognition/

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.

https://youtu.be/pXgPdcNm8tM

"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.

https://p-yo-www-amazon-com-kalias.amazon.com/Hit-Girls-Women-Punk-1975-1983/dp/1627311238/ref=zg_mw_4532_sccl_2/131-8445054-4629706?psc=1

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.

https://theculturerockgriot.wordpress.com/2021/02/05/pioneer-report-scotty-buttocks-ledgerwood-of-bam-bam-sets-the-crown-straight-on-grunge-queen-tina-bell/

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.

https://theculturerockgriot.wordpress.com/2021/07/19/i-was-there-all-hail-the-tina-bell-bam-bam-seattle-tribute-review/?fbclid=IwAR1aG_I12mTeWUiudn8gWWB-9V03BVL09imwojzIL9gG0Mgngp-U9-Jk7t4

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.

http://omirantejoinville.com.br/2019/10/28/black-underground-promove-representatividade-negra/?fbclid=IwAR1oAXaBAD6nbHKG8bSQGmJjqja9pr0_J_aluDkVvqwH45TwgnyYEoqvBHM

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.

https://gonzotoday.com/2021/05/01/grunge-the-last-great-era/?fbclid=IwAR1zSR0JkfSDfcjIsfSy1Y3fxpnIpdmbNtI9OT7mERsJDufO37NdI4TX66s

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.

https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2021/04/06/32667294/the-two-tinas-filmmaker-tj-martin-on-his-new-hbo-tina-turner-documentary-and-his-mom-the-goddess-of-grunge

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

https://www.leonardotissot.com/2021/08/interview-black-tones.html

https://youtu.be/RKDyW3VtcT0

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://afropunk.com/2021/04/exclusive-the-soundtrack-to-danny-denials-bazzooka-is-a-revolution-in-sound/?

https://youtu.be/duaBVTZWWVw

https://flipboard.com/@Christopherhbnp/meet-tina-bell-the-black-godmother-of-grunge-who-created-the-seattle-sound/a-JE0vJHUJRBC9RxkEDeYDwQ%3Aa%3A1735981700-69c5d34019%2Fallthatsinteresting.com

https://youtu.be/Zx7HwDCF5SE?t=318