Brody Dalle has treated fans to a video of her first band performing in front of Bikini Kill more than 20 years ago.
The Distillers frontwoman, who was in a band called Sourpuss at the time, shared the footage on Twitter as a throwback to her early musical days. The video in question was shot for Melbourne’s Rock n Roll High School, a non-profit arts association based in the Australian city from 1990-2001.
1996 My first band Sourpuss playing for rock n roll high school and bikini kill https://t.co/Ntn0s34KmG via @YouTube
— Brody Dalle-Homme (@BrodyDHomme) March 6, 2019
In the footage, Dalle is seen singing and playing guitar with three other bandmates. Members of Bikini Kill watch on amongst the audience.
Fans have commented on the freshly unearthed footage. One user on YouTube wrote: “That was incredible. Brody already has demand of the stage. Pretty cool for an iconic person just starting to play for another iconic band. Awesome beginnings.”
A Twitter user wrote: “Fucking awesome. Raw and powerful “can’t get it together” fukin’ love that”, while another commented: “Christ on a bike, [Dalle’s] voice was powerful even then. Can really hear Nirvana influences.”
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