So this has Corin Tucker and one of Unwound & one of Circus Lupus.

Here is my money.

sorry, in all my interactions with Corin, she's always come off as arrogant and once acted rather put-off that a guy was telling her how awesome her voice was. i've since changed my mind on that assessment of her vocal talents. she goes off about how good a singer she is on a documentary called "Don't need you: the HERstory of Riot GRRRL" she's in...totally full of herself, but trying to play it off. Jello Biafra sings with a ton of vibrato too, Corin, you're not unique.

too bad too, i used to like her and her music, but i can't deal with inflated egos like that.

It's odd how she is looking to the hard right in just about every photo I have seen of her in the past 10 years. Maybe she's trying to get some kind of patent on eyeball rolling?

#2, that comment made me laugh. Is she the only musician you've ever met or something? Because you just described most of the famous musicians I've ever spoken to. I think that when it comes to being a musician, having a bit of an attitude or ego is what contributes to having great stage presence and swagger.

On the contrary, arrogance is what makes great musicians (and people) mediocre.

I've never met Corin Tucker, but from seeing her live and listening to her albums - she is not mediocre. Arrogant or not, she is very talented, both as a songwriter and as a singer.

I don't think arrogance is necessary for good stage presence though. There is a difference between confidence and arrogance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lDJZJRXw…

This is the interview from that movie. You think her saying "Striking vocals are part of our sound" and "I have the natural ability to sing really prettily, but..." constitutes arrogance or her being full of herself? Really? To me it sounded like she was asked about her instrument and she was explaining her technique and how she developed her sound.

She's definitely a very serious person from an educated background, but this interview shows her as being more thoughtful in her responses than arrogant. I was never a big S-K fan because I thought they were soooo serious, but I'd still way rather watch them than someone like Cat Power who hides behind her hair and acts like she needs a hug.

HER MUSIC SUCKS! (buts its ok because shes from the nw right)

@5 and @6 you guys are super boring and mediocre and I bet you don't have the balls to even sing karaoke let alone form a band or do something else amazing. Go back and log in to Second Life where you're someone. I don't dig her music but she's doing something. Are you?

Bonus for those who showed up: Eddie Vedder went onstage for a song during the encore.

obviously, virginia, you are a fan of hers. so was i. once.

cute little remark about her being the only musician i've ever met, though, thanks!

she is not my first, thank god, or last. however at that time they weren't that "famous." good for you for meeting so many famous musicians to compare her to, though! (please, tell us more!)

yeah, that's a clip of the documentary about the Riot GRRRL movement where she talks about her voice. YES, she is responding to someone asking about her voice, BUT she also does say, after she says that she could just "naturally sing prettily", that "I could have sounded...normal." (but, she was too good for that, and she needed to have an edge!) and SHE DID end up sounding like Jello Biafra in the end. it worked, don't get me wrong. i still have their albums, but i've run into her more than once and wasn't impressed with how she dealt with her male fans. i've met a few musicians in my time, famous and not, but she was the one that disappointed me the most. that's all i was saying.

Sleater Kinney is one of my favorite bands, and yes, they are a gaggle of arrogant shits.

I met them at a signing and wanted to punch Carrie in the eye.

Doesn't mean they don't fucking shred better than any boy band out there.

Also, there was a tiny little girl there and the band lavished here with attention. It was great to see the positive girl empowerment. So whatevs.

@10 Way to be that guy.

@13, FTW.

#12, I still don't see how being a musician and not wanting to sound normal constitutes arrogance. Why wouldn't you work to better your abilities? Why is wanting to be a more unique singer and do more with what you're given an arrogant or snotty thing? Of course, no matter what you do you might end up sounding like someone else, but just talking about how you worked to improve your skills makes you arrogant? That doesn't make sense to me.

I'm not saying they aren't arrogant in other ways, since I don't know them, but the example you've provided doesn't sound anything like arrogance and frankly comes off as a bit sexist, which is why I'm harping on this, not because I'm a fan of the band. I assume you aren't intentionally sexist, given you watch Riot Grrl movies, but I do wonder if you'd view Corin's comments less critically if they were made by a male musician. Because it sounds like you're confusing assertive and opinionated with arrogant here.

@12 - If you have listened to any of their music at all...you might understand why Corin might not swoon because some dude with a dick can discern the difference between SK and Avril Lavigne. Bully for you. You have a penis...yet you STILL like SK! Shouldn't you get some credit for that? STFU.

<3 corin! <3 sara! i don't know who the other people are but i love these ladies.

*yawn* at the complainy complainers!

Her music sucks. Brownstein from Sleater-Kinney's doing some tv show about Portland. Ugh.
This whole crew of people is just a bunch of vapid trendsters that would get laughed at anywhere else than the NW. For some reason, once it gets a PDX/Oly/Seattle 'stamp of approval', it doesn't have to have much except a vague (and muted) sense of outrage, 3 chords, and some lyrics/liner notes cribbed from actual writers.
Only fun to listen to if you're shopping for a strap-on or vegan burger patties.

wow.

"You have a penis...yet you STILL like SK! Shouldn't you get some credit for that? STFU."

i have their albums, as i've said before. i got them signed by the band after attending a few of their shows. it was my interactions then that helped me form my current opinion about Corin. you respond by basically calling me a "cock, male, oppressor!" and then, essentially, telling me to shove it. (although not quite so eloquently.)

the Riot GRRRL movement wasn't supposed to be about being "anti-boy," but being "pro-girl." the "anti-boy" theme just kept bustin' out though, in some of the artists and LOTS of the fans. you have successfully represented the WORST part of the movement and the reason why it eventually lost steam.

What an absolute disappointment this show was. Man we are so broke ass and saved our $15 up to see this show. Oh god my heart breaks at the mediocre adult contemporary crap she spewed all night.

It was all over the moment Eddie Vedder walked out.

The whole thing was just sad, oh so sad! What happens to people when they have kids? It all turns to crap.