Donita Sparks on feminism in grunge, wild mosh pits and why she feels like a superhero In the 1990s, L7 reigned as one of grunge's most fierce and uncompromising bands. The Los Angeles band's ...

Los Angeles art-punk veterans L7 have seen it all, from playing Raji’s in Hollywood in the ’80s, to the grunge circuit in the ’90s, to huge punk and metal festivals all over the world. “We feel at ...

I’ve seen L7 at arguably their peak, and I’ve seen L7 when things weren’t quite so rosy. The first time was in 1993 on a bill with Nirvana, the Breeders and Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy (featuring ...

The all-female rock band L7 blazed a notorious trail through the late 1980s and early ‘90s grunge scene but has never quite gotten its due as an important act of the era. Respect is finally arriving ...

Here we have the long-awaited vinyl reissue of the reunited Los Angeles band L7’s (not the similarly-named Detroit band L-Seven, also the subject of a recent archival release) very finest effort, the ...

Photo credit: Dean Keim L7 don’t defy expectations — they detonate them. When their punk-metal-grunge mélange smacked America in the face in the late ’80s and early ’90s, they flew in the face… By Joe ...

One of the best all-female bands ever, L7 never quite received the worldwide level of success they so richly deserved. The quartet obtained major critical acclaim with a trio of 90's releases, "Smell ...

This article originally appeared in the July 1993 issue of SPIN. "Did you lend me a tampon that day?" L7's Donita Sparks asks singer-guitarist Suzi Gardner. We're talking at singer-guitarist Sparks's ...

From L7 to Spoon: The 175th LA Weekly playlist, reviewing the musicians that we’ve been writing about all week, is live now. There’s electronic music from Apashe, hip-hop from Sugarhill Dot, R&B/funk ...

Legendary Los Angeles grunge band L7 will return to Australia in 2020 for another loud and powerful string of shows showcasing their classic songs and new material. The band were among the most ...

Some musical performances stick in your head forever. One of mine is KT Tunstall’s ‘Later’ debut, playing ‘Black Horse & The Cherry Tree’ while armed only with a guitar, a mic, a looper, and buckets ...

The great ’90s alt-rock band L7 broke up in 2001, but they reunited, at full classic-lineup strength, in 2015. Since then, L7 have released 2019’s Scatter The Rats, their first new album in 20 years.