Q: What is StillKnox’s motto?
A: „With an honour to every little
pussy hiding in a corner in the middle of nowhere!“
StillKnox
are from the Czech Republic. They formed in the summer of 2002 as
an all female punk rock/grunge band with a feminist “gender-bender
attitude”. The lineup has changed a little, and
there is now one boy in the band. Ing.
Atlet Faker von Fuck Off (drums), joined the force of Elda von
LišajOff (guitar & song writer), Hana von Goth (bass
guitar) and Zuzana von Bohnice (vocals).
The
band often draws comparisons to riot grrrl punk bands, but StillKnox
regard their relation to this movement as “metaphoric”. StillKnox play at festivals and all types
of venues around the Czech Republic and many benefits that have something
to do with gender issues. StillKnox
were part of the first ever Babyfest and during
an interview, Elda made the comment that
if “more girls play and take seriously playing their instrument
(they) make it easier for other women to come in and be taken
seriously”. (BTW - Baba is a Czech slang term for
a strong somewhat scary woman).
StillKnox
hold a special place in Church of Girl’s heart. We first exchanged email with Elda back in 2003, when
we found the band and asked to add “Fucked Little Girl” to
Church of Girl Radio. We wanted to share with the world, their
raw musicianship and powerful lyrics. We
were thrilled to get a copy of their Demo 2005 recorded earlier
this year with 6 bold songs. They
also included a note that made us smile.
We
hope to meet these Radio Stars someday - somewhere between Portland and Prague.
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