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Kill Rock Stars is a Record Label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in Olympia, Washington . Moon initially started the label with the intention of releasing Spoken Word 7" Single Records . KRS-101 (The label's first release) was in fact a split 7" spoken-word record with Kathleen Hanna and Slim Moon and other "Wordcore" releases followed. The first major release was a compilation of Olympia-area bands simply titled Kill Rock Stars ( Stars Kill Rock and Rock Stars Kill would follow in the same compilation series) and featured Bikini Kill , Bratmobile , Unwound , and The Melvins . Because of the press attention Riot Grrl bands like Bikini Kill were receiving at the time, KRS was most notable for releasing this work during the mid-90's although the label's music never reflected a single genre or underground music movement. The label also continued its tradition of spoken word by releasing their first full-length spoken word LP Big Broad by Juliana Luecking in 1995. This was also the year that Elliott Smith released his self-titled solo LP on the label. Another milestone was the 1997 release of Sleater-Kinney 's third LP (and first on KRS) Dig Me Out , which garnered national press attention in Spin and Rolling Stone magazine. In 1997/98, the 5RC label was formed as a sister label to Kill Rock Stars and releases generally harsher-sounding and more challenging indie rock than KRS. Their roster includes Xiu Xiu , Deerhoof , Need New Body , The Mae Shi and Metalux among others. 1998 also marked the first-ever Mailorder Freak Singles Club and featured Quasi , Small Stars and Rock-A-Teens among others. Arguably the most popular and well-known band on KRS was The Decemberists , who left the label in 2005 after signing to Capitol Records . In 2005 KRS began releasing some artists with connections to the major label recording industry, such as Linda Perry from 4 Non Blondes. TRIVIA Punk band NOFX has a song on their 1997 album So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes criticizing the feminist philosophies of the label, aptly titled "Kill Rock Stars." SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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