Bottom/ Le Tigre (French for "The Tiger") is an American dance-punk band, formed by Kathleen Hanna (formerly of Bikini Kill) and Johanna Fateman in 1998. Le Tigre is known for its socio-political lyrics, dealing with issues of feminism and the LGBT community. This Island (Universal, 2004) is their third album. Initially envisioned as a live back up band for Hanna's solo project Julie Ruin, Le Tigre mixed the politics and feminism of riot grrrl with fun electronic samples and lo-fi beats. Top/ Chicks on Speed is an electropop group which started in Munich in 1997. Though usually considered part of such musical genres as electroclash, Chicks on Speed actually started as a multidisciplinary art group who applied punk-inspired DIY ethic to performance art, collage graphics and home-made fashion. We Don't Play Guitars is a collaboration with Canadian artist Peaches, from the Chicks' heavily electronic second album 99 Cents (Chicks On Speed Records, 2003). The album also included a cover of Tom Tom Club's "Wordy Rappinghood", featuring a bevy of guests including Miss Kittin (who appears later on "Shick Shaving") and Tina Weymouth (who composed the lyrics and sang on the original). Top/ Genderchange identity is one theme of Peaches' music, and she often plays with traditional notions of gender identity, gender roles, and gender representation. Her lyrics and live shows self-consciously blur the distinction between male and female; she appears on the cover of her album Fatherfucker (XL Recordings, 2003) with a full beard.
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