The Black ‘Godmother of Grunge’ Who Inspired Your Fav Bands
Seattle’s Tina Bell is forgotten no more
When you think of grunge, do you picture a bunch of long-haired White guys in plaid shirts, singing about teenage angst and self-loathing? Time to expand that viewpoint. Standing above them all should be Tina Bell, a tiny Black woman with an outsized stage presence, and her band, Bam Bam. It’s…