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Cuntcore (aka: Cuntrock) is a genre of female driven music founded by front woman Vain Jayne of the She-Devils (formerly Baby Jayne), circa 1997. Originally, the definition in essence, was a humorous play on the term "Cock rock". As the band developed the term carried over with the band's name change in early 1999, and the She-Devils were now defining a new genre of music while taking stance against the Riot Grrrl movement.
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A former Riot Grrrl herself, Vain Jayne dropped from the scene after experiencing first-hand sexual discrimination against her male bandmates and the failure to respect individualistic differences when the She-Devils were invited to play the 1999 Riot Grrrl Convention in Memphis, Tennessee. "Riot Grrrl embraced a whole new feminist movement by promoting equality between the sexes in the male-driven world of rock-n-roll. In later experiences I discovered this was not the case at all. Riot Grrrl is just another name for male-hate, female driven angst. While the original intentions were good ideals, the truth to the situation is quite ugly and fell far from it's expectations. I now understand why reputable bands su... |
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