Monday, June 1, 2026

4 Girls Signed a Deal. The Label Signed a Disaster: The Lunachicks Story

This wild music documentary-style video dives into the chaotic rise and fall of the Lunachicks, a teenage all-girl New York punk-metal band formed in 1987 at the High School of Performing Arts. Discovered by Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, they signed with Blast First Records while still minors, releasing raw, aggressive albums like Babysitters on Acid and Binge and Purge that blended screaming vocals, crushing riffs, and unhinged stage antics. The story explores their Barbie-gone-wrong image, drug-fueled tour disasters, label struggles, revolving drummers (including a Beastie Boys alum), and clashes with the male-dominated industry—culminating in their eventual breakup and surprise 2019 reunion. A wild ride through 90s underground rock excess and feminist punk rebellion.