Now sheâs had the ultimate last word after her punk anthem inspired by the encounter, Racist, Sexist Boy, became a viral sensation last week.
The video of Mila and her three teenage bandmates that make up the Linda Lindas screaming âYou are a racist, sexist BOYYYY!â is taken from a rage-filled live performance inside the LA public library for AAPI Heritage Month. Overnight, the clip became one of the most cathartic and energizing songs to come out of the pandemic.
Don t mess with The Linda Lindas.
Two days after the video exploded online, the four young musicians sat down with the Guardian in the backyard of one of their homes and giddily reflected on their newfound fame. Hours earlier, Variety had reported that they had signed with Epitaph Records, though the girls clarified that they had been in talks with the label for months â and the signing wasnât yet finalized.
Fierce All-Girl Teen Punk Band The Linda Lindas Fight Hate on Viral ‘Racist, Sexist Boy’ Billboard 5/24/2021 The Linda Lindas
There are a lot of things kids aren’t old enough to do, but one thing they absolutely can do is fight the power with guitars and righteous lyrics. That’s the tactic deployed by fierce four-person Los Angeles punk band The Linda Lindas, who have turned a raging performance at the L.A. Public Library into a cause célèbre that has landed them more than 340,000 views and, reportedly, a deal with legendary punk label Epitaph Records.
The group consists of guitarist-singer Lucia, 14, an eighth grader (“Linda No. 3″); bassist-singer Eloise, 13, a seventh grader (“Linda Linda No. 2); fifth grade drummer-singer Mila, 10 (“Linda Linda No. 4); and guitarist-singer Bela, 16, a junior (“Linda Linda No. 1″). In the video for their song “Racist Sexist Boy” that blew up on YouTube recently, Mila and Eloise talk about how the song was inspired
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