'THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF OUR BAND IS TWO GUITARS': Sleater-Kinney were making bass-less records long before the White Stripes and the Black Keys came along. Says co-leader Carrie Brownstein, 'The power comes from the conversation the guitars are having with each other'

When Sleater-Kinney emerged amid the '90s riot-grrrl movement, they stood out as a group of three young women making explosive records fueled by rage. The trio's new effort, Little Rope [...]