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Often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never before in girl in a. But at its core, girl in a band examines the route from girl to woman in uncharted territory, music, art career, what partnership means and what happens when that identity dissolves accessrestricteditem. Sonic youth fans were stunned when married cofounders thurston moore and kim gordon announced in 2011 that couple and band were no more. Hey, girl, the history of the word girl is actually crazy. Feb 22, 2015 kim gordon and thurston moore were indie rocks power couple until their marriage, and their band, ended in 2011. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Oct 28, 2019 sonic youth fans will be gripped by kim gordon s firstperson account of her 30something years spent being a girl in a band. Best books on rock and roll artist bios, reference works, books by musicians, collections of lyrics, interviews. Gordon tells the story of her family, growing up in california in the 60s and 70s, her life in visual art, her move to new york city, the men in her life, her marriage, her relationship with her daughter, her music, and her band. The gravest sin most readers will find is that a memoir called girl in a band largely leaves out the band. Jan 09, 2020 60 best websites to download free epub and pdf ebooks updated. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her story a memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll. No home record is the debut solo album by kim gordon. Sonic youth, the seminal alternative rock, postpunk new york group she formed in 1981 with her thenboyfriend.

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Founding members thurston moore guitar, vocals, kim gordon bass guitar, vocals, guitar and lee ranaldo guitar, vocals remained together for the entire history of the band, while steve shelley drums followed a series of shortterm drummers in 1985, and rounded out the core lineup. There are few artists who inspire such reverence as kim gordon. Mar 23, 2020 rob sheffield picks greatest music books to read. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading girl in a band. The second is a breakup memoir about the end of gordons marriage to guitarist moore and. She writes frankly about her route from girl to woman and pioneering icon. Learn what bobby flay, ruth reichl, danny trejo, and many others are cooking for comfort. Often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never. The second book to be discussed is return to oakpine by ron carlson.

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Girl in a band is a study of her subsequent disillusionment. Sonic youths kim gordon was indie rocks poster girl for having it all, but she never had. Fiercely, honestly, and with the creative abandon of a singular artist. Sonic youth was an american rock band from new york city, formed in 1981. If you have a disability that interferes with reading printed text then all of these books can be instantaneously available in your browser or via protected download.

Kim gordons memoir, girl in a band, begins and ends with two seminal gigs, the final sonic youth concert in 2011 that also marked the end of her marriage to front man thurston moore and last years induction ceremony for the rock and roll hall of fame when gordon was invited to sing with the remaining members of nirvana. Kim gordons memoir, girl in a band, gets release date and. Often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never before in girl in a band. Girl in a band dey street, 2015 is really two books. What i found most interesting about girl in a band was the way kim gordons experiences in the manhattan art world of the 1980s affected her other creative pursuits, including music. Kim gordons memoir girl in a band to be published in. When the post punkrock group, sonic youth, disintegrated in 2011 following the breakup of the marriage of key members, thurston moore and kim gordons, bereft fans sought answers. Kim gordon on life after sonic youth gordon cofounded sonic youth with thurston moore.