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Yes, the book covers her role as cofounder, singer and bassist. However, to reduce girl in a band to a handful of outspoken excerpts and. The book begins in 2011, with gordon looking out at the audience in sao paulo during sonic youths last ever concert. The band helped build a vocabulary of musicpaving the way for nirvana, hole, smashing pumpkins and many other acts. Founding member of sonic youth and solo artist kim gordons autobiography has been reissued in a new paperback edition. Amy poehler, actor, producer, writer ive always admired kim gordon. Girl in a band kim gordon paperback harpercollins us. She also plays in the band free kitten with julie cafritz of pussy galore, and she has collaborated with musicians such as ikue mori, kurt cobain, dj olive, william winant, lydia lunch, alan licht, and chris corsano.

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Kim gordon has led a fascinating life and i enjoyed getting to know her better in this personal and honest memoir. In girl in a band kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. Kim gordons memoir girl in a band to be published in february, cover art revealed at the heart of the book is the examination of what partnership meansand what happens when it dissolves. I love sonic youth, theyre one of my all time favorite bands, but kims book was a mixed bag. Girl in a band is a study of her subsequent disillusionment. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The title of kim gordon s strikingly confessional new memoir, girl in a band feb. Sonic youth fans were stunned when married cofounders thurston moore and kim gordon announced in 2011 that couple and band were no more. In girl in a band she tells with complete openness the story of her family, her work in the visual arts, her move to new york city. Telling 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, girl in a band is a rich and beautifully written memoir. Kim gordons memoir girl in a band to be published in. Feb 22, 2015 kim gordon and thurston moore were indie rocks power couple until their marriage, and their band, ended in 2011. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Telling 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, girl in a band is a rich and. But first and foremost this is a book about gordons. A memoir by kim gordon new york times bestseller kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth. This is a fancy way of saying that im probably in the sweet spot when it comes to kim gordons memoir, girl in a band. Exploring the artists, musicians, and writers who influenced gordon, and the relationship that defined her life for so long, girl in a band is filled with the sights and sounds of a preinternet world and is a deeply personal portrait of a woman who has become an icon. Kim gordon has 27 books on goodreads with 70330 ratings. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a.

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Kim gordon sonic youth on why russia and the us need a pussy riot. Kim althea gordon is an american musician, vocalist, and artist. Yes, the book opens with sonic youth playing their last ever gig and kim gordons feelings of resentment to her husband, and bandmate, thurston moore, who had recently left her for another woman. But at its core, girl in a band examines the route from girl to woman in uncharted territory, music, art career, what partnership meansand what. Often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never before in girl in a band. Gordon, of course, was the bassist for sonic youth, the legendary. Girl in a band is a fascinating and honest memoir full of raw emotion and insight. Jun 22, 2017 in girl in a band kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story.

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