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Pretend we're dead : the rise, fall, and resurrection of women in rock in the '90s

Pretend we're dead : the rise, fall, and resurrection of women in rock in the '90s

Pearson, Tanya, 1980 or 1981- author.
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When musician and public historian Tanya Pearson decided to go back to school at Smith College, she was surprised to discover that there was no archive for holding the stories of the women who had shaped the art form she loved, and so she started the Women of Rock Oral History Project, which now houses dozens of original interviews. Though many of the interviews provided interesting anecdotes and unique insight, one interview in particular, with...

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Alternative rock music United States History and criticism
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ISBN:
9780306833373 (hardcover)
9780306833373
0306833379
Edition:
First edition
Description:
vii, 248 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Other Title:
Pretend we are dead
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Introduction
Part one
Fast and frightening
The whole industry descended on us
The hard thing was always the press
Before we knew it, we were topping the charts
Rock for choice
Part two
When it was time for the door to close, it was shut
Go on, take everything
Pimps and hos
We already have our lady group
"I'm a slave for you": women in rock post-9/11
We're taking back the narrative
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Notes
Index
LCCN:
2024946757
Control Number:
3365275
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