Women Make Noise: Girl Bands from the Motown to the Modern

by Julia Downes (Editor)

Overview

In Women Make Noise musicians, promoters, journalists, and fans explore the best girl bands of the last fifty years. Includes interviews with members of the original '60s girl groups and classic punk outfits like The Raincoats and The Slits as well as household names of today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780956632913
Publisher:	Aurora Metro Books
Publication date:	12/11/2012
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

Introducing the All-girl Band: Finding Comfort in Contradiction Julia Downes 7

1 Female Pioneers in Old-time and Country Music Victoria Yeulet 17

2 Puppets on a String? Girl Groups of the 50s and 60s Elizabeth K. Keenan 37

3 Truth Gotta Stand: 60s Garage, Beat and 70s Rock Sini Timonen 62

4 Prog Rock: A Fortress They Call The Industry Jackie Parsons 83

5 Feminist Musical Resistance in the 70s and 80s Deborah Withers 108

6 You Create, We Destroy: Punk Women Jane Bradley 153

7 Post-Punk: Raw, Female Sound Rhian E. Jones 187

8 Subversive Pleasure: Feminism in DIY Hardcore Bryony Beynon 215

9 Queercore: Fearless Women Val Rauzier 238

10 Riot Grrrl, Ladyfest and Rock Camps for Girls Elizabeth K. Keenan Sarah Dougher 259

Epilogue: Pussy Riot and the Future Julia Downes 292

Notes 297

Bibliography 315

Editorial Reviews

"Fascinating, diverse and, most importantly, inspiring - the title alone is as much a rallying cry as a joyous statement of the truth." - Zoe Street Howe, author of Typical Girls? The Story of The Slits and other music titles.

"It's exhilerating to learn about different generations of female musicians from such diverse, strong voices." - Kathleen Hanna

"A very important and timely contribution to the debates about "women in rock". All-girl bands have too often been written off as novelties, and this exciting book sheds new light on an under-researched area." - Lucy O'Brien, She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul.



"Fascinating, diverse and, most importantly, inspiring - the title alone is as much a rallying cry as a joyous statement of the truth." - Zoe Street Howe, author of Typical Girls? The Story of The Slits and other music titles.

"It's exhilerating to learn about different generations of female musicians from such diverse, strong voices." - Kathleen Hanna

"A very important and timely contribution to the debates about "women in rock". All-girl bands have too often been written off as novelties, and this exciting book sheds new light on an under-researched area." - Lucy O'Brien, She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul.

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