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, 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. There is a nononsense bluntness to kim gordons writing. Girl in a band can be read as a prolonged consideration of that. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading girl in a band. When their marriage broke up in 2011, so did the band. In girl in a band kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story.
Kim gordon girl in a band 2015 free ebook download as pdf file. Mar 02, 2015 is there anyone cooler than kim gordon. For 30 years, her primary vehicle for it was sonic youth. There is a nononsense bluntness to kim gordon s writing. Jul 01, 2016 kim gordons brand was the gateway fashion drug for 90s girls like me who were antiestablishment, strictly secondhand, skateschooled, reared on diy, punk, hiphop, and a shot of indie rock. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Read an exclusive excerpt from kim gordon s new memoir, girl in a band.
Now we can add kim gordons latest project to the list. Mar 15, 2015 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. The founding member of the seminal band sonic youth is also a talented musician, artist, writer, and, oh yeah, role model to a generation of women. 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. In part because i too was put off by the bands air of selfimportance, it took me a while to appreciate their music. She writes frankly about her route from girl to woman and pioneering icon within the music and art scene of. Girl in a band begins and ends with the slowmotion collapse of gordon s 27year marriage to thurston moore.
Girl in a band is a fascinating and honest memoir full of raw emotion and insight. In girl in a band she tells with complete openness the story of her family, her work in the visua. Kim gordon, author of girl in a band kim gordon and thurston moore were indie rocks power couple until their marriage, and their band, ended in 2011. 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. Feb 22, 2015 girl in a band ebook written by kim gordon. New york times bestsellerkim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll. Girl in a band npr coverage of girl in a band by kim gordon. It details how she and longtime sonic youth collaborator. Girl in a band tells this story, and that of her marriage to guitarist thurston moore. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to. Try as she might, gordon cannot find much worth saying about her parents and childhood, but. Founding member of sonic youth and solo artist kim gordons autobiography has been reissued in a new paperback edition.
This book gives a voice to many struggles that loom in my life female in film or really any females or artist. Telling the story of her family, 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. Girl in a band by kim gordon audiobook listen online. Often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never before in girl in a band. This is a fancy way of saying that im probably in the sweet spot when it comes to kim gordon s memoir, girl in a band. Girl in a band was a therapeutic and motivational read for myself, thanks kim for being such a strong, real, and cool female. Girl in a band kim gordon paperback harpercollins publishers. Sonic youth is one of the most influential and successful bands to emerge from the postpunk new york scene, and their legacy continues to loom large over the landscape of indie rock and american pop culture. In the first chapter, darkly titled the end, chronicling sonic youths final. The band helped build a vocabulary of music paving the way for nirvana, hole, smashing pumpkins, and many other acts.
Yes, the book opens with sonic youth playing their last ever gig and kim gordon s feelings of resentment to her husband, and bandmate, thurston moore, who had recently left her for another woman. Gordon looks back on the experience in a new memoir called girl in a band. Founding member of sonic youth and solo artist kim gordon s autobiography has been reissued in a new paperback edition. Her memoir is titled girl in a band a nod to her annoyance at being constantly asked what it was like to be the only female in her. Girl in a band sonic youth always seemed to exude an aloof, supercilious cool, which is perhaps why some people cant stand them. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. For a girl who was in a band sonic youth for 30 years, she doesnt seem to have that much to say about it. Scientific literacy in pisa 2015 september 2019 63. For many, kim gordon, vocalist, bassist and founding member of sonic youth, has always been the epitome of cool. Kim gordon on cheating ex and mentally ill courtney love. A memoir is a 2015 autobiography written by former sonic youth bass guitarist, vocalist and songwriter kim gordon. Kim gordon girl in a band 2015 alternative rock rock music. Girl in a band by kim gordon 2015, hardcover for sale.
Kim gordon s girl in a band offers interesting insights, especially on the formation of sonic youth, how the band approached songs and albums what they had in mind while writing specific songs and what their studio sessions were like. How kim gordons cult 90s label xgirl set the standard for. Zen arcade gordon, kim girl in a band book girl in a band by kim gordonin girl in a band kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. Mar 02, 2015 there are few artists who inspire such reverence as kim gordon. Read an exclusive excerpt from kim gordons new memoir, girl in a band. The founding member of the seminal band sonic youth is also a talented musician, artist, writer, and, oh yeah, role. 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. She is famously introverted and private, so obviously when she decided to put everything into a book, girl in a band, it was one of my most anticipated releases of 2015.
February 9, 2015 performing felt as if i were a kid on a highaltitude ride, says gordon, pictured here with lee. Girl in a band by kim gordon overdrive rakuten overdrive. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. She sings, plays bass and guitar in the alternative rock band sonic youth. In girl in a band, gordons new memoir, she takes the raybans off the story of her life, so to speak. Hear kim gordon, sonic youth rocker, read from her new memoir. Often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never. A memoir by kim gordon new york times bestseller kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth.
Gordon, of course, was the bassist for sonic youth, the legendary. Oct 18, 2019 the dalai lama said you dont have to forgive someone if you can have empathy for them. 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 happens when that identity dissolves. Kim gordon, kurt cobain, and the mythology of punk.
Right now, im getting started with girl in a band, the new memoir released by kim gordon. And if the dalai lama said it kim gordon, former bassist and frontwoman in the totemic altrock band. Sonic youth fans were stunned when married cofounders thurston moore and kim gordon announced in 2011 that couple and band were no more. New york times bestsellerkim gordon, founding member of. Girl in a band kim gordon paperback harpercollins us. In girl in a band, gordon s new memoir, she takes the raybans off the story of her life, so to speak. Fiercely, honestly, and with the creative abandon of a singular artist.
Kim gordon s memoir girl in a band but as gordon reveals in her memoir, girl in a band, out tuesday, their personal and musical union came apart in 2011 when she discovered moores. Feb 21, 2015 gordon admits her vocal powers are limited in girl in a band, her muchanticipated in altrock circles, at least new memoir. There are few artists who inspire such reverence as kim gordon. Amy poehler, actor, producer, writer ive always admired kim gordon. Kim althea gordon is an american musician, vocalist, and artist. 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, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never before in girl. T hough i idolize kim gordon in a way, i actually know really little about her life outside of her music. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The band helped build a vocabulary of musicpaving the way for nirvana, hole, smashing pumpkins and many other acts. Girl in a band does fall prey to certain memoir conventions that would be better off abandoned.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read girl in a band. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music. 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. Kim gordon on life after sonic youth gordon cofounded sonic youth with thurston moore. Kim gordon and thurston moore were indie rocks power couple until their marriage, and their band, ended in 2011.
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