Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Free returns are available for the shipping address you chose. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2017. Books. 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 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 Smith's Just Kids. I started reading certain excerpts from later in the book and found myself enamored, then I immediately started from the beginning. Please try again. . Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. For every insightful story, most of them personal and often illuminating to who she really is as a person, there is a large portion of the band's career that is quickly brushed past. Please try again. And almost as celebrated as the band's defiantly dissonant sound was the marriage between Gordon and her then husband, Thurston Moore. The chronological trajectory of the book also seems to take the burdennoff Kim to come up with a specific concept beyond that of the memoir and that is such a wise choise since this brings to front the apologetic tone of the writer in many points. Please try your request again later. ..but SY fans will enjoy it I guess. Spoiler: he doesn't come out looking good. Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018. It's not a bad book by any means, but I do find the writing rather flat and humourless, with none of the edge one associates with Sonic Youth. So I was looking forward to reading this but have to say I found it a bit of a disappointment. There's a fine line in autobiography, where you inevitably write about the people you've encountered - one one side of the line is insight and anecdote about these meetings, on the other side is long list of names being dropped; this book felt way over into the name dropping side. 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. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Perhaps adequate is a good way to characterize the writing. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Yet, from some of the reviews I was hesitant, thinking I'll be wasting my money. “Unconventional. Previous page of related Sponsored Products, Dey Street Books; Reprint edition (December 1, 2015). Often described as aloof, Kim Gordon opens up as never before in Girl in a Band. Here ya go. Gordon takes us back to the lost New York of the 1980s and '90s that gave rise to Sonic Youth, and the Alternative revolution in popular music. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. This is a valuable rock artifact, in any case. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. See search results for this author. Even though i had already read a couple of sonic youth bios before the emphasis in the writing process fron the inside that kind of puts everything in boxes, how thurston wrote, what lee did usw. Some consider it boring, but personally I think Kim pulls back the curtain to reveal our favorite rockers are more regular than we believe sometimes. She is a founding member of the experimental post-punk band Sonic Youth. Exploring the artists, musicians, and writers who influenced her, and the relationship that defined her life for so long, Girl in a Band is filled with the sights and sounds of a pre-Internet world and is a deeply personal portrait of a woman who has become an icon. Please try your request again later. . Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2017. Written in the aftermath of the breakdown of her 27-year marriage to guitarist Thurston Moore in 2011, and the consequent split of Sonic Youth, Kim Gordon’s memoir Girl in a Band … Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! But as others have noted, Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2017. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. Kim shares her early life in addition to time with Sonic Youth, Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2015. 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 Smith's Just Kids.Often described as aloof, Kim Gordon opens up as never before in Girl in a Band. “Unconventional. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Something went wrong. One day people will wonder even more than they do now what being in a rock band was like pre-Internet. 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. Not a garden-variety rock memoir . Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2018. When it was announced that the couple was splitting after twenty-seven years of marriage, fans were devastated. Recent art exhibitions include a show of paintings through the Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles and the show The City Is a Garden at 303 Gallery in New York. The chronological trajectory of the book also seems to take the burdennoff Kim to come up with a specific concept beyond that of the memoir and that is such a wise choise since this brings to front the apologetic tone of the writer in many points. When it was announced that the couple was splitting after twenty-seven years of marriage, fans were devastated. Girl in a Band: A Memoir by Kim Gordon (Read by) starting at $1.00. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. I usually don't give 5 star reviews prematurely, until I've finished and/or used a product completely. . It's not a bad book by any means, but I do find the writing rather flat and humourless, with none of the edge one associates with Sonic Youth. The band helped build a vocabulary of music - paving the way for Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins, and many other acts. growing up and her painfully raw description of the breakup of her marriage were really nicely done. Kim Gordon (Author) › Visit Amazon's Kim Gordon Page. I love Sonic Youth, they're one of my all time favorite bands, but Kim's book was a mixed bag. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Newsletter. It's good, but not great. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2020. Fiercely, honestly, and with the creative abandon of a singular artist.” (AMY POEHLER, actor, producer, writer). Kim Gordon has done just that in her memoir; it is full of beauty and power, inspiration, kindness, boldness and hope.” (CARRIE BROWNSTEIN, writer, actor, musicianCARRIE BROWNSTEIN, writer, actor, musician) ..but SY fans will enjoy it I guess. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. 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. I really enjoyed the pictures too. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2020. Perhaps adequate is a good way to characterize the writing. Kim Gordon Dey Street: 288 pp., $27.99. The 3 stars is because Kim comes across like a hypocrite: she claims to be a feminist but makes so many judgemental and catty remarks about other women ("I didn't know the Roxy in LA was frequented by so many hookers in high heels") and is clearly bitter about Thurston's affair which I can understand but she is really nasty about the other woman and comes across quite bad. A good read. My guess is she wrote most, if not all of this herself. In the first chapter, darkly titled … Recent art exhibitions include a show of paintings through the Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles and the show The City Is a Garden at 303 Gallery in New York. The real sonic deal. : A Memoir, Long and Winding Road: The Greatest Beatles Stories Ever Told. . Following the breakup of Sonic Youth, Gordon formed the group Body/Head. A collection of her early critical art writing entitled Is It My Body? I started reading certain excerpts from later in the book and found myself enamored, then I immediately started from the beginning. If you are looking for all the hot gos about the dissolution of her and Thurston's marriage, you'll get some of that. However, I don't think I'll regret this. Evocative and edgy, filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a transformative life, Girl in a Band is the fascinating chronicle of a remarkable journey and an extraordinary artist. 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's writing is also somewhat inconsistent. Bassist here, longtime SY fan...I was disappointed that Kim does not talk about her basses or amps at all, instead focusing on how she wants to be taken seriously as an 'artist'...makes no mention of how she learned to play, who her influences were...spent way too much time talking about her family and friends (who cares, Kim!) Girl in a Band begins and ends with the slow-motion collapse of Gordon’s 27-year marriage to Thurston Moore. --Los Angeles Times Book Review, "Engaging and surprisingly intimate." She lived it analog. Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2017. In Girl in a Band, this famously reserved superstar speaks candidly about her past and the future. Dey Street Books; Reprint edition (February 24, 2015). Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2018. I love Sonic Youth, they're one of my all time favorite bands, but Kim's book was a mixed bag. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Kim Gordon is an artist, musician, producer, fashion designer, writer, and actress. The band helped build a vocabulary of music—paving the way for Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins and many other acts. If you are looking for all the hot gos about the dissolution of her and Thurston's marriage, you'll get some of that. I'll confess I've wanted this memoir since Kim first announced she was writing it. Of all the characters Kim mentions she makes them real, even Courtney Love (although she's still larger than life when presented). Following the breakup of Sonic Youth, Gordon formed the group Body/Head. And almost as celebrated as the band’s defiantly dissonant sound was the marriage between Gordon and her then husband, Thurston Moore. Evocative and edgy, filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a transformative life, Girl in a Band is the fascinating chronicle of a remarkable journey and an extraordinary artist. Kim comes across bad but it's worth a read, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2021. Girl in a Band: A Memoir audiobook written by Kim Gordon. Junkie Love: A Story of Recovery and Redemption, Standing In My Lane: A Memoir Of An Reality Urban American Dream, “The best thing one of your heroes can do is make you feel heroic yourself. I think she made an error with this memoir. If you are looking for detailed stories about recording sessions and the songwriting process, you'll be disappointed. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Here ya go. Girl in a Band is a fascinating and honest memoir full of raw emotion and insight.” (SOFIA COPPOLA, filmmaker) “The best thing one of your heroes can do is make you feel heroic yourself. Click here to buy it for £11.99 Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. For a life so full of art, music and interesting people, I found surprisingly little joy in this narrative from one of rock’s singular iconoclasts. Perhaps the biggest revelation here is her childhood, specifically her relationship with her brother and the role it played as Kim came into her own as a person. Girl in a Band: A Memoir Paperback – Illustrated, 1 December 2015. by. was released by Sternberg Press in January 2014. You can return the item for any reason in new and unused condition: no shipping charges, Or get 4-5 business-day shipping on this item for $5.99 I'll confess I've wanted this memoir since Kim first announced she was writing it. She is a founding member of the experimental post-punk band Sonic Youth. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. For every insightful story, most of them personal and often illuminating to who she really is as a person, there is a large portion of the band's career that is quickly brushed past. My guess is she wrote most, if not all of this herself. Kim comes across bad but it's worth a read, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2021. However, I don't think I'll regret this. Narrated by Kim Gordon. . $27.. A … Does this book contain inappropriate content? --Vanity Fair, "More than a memoir, though one of the most riveting music biographies ever penned."--Examiner.com. She lives in New York and Los Angeles. This is a thourghly nasty memoir that appears to be an attempt to hit back at people Kim doesn't like. It's good, but not great. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2020. Kim writes with a distant coolness, she's intelligent but not patronizing, self-aware and honest without being totally unpeeled, something I can appreciate. Please try again. Instead we get a gossipy tack fest, half-baked and skimpy. Yet, from some of the reviews I was hesitant, thinking I'll be wasting my money. Hear an icon's life story, timeless music, and message. A passage where it is fluid, heartfelt, and detailed will be followed by a chapter that is clunky and ends abruptly. [but] a strange and lovely book about a woman finding and losing herself onstage and off and crafting a complicated creative life when none of the molds quite fit." We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 1 on the New York Times Best Seller list, and was the first selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0. In Girl in a Band, this famously reserved superstar speaks candidly about her past and the future. There was a problem loading your book clubs. I was glad to read Kim's accounts of not only her time/role in the band Sonic Youth, but also her experience in the art and design worlds. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Girl in a Band: A Memoir is published by Faber for £14.99. As a literary genre, a memoir (from the French: mémoire from the Latin memoria, meaning "memory", or a reminiscence), forms a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable in modern parlance. I really enjoyed the pictures too. Often described as aloof, Kim Gordon opens up as never before in Girl in a Band. There's a fine line in autobiography, where you inevitably write about the people you've encountered - one one side of the line is insight and anecdote about these meetings, on the other side is long list of names being dropped; this book felt way over into the name dropping side. Here are all the things he looked up while reading Kim Gordon's memoir, Girl in a Band. Perhaps the biggest revelation here is her childhood, specifically her relationship with her brother and the role it played as Kim came into her own as a person. Unable to add item to List. 576 ratings. growing up and her painfully raw description of the breakup of her marriage were really nicely done. Kim shares her early life in addition to time with Sonic Youth, Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2015. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Girl in a Band: A Memoir is a 2015 autobiography written by former Sonic Youth bass guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Kim Gordon. Kim writes with a distant coolness, she's intelligent but not patronizing, self-aware and honest without being totally unpeeled, something I can appreciate. Bassist here, longtime SY fan...I was disappointed that Kim does not talk about her basses or amps at all, instead focusing on how she wants to be taken seriously as an 'artist'...makes no mention of how she learned to play, who her influences were...spent way too much time talking about her family and friends (who cares, Kim!) Yesterday, when I finished reading, I had a few lines written down -the things I wanted to emphasize in the review. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail is the 2012 memoir by the American writer, author, and podcaster Cheryl Strayed.The memoir describes Strayed's 1,100-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995 as a journey of self-discovery.The book reached No. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2020. 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 Smith's Just Kids. Girl in a Band: A Memoir Gordon pens her memoir at a tumultuous time in her life, freshly removed from the dissolution of both Sonic Youth and her marriage to bandmate Thurston Moore. Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2017. has been added to your Cart. “Girl in a Band” chronicles Gordon’s creative life in and beyond the band. "Unconventional. Nonetheless, I decided to take the chance! . [but] a strange and lovely book about  a woman finding and losing herself onstage and off and crafting a complicated creative life when  none of the molds quite fit.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review, “Engaging and surprisingly intimate.”—Vanity Fair, “More than a memoir, though one of the most riveting music biographies ever penned.”—Examiner.com. She lives in New York and Los Angeles. From her childhood in the sunbaked suburbs of Southern California, growing up with a mentally ill sibling, to New York’s downtown art and music scene in the eighties and nineties and the birth of a band that would pave the way for acts like Nirvana, as well as help inspire the Riot Grrl generation, here is an edgy and evocative portrait of a life in art. Girl in a Band is a fascinating and honest memoir full of raw emotion and insight.” (SOFIA COPPOLA, filmmaker) “The best thing one of your heroes can do is make you feel heroic yourself. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2019. I started off enjoying Girl in a Band. Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, I Dreamed I Was a Very Clean Tramp: An Autobiography, Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984, “Kim Gordon writes the way she plays. The (un)Lucky Sperm: Tales of my bizarre childhood - a funny memoir. Kim Gordon on her new memoir, 'Girl in a Band'. Spoiler: he doesn't come out looking good. The real sonic deal. 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. I usually don't give 5 star reviews prematurely, until I've finished and/or used a product completely. Fans of Sonic Youth will learn little about the band. Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout. Gordon takes us back to the lost New York of the 1980s and '90s that gave rise to Sonic Youth, and the Alternative revolution in popular music. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. . was released by Sternberg Press in January 2014. . I wish guitarists Lee Renaldo or Thurston Moore would write a book, maybe then we could get some real beef. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Kim Gordon has done just that in her memoir; it is full of beauty and power, inspiration, kindness, boldness and hope.” -- CARRIE BROWNSTEIN, writer, actor, musician CARRIE BROWNSTEIN, writer, actor, musician. Get instant access to all your favorite books. 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. Please try again. Certainly writing a memoir about one's life is no small feat and I applaud Kim for sharing so much of her life with us. But as others have noted, Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2017. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Documenting the Google searches and YouTube rabbit holes inspired by the books we're reading. Of all the characters Kim mentions she makes them real, even Courtney Love (although she's still larger than life when presented). THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD A Memoir By Maude Julien with Ursula Gauthier Translated by Adriana Hunter 273 pp.
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