Queens of noise the real story of the Runaways
"Queens Of Noise is a cautionary tale of what can happen to girls on the cusp of womanhood who dare to put themselves in exciting but dangerous positions. It's a testimonial to the inspiration and insecurity of the trailblazer. It's a period piece about the music in the 1970s, the lingering machinat...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Da Capo Press,
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st Da Capo Press ed. |
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| Summary: | "Queens Of Noise is a cautionary tale of what can happen to girls on the cusp of womanhood who dare to put themselves in exciting but dangerous positions. It's a testimonial to the inspiration and insecurity of the trailblazer. It's a period piece about the music in the 1970s, the lingering machinations of the old-fashioned Hollywood star system, the decadence and decay of the Sunset Strip. The Runaways' glam rock inspired both the dawn of punk and the reign of hair metal; the band is simultaneously a link between the New York Dolls and X, and Led Zepelin and Motley Crue. Queens is a fable of individuals trying to make sense of a country of changing norms, of girls raised to believe they could do what boys do, who then crashed into the wall of sexual harassment and discrimination. It's a parable of prodigal daughters leaving broken homes as well as happy homes to carve out new ways of being, of playing, of creating. And it's a story of how chemicals can distort individuals' ability to cope and lead to crime, violence, disease, and death . . . ."--Back cover. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 342 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-318), discography (p. 321-324), and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780306820397 0306820390 |
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