Kim gordons memoir begins with the dissolution of her marriage and sonic youth. Kim gordons memoir girl in a band to be published in. Apr 21, 2015 often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never before in girl in a band. Girl in a band is a fascinating and honest memoir full of raw emotion and insight. When their marriage broke up in 2011, so did the band. Last year, kim gordon announced plans to release girl in a band, a memoir chronicling her life and decadeslong music career. Sonic youths kim gordon reflects on the breakup of her marriage and. Often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never. Girl in a band girl in a band audiobook, by kim gordon. Oct 08, 2014 kim gordon s highly anticipated memoir, girl in a band, has been given a release date of february 24, 2015. Although this is often a sad book, especially in its reflections on the. Kim gordon and thurston moore were indie rocks power couple until their marriage, and their band, ended in 2011. She writes with enviable fluency and an intimacy thats thrilling for fans more. Gordon doesnt mince her words as she recalls working with courtney love and compares the.
Now the book, due out via harper collins imprint dey street books. The book begins in 2011, with gordon looking out at the audience in sao paulo during sonic youths last ever concert. Feb 24, 2015 there are few artists who inspire such reverence as kim gordon. She writes frankly about her route from girl to woman and pioneering icon. New york times bestsellerkim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a. A memoir is a 2015 autobiography written by former sonic youth bass guitarist. If readers are looking for the definitive story of sonic youth from kim gordons. Sharing the stage with her husband and musical partner, thurston moore, the striking blonde bassistsinger offered a focal point, a still alternative to moore.
Often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never before in girl in a band. Read girl in a band pdf a memoir ebook by kim gordon. Kim gordon is ready to tell her side of the story the sonic youth cofounder will share insights into her bands rise and fall and her split with thurston moore when her autobiography. Theres a lot of appropriation going on, and kim speaks quite openly about the ways various songs, album covers, and other projects were influenced by other artists. Girl in a band kim gordon a memoir by samantha adame issuu. Kim gordons memoir, girl in a band, begins and ends with two seminal gigs, the final sonic youth concert in 2011 that also marked the end of her marriage to front man thurston moore and last years induction ceremony for the rock and roll hall of fame when gordon was invited to sing with the remaining members of nirvana. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation.
Girl in a band kim gordon paperback harpercollins publishers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading girl in a band. In the new york times, questlove praised the books careful introspection, detail and. 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, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids. Gordon looks back on the experience in a new memoir called girl in a band. Kim gordon, guitarist with sonic youth, talks about her memoir, girl in a band. She writes frankly about her route from girl to woman and pioneering icon within the music and art scene of new york city in the 1980s and 90s as well as marriage, motherhood, and independence. Often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up as never before in girl in a.
Jun 22, 2017 in girl in a band kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. What i found most interesting about girl in a band was the way kim gordons experiences in the manhattan art world of the 1980s affected her other creative pursuits, including music. 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 is a study of her subsequent disillusionment. 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, the men in her life, her marriage, her relationship with her daughter, her music and her band. 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 the band helped usher inpaving the way for nirvana, hole, smashing pumpkins and many other acts.
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. Sonic youth, the seminal alternative rock, postpunk new york group she formed in 1981 with her thenboyfriend, later husband, thurston moore. I liked her descriptions of manhattan life in the late 70s and early 80s and also the sections that deals with her ill brother. Kim gordons girl in a band memoir has 2015 street date.
Often described as aloof, kim gordon truly opens up in girl in a band. Gordon, of course, was the bassist for sonic youth, the legendary. Kim gordon has 10 books on goodreads with 71445 ratings. Kim gordons memoir, girl in a band, gets release date and. Girl in a band by kim gordon overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Sonic youth fans were stunned when married cofounders thurston moore and kim gordon announced in 2011 that couple and band were no more. Read an exclusive excerpt from kim gordons new memoir, girl in a band. Telling the story of her childhood, her life in art, her move to new york city, her love. Girl in a band by kim gordon meet your next favorite book. After such a blistering opening, girl in a band could all too easily. Kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth, fashion icon, and role model for a. From the guitarist of the pioneering band sleaterkinney, the book kim gordon says everyone has been waiting for and a new york times notable book of 2015 a. Feb 12, 2015 girl in a band is a study of her subsequent disillusionment. Kim gordons girl in a band is a fascinating memoir from a true underground pioneer, an outsider, and an icon.
Kim gordon published by harper audio on february 24th 2015 genres. 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. 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, the men in her life, her marriage. Sonic youths kim gordon will release her memoir, girl in a band, on february 24th, and to mark the arrival of her tome, the bassist will embark on an 11date book tour that will find the.
Sofia coppola, filmmaker the best thing one of your heroes can do is make you feel heroic yourself. When the post punkrock group, sonic youth, disintegrated in 2011 following the breakup of the marriage of key members, thurston moore and kim gordons, bereft fans sought answers. The title of kim gordons strikingly confessional new memoir, girl in a band feb. Until the bandand their marriagebroke up in 2011, the author sang and played bass, made art, and raised a daughter. Kim gordons eagerly anticipated memoir, 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, 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.
Amy poehler, actor, producer, writer ive always admired kim gordon. 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. Feb 22, 2015 kim gordon and thurston moore were indie rocks power couple until their marriage, and their band, ended in 2011. Feb 24, 2015 new york times bestsellerkim 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, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids.
The gravest sin most readers will find is that a memoir called girl in a band largely leaves out the band. Evocative and edgy, filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a. The publisher has supplied this book in drm free form with digital watermarking. But at its core, girl in a band examines what partnership meansand what happens. While this book is similar to that which gordon previously has published, by means of mentioning art, dropping names and quickly going over events and people, this book has something special in that she goes through her marriage breaking apart due to her former husbands infidelity. Listen to girl in a band audiobook by kim gordon free 30.
Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. These experiences, each cathartic in their own way and each. But at its core, girl in a band examines the route from girl to woman in uncharted territory, music, art career. The musician and author of the memoir girl in a band is a fan of joan didion. At her girl in a band launch event on monday at the brooklyn academy of music, she instead commentated a series of videos as context for the bookscenes from 1966s blow up, the 1970 rolling. 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. Kim gordons highly anticipated memoir, girl in a band, has been given a release date of february 24, 2015. But at its core, girl in a band examines what partnership meansand what happens when it dissolves. There are few artists who inspire such reverence as kim gordon.
Fiercely, honestly, and with the creative abandon of a singular artist. Girl in a band limited edition by kim gordon coles books. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Read girl in a band online by kim gordon books free 30day. Kim gordon on life after sonic youth gordon cofounded sonic youth with thurston moore. Apr 23, 2015 when the post punkrock group, sonic youth, disintegrated in 2011 following the breakup of the marriage of key members, thurston moore and kim gordons, bereft fans sought answers. I love sonic youth, theyre one of my all time favorite bands, but kims book was a mixed bag.
Yes, the book covers her role as cofounder, singer and bassist. 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. The title of kim gordon s strikingly confessional new memoir, girl in a band feb. You can read this ebook on any device that supports drmfree epub or drmfree pdf format. Sonic youths kim gordon was indie rocks poster girl for having it all, but she never had a plan, she. New york times bestsellerkim 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, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids. Sonic youths kim gordon was indie rocks poster girl for having it all, but she never had. In girl in a band kim gordon, founding member of sonic youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. I came to gordons book with lots of respect for her place in the music world, and lots of curiosity. Girl in a band is a fascinating and honest memoir, full of raw. 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, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty of patti smiths just kids often described as aloof, kim gordon opens up. 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.
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