women rock musicians

Right after the sudden death of her mother--her first and most devoted fan--and just before the launch of her high-stakes sophomore album, Greta James falls apart on stage. The footage quickly goes viral and she stops playing, her career suddenly in jeopardy--the kind of jeopardy her father, Conrad, has always predicted. In the end, she'll have to decide what her path forward might look like--and how to find her voice again.

"Two parallel stories reflect and intertwine in a tale of youthful dreams and desires. In 1856, Teresa, a young aristocrat, is more interested in writing avant-garde horror poetry than making a suitable marriage. In 2016, three teenage girls, Gloria, Laura, and Cristina, want to start a punk band called the Black Holes. They have everything they need: attitude, looks, instinct . . . and an alarming lack of musical talent. They've barely started rehearsing when strange things begin to happen. As their world and Teresa's intersect, they're haunted by the echo of something that happened 160 years ago"--Provided by publisher.

Contains profiles of twelve women who played significant roles in the evolution of popular music, describing their backgrounds, struggles, ambitions, and triumphs in a male-dominated field; arranged alphabetically from Carole King to Suzanne Vega, with photographs and an index.

"A celebration of the evolution, influence, and power of women in popular music. From Bessie Smith to Taylor Swift, women have played an essential and undeniable role in the evolution of modern music including blues, rock and roll, country, folk, glam rock, punk, and hip hop. In a world once traditionally dominated by male artists, women have a stronger influence on music than ever before, yet remain woefully under-represented and unappreciated in the musical canon. This book is a tribute to the female artists who have always defined and continue to make indelible contributions to popular music"--OCLC.

Discusses the culture, criticisms, and cultural impact of the riot grrrl movement and increase in female rock musicians in the 1990s, focusing on bands such as Bikini Kill, Alanis Morissette, Sleater-Kinney, and other artists and examines related issues, such as feminism and sexual politics.

"Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go-Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock and roll she loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things. Another band getting noticed is The Six, led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she's pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road. Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend. The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice"--.

"Taylor Swift's ... [fans share inside information] including what happened when they met Taylor, her mom, and her publicist - and tour secrets from Loft '89, Club Red, and T-Party ... [Also describes] which countries are Taylor's favorites and why, what she likes to do on her days off, and some of the ... things she's done when not performing"--OCLC.

A biography of Little Mix, a British girl group including Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nelson.

The author reflects on her life and offers meditations on a variety of topics, including travel, detective shows, literature, and coffee.