Hit girls : women of punk in the USA, 1975-1983 / Jen B. Larson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larson, Jen B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punk rock music.

Punk rock music--United States--History and criticism.

Rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (501 pages)

Place of Publication:

Port Townsend, Washington : Feral House, [2023]

Summary:

Think punk was only a boys club? Read about the women who were the punk revolution! Women have been kicking against the pricks of music patriarchy since Sister Rosetta Tharpe first played the guitar riffs that built rock-n-roll. The explosion of punk sent shockwaves of revolution to every girl who dreamed of being on stage. Punk godmothers Suzy Quatro, The Runaways, Patti Smith, Poison Ivy, Tina Weymouth, Debbie Harry, The Go-Gos, and Fanny's Millington sisters provided the template for thousands of girls and women throughout the United States to write and record their songs. Hit Girls is the story of local and regional bands whose legacy would be otherwise lost. Despite the modern narrative labeling women as anomalies in rock music, the truth is: women played important roles in punk and its related genres in every city, in every scene, all over the United States. The women and bands profiled by Jen B. share their experiences of sexism and racism as well as their joy and successes from their days on stage as they changed what it meant to be in a band. These pioneering women were more than novelty acts or pretty faces--they were fully contributing members and leaders of mixed-gender and all-female bands long before the call for "girls to the front." The women of Hit Girls are now rightfully exalted to cult status where their collective achievement is recognized and inspiring to new generations of women rockers. Included are interviews with: Texacala Jones, Stoney Rivera, Mish Bondaj, Alice Bag, Nikki Corvette, Penelope Houston, and many more formidable and infamous women who made their voices heard over the screaming guitars. Hit Girls includes over 100 rare and never-before seen images. Author Jen B. includes a comprehensive playlist of all the artists.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Author's Note

Foreword by Ann Magnuson

Introduction

Essays ¡Feminista! By Alice Bag

Neo Boys Liner Notes by Suzi Creamcheese

1. Midwest: Hit Girls, Haute Girls

Destroy All Monsters

The Welders

Nikki &amp

the Corvettes

Flirt

Chi-Pig

DA!

The Shivvers

The Waitresses

Bitch

The Dadistics

The Cubes

Unit 5

Ama-Dots

The Dents

Kate Fagan

Algebra Suicide

Dummy Club

2. South: Feast on My Heart

Pylon

Cichlids

The Klitz

The Delinquents

Mydolls

Screaming Sneakers

The Cold

F-Systems

Teddy and the Frat Girls

The Foams

3. Northwest: Guys Are Not Proud

The Dishrags

Chinas Comidas

The Accident

Neo Boys

The Anemic Boyfriends

Sado-Nation

Art Object

The Braphsmears

The Visible Targets

Bam Bam

4. West Coast (South): Manic in a Panic

Backstage Pass

The Bags

The Controllers

Castration Squad

The Alley Cats

The Eyes

Suburban Lawns

The Dinettes

The Brat

45 Grave

Tex &amp

the Horseheads

Sin 34

The Pandoras

Screamin' Sirens

5. West Coast (North): Shake the Hands of Time

Mary Monday

The Nuns

The Avengers

The Blowdryers

The Urge

VS

VKTMS

U.X.A.

IXNA

Los Microwaves

Romeo Void

The Contractions

Inflatable Boy Clams

Wilma

Frightwig

6. East Coast: Subversive Pleasure

Jayne County

Mars

The Phantoms

Helen Wheels Band

'B' Girls

Teenage Jesus &amp

the Jerks

Cheap Perfume

DNA

Nasty Facts

UT

ESG

Plasmatics

Tiny Desk Unit

Disturbed Furniture

Bush Tetras

Y Pants

Egoslavia

Dizzy and the Romilars

Chalk Circle

The Excuses

Red C

The Bloods

Pulsallama

IN MEMORIUM

AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CITATIONS

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: B, Larson Jen Hit Girls

ISBN:

9781627311281