Girl in a Band: a Memoir

Publisher Marketing: 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. Often described as aloof, Kim Gordon opens up as never before in "Girl in a Band, " telling the story of her family, growing up in California in the 1960s and 1970s, her life in 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 1990s, which gave rise to Sonic Youth and the Alternative revolution in popular music. The band helped build a vocabulary of music paving the way for Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins, and many other acts. But at its core, "Girl in a Band "examines the route from a girl to a woman in uncharted territory, highlighting unconventional music, art, and the meaning of partnership and what happens when that identity dissolves. 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." Review Citations: Library Journal 04/01/2015 pg. 50 (EAN 9781481533423, Compact Disc) Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2014 (EAN 9780062295897, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 01/12/2015 (EAN 9780062295897, Hardcover) Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 86 (EAN 9780062295897, Hardcover) Booklist 02/15/2015 pg. 18 (EAN 9780062295897, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 03/15/2015 pg. 11 (EAN 9780062295897, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Gordon, Kim Kim Gordon is a musician, vocalist, visual artist, video director, and actress. She rose to prominence as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of the experimental downtown New York post-punk band Sonic Youth, which she formed with Thurston Moore in 1981. In 1993 she launched her own fashion line, X-Girl, and continues to be a tastemaker in fashion. In 2012 after the breakup of Sonic Youth, she formed Body/Head with friend and experimental guitarist Bill Nace. She has appeared in several films by directors Gus van Zant, Todd Haines, and Olivier Assayas, as well as in episodes of "Gossip Girl "and" Girls".