{"product_id":"9780062295897","title":"Girl in a Band","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKim 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 Smith's \u003cem\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften described as aloof, Kim Gordon opens up as never before in \u003cem\u003eGirl in a Band\u003c\/em\u003e. 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, \u003cem\u003eGirl in a Band\u003c\/em\u003e is a rich and beautifully written memoir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGordon 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 build a vocabulary of music—paving the way for Nirvana, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins and many other acts. But at its core, \u003cem\u003eGirl in a Band\u003c\/em\u003e examines the route from girl to woman in uncharted territory, music, art career, what partnership means—and what happens when that identity dissolves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvocative and edgy, filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a transformative life, \u003cem\u003eGirl in a Band\u003c\/em\u003e is the fascinating chronicle of a remarkable journey and an extraordinary artist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kim Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":56942802206880,"sku":"9780062295897","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_65838fad-9fb9-4631-82d1-20bbff02fff2.jpg?v=1776719872","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780062295897","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}