{"product_id":"girl-in-a-band-10th-anniversary-edition-a-memoir","title":"Girl in a Band (10th Anniversary Edition): A Memoir","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BESTSELLER***\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION, INCLUDING NEW FOREWORD FROM RACHEL KUSHNER AND NEW CHAPTER FROM KIM GORDON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor many, Kim Gordon is the epitome of cool: vocalist, bassist\/guitarist and founding member of Sonic Youth—one of the most successful bands to emerge from the post-punk New York scene—despite being famously reserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTen years ago, Gordon distilled that coolness into her groundbreaking memoir, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGirl in a Band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, speaking openly about her life. From her childhood in the sunbaked suburbs of Southern California, growing up with a schizophrenic sibling, to New York’s downtown art and music scene in the halcyon days of the 80s and 90s and creating Sonic Youth—a band that would go on to pave the way for acts like Nirvana and inspire the Riot Grrrl generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e Girl in a Band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an edgy and evocative portrait of a life in art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA decade on, Gordon’s exploration of the artists, musicians, and writers who influenced her, and of the relationship that defined her life for so long, remains a deeply intimate self-portrait of a woman who became an icon, and whose stature continues to evolve in and grow. With a new foreword by Rachel Kushner and new chapter from Kim herself ruminating on her career as a solo artist and her two 2025 Grammy nominations, her connection to touring after nearly forty years, and the death of her brother Keller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expandev\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319565455645,"sku":"9780063450318","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780063450318.jpg?v=1757020606","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/girl-in-a-band-10th-anniversary-edition-a-memoir","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}