Anything; nonfiction, fiction, biographies, autobiographies, literally any work of literature discussing how unfairly women are treated within the music industry l.
Edit : Also goodreads has a list about feminism and music with about 120 books. Might be good to explore.
LankySasquatchma on
That’s a confirmation bias if I’ve seen one. Hope you pass the time while not expanding your horizons!
Reading-In-Serenity on
Can’t stop the girls by Lily E Hirsch (haven’t read this one just heard about it)
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*The woman in me* by Britney Spears
latinnameluna on
maybe not exactly what you’re looking for, but *the final revival of opal & nev* by dawnie walton is a novel about a black woman and the white man she makes music with and the fallout of their career. it delves into the racism and misogyny/misogynoir opal faces.
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Anything by Patti Smith? I’m not quite sure 🤔
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“Boring Girls”, Sara Taylor.
> A visceral story of friendship, music, and bloody revenge Rachel feels like she doesn’t fit in ― until she finds heavy metal and meets Fern, a kindred spirit. The two form their own band, but the metal scene turns out to be no different than the misogynist world they want to change. Violent encounters escalate, and the friends decide there’s only one way forward . . . A bloodstained journey into the dark heart of the music industry, Boring Girls traces Rachel’s deadly coming of age, Fern at her side. As the madness deepens, their band’s success heightens, and their taste for revenge grows ravenous.
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She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Pop Music by Lucy O’Brien. It is much more engaging than the title makes it sound and covers the good and the bad going all the way back to the blues era.
I haven’t read it, but I bet Lita Ford’s book would also cover this pretty well. She rocked just as hard as the dudes in the 80s but they only wanted women as sex objects.
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Daisy jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This one’s a fictional take on (I’m pretty sure?) Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks. I remember enjoying it, honestly probably one of my favorites of her books.
Another100people on
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk by
Kathleen Hanna
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Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin by Alice Echols
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Honey by Isabel Banta
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Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna
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Two autobiographies come to mind: the one by Pat Benatar, and the one written by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart.
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Jeanette Mccurdy’s I’m Glad My Mom Died touches on this, but it is mostly about child acting.
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Electric Ladyland by Lisa Renee Rhodes on women in rock
Woman Walk the Line by Holly Gleason on women in country
and might be older than what you’re looking for but Sounds and Sweet Airs by Anna Beer on early women composers who have been ignored or forgotten
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Anything for a hit by Dorothy Carvello
Edit : Also goodreads has a list about feminism and music with about 120 books. Might be good to explore.
That’s a confirmation bias if I’ve seen one. Hope you pass the time while not expanding your horizons!
Can’t stop the girls by Lily E Hirsch (haven’t read this one just heard about it)
*The woman in me* by Britney Spears
maybe not exactly what you’re looking for, but *the final revival of opal & nev* by dawnie walton is a novel about a black woman and the white man she makes music with and the fallout of their career. it delves into the racism and misogyny/misogynoir opal faces.
Anything by Patti Smith? I’m not quite sure 🤔
“Boring Girls”, Sara Taylor.
> A visceral story of friendship, music, and bloody revenge Rachel feels like she doesn’t fit in ― until she finds heavy metal and meets Fern, a kindred spirit. The two form their own band, but the metal scene turns out to be no different than the misogynist world they want to change. Violent encounters escalate, and the friends decide there’s only one way forward . . . A bloodstained journey into the dark heart of the music industry, Boring Girls traces Rachel’s deadly coming of age, Fern at her side. As the madness deepens, their band’s success heightens, and their taste for revenge grows ravenous.
She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Pop Music by Lucy O’Brien. It is much more engaging than the title makes it sound and covers the good and the bad going all the way back to the blues era.
I haven’t read it, but I bet Lita Ford’s book would also cover this pretty well. She rocked just as hard as the dudes in the 80s but they only wanted women as sex objects.
Daisy jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. This one’s a fictional take on (I’m pretty sure?) Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks. I remember enjoying it, honestly probably one of my favorites of her books.
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk by
Kathleen Hanna
Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin by Alice Echols
Honey by Isabel Banta
Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna
Two autobiographies come to mind: the one by Pat Benatar, and the one written by Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart.
Jeanette Mccurdy’s I’m Glad My Mom Died touches on this, but it is mostly about child acting.
Electric Ladyland by Lisa Renee Rhodes on women in rock
Woman Walk the Line by Holly Gleason on women in country
and might be older than what you’re looking for but Sounds and Sweet Airs by Anna Beer on early women composers who have been ignored or forgotten
Viv Albertine’s books