In the late 80s, three self-described "total freak" high school girls
from Brooklyn found salvation in the sisterhood of friendship, refuge in
the East Village. Soon after graduation, The Lunachicks signed with
Blast First Records; Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore whisked them into the
studio (it did not go well). And yet the Lunachicks fought for their
space in the virtually boys-only world of punk and rock throughout the
90s.
Their unforgettable costume-critiques of pop culture were
as loud as their "Marsha[ll]" amps, the ferocity of their feminism as
lasting as their pre-internet mythology. They toured with bands like
Marilyn Manson, No Doubt, Rancid, and The Offspring. The played the
Reading Festival with Nirvana and did the testosterone-fueled Warped
tour (twice).
Lauded by critics and feared by men, The
Lunachicks annihilated social conventions from Brooklyn to Tokyo and
somehow managed to survive, but not unscathed. Fallopian Rhapsody
chronicles becoming an established band and hearing industry dudes say,
"We're not booking you because we already had a girl band play here this
month," or "We're not playing your song on our radio show because we
already have No Doubt in the rotation." Their group memoir will also
recount their collapse, drug abuse and intervention, survival and
reinvention. Filled with never-before-seen photos, illustrations, and
ephemera from the band's private archive, this book will be a must-have
for new and old fans alike.
For readers of Carrie Brownstein's
Hunger Makes me a Modern Girl, Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band, and
Chrissie Hynde's Reckless, Fallopian Rhapsody is the literary equivalent
of diving headfirst into a moshpit and, slowly but surely, venturing up
to the front of the stage.
Fallopian Rhapsody : The Story of the Lunachicks - Jeanne Fury & The Lunachicks
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