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Start giftingGirls to the Front
The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
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Julie McKay
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Length
11 hours 26 minutes
Language
English
Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of the Riot Grrrl movement: the radical feminist punk uprising that exploded into the public eye in the 1990s, altering America's gender landscape—and soundscape—forever. Author Sara Marcus, a cultural historian and critic who's written for Rolling Stone, the New Republic, the Los Angeles Times, and The Nation, interweaves research, interviews, and her own memories as a Riot Grrrl front-liner. Her passionate, sophisticated narrative brilliantly conveys the stories of punk bands like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, and Heavens to Betsy—whose successors include Sleater-Kinney, Partyline, and Kathleen Hanna's Le Tigre—as well as the legions of young feminists who listened up, became inspired, and made their own revolution.
Sara Marcus is a writer and musician. Her essays and criticism have appeared in the New Republic, the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, Rolling Stone, Bookforum, and Los Angeles Review of Books, and in the books No Regrets and The Essential Ellen Willis.
Julie McKay is a Los Angeles-based narrator with New York roots, a degree in music, and a background in classical theater. As a musician, she has sung professionally in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. As an actor, she has worked at Shakespeare festivals and regional theaters across the country as well as Off-Broadway in New York. A wild reader all her life, Julie loves entering the world of a book and bringing it to life for the listener. She is also a passionate home baker and enjoys traveling and exploring new places. In her spare time, Julie and her husband foster and train rescue dogs.
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"[A] compelling history . . . Marcus has done a commendable job of telling the little-known history of an important social and cultural movement." ---Booklist Starred Review Expand reviewsDowntown Book & Toy is proud to partner with Libro.fm to give you a great audiobook experience.