Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution -- Sara Marcus, Paperback

"Not only a historical rockument of the revolutionary 90s counterculture Riot Grrrl movement. . . but also a rousing inspiration for a new generation of empowered rebel girls to strap on guitars and stick it to The Man." -- Vanity Fair

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 forever. Author Sara Marcus, a music and politics writer for Time Out New York, Slate.com, Pos, and Heeb magazine, interweaves research, interviews, and her own memories as a Riot Grrrl front-liner. Her passionate, sophisticated narrative brilliantly conveys the story of punk bands like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Heavens to Betsy--as well as successors like Sleater-Kinney, Partyline, and Kathleen Hanna's Le Tigre--and their effect on today's culture.

Author: Sara Marcus
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 09/28/2010
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780061806360

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/16/2010
Booklist 09/01/2010 pg. 20