Women Of The Underground: Music- Cultural Innovators Speak for Themselves

In a series of twenty candid interviews with radical women musicians, author Zora von Burden gives the forerunners of this generation a voice + probes the depths of how + why they broke through society’s limitations to create works of outstanding measure. Among the musical genres covered are rock, punk, goth, industrial, electronica, performance art, lounge+ more. An inspiration to young women + fascinating to music fans of all ages + genders, these musical innovators are unconventional, exceptional ground-breakers who have strong followings + have influenced generations for the past fifty years + beyond. Includes interviews with: Wanda Jackson, Miss Mercy (GTOs), Moe Tucker (Velvet Underground), Nina Hagen, Lydia Lunch, Adele Bertei (The Contortions), Cosey Fanni Tutti (Throbbing Gristle), Jarboe (Swans), Slymenstra (Gwar), Patricia Morrison (Sisters of Mercy, The Damned), Teresa Nervosa (Butthole Surfers), Laurie Anderson, Kembra Pfahler (The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black), Pam Tent (The Cockettes), Pauline Black (The Selecter)+  many others. Paperback. 263 pages.