Título: Directorio Místico... (Spanish Edition)
Autor: Juan Bautista SCARAMELI
Sinopse: Dive into this no-holds-barred group autobiography of the critically acclaimed feminist punk-rock group, The Lunachicks—featuring never-before-seen materials from the band's private archive.
Fallopian Rhapsody: The Story of the Lunachicks is a coming-of-age tale about a band of NYC teenagers who forged a sisterhood, found salvation, and fervently crashed the gates of punk rock during the '90s, accidentally becoming feminist icons along the way. More than that, this is a story about the enduring friendship among the book's three central voices: Theo Kogan, Sydney Silver, and Gina Volpe. They formed the Lunachicks at LaGuardia High School (of "Fame" fame) in the late '80s and had a record deal with Blast First Records as teenagers, whisked into the studio by Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore.
Over the course of thirteen-ish years, the Lunachicks brought their brand of outrageous hard-rockin' rebelliousness around the world countless times, simultaneously scaring conservative onlookers and rescuing the souls of wayward freaks, queers, and outcasts.Their unforgettable costume-critiques of pop culture were as loud as their "Marsha[ll]" amps, their ferocious tenacity as lasting as their pre-internet mythology. They toured with bands like the Go-Go's, Marilyn Manson, No Doubt, Rancid, and The Offspring; played the Reading Festival with Nirvana; and rocked the main stage at the Warped tour twice.
Yet beneath all the makeup, wigs, and hilarious outfits were three women struggling to grow into adulthood under the most unorthodox of conditions. Together onstage they were invincible B-movie superheroes who kicked heaps of ass—but apart, not so much. Depression, addiction, and identity crises loomed overhead, not to mention the barrage of sexist nonsense they faced from the music industry.
Filled with never-before-seen photos, illustrations, and ephemera from the band's private archive, and featuring contributions from Lunachicks drummer Chip English, founding member Sindi B., and former bandmate Becky Wreck, Fallopian Rhapsody is a bawdy, gripping, warts-and-all account of how these city kids relied on their cosmic creative connection to overcome internal strife and external killjoys, all the while empowering legions of fans to shoot for the moon.
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.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Directorio Místico… (Spanish Edition)”, de Juan Bautista SCARAMELI, publicado pela editora Wentworth Press, em 2018 e com 772 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Wentworth Press
Páginas: 772
Ano: 2018-08-08
Edição: Illustrated
Linguagem: es
ISBN: 0306874482
ISBN13: 9780306874482
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Wentworth Press apresentam um espectro amplo, que vai do relato histórico detalhado a narrativas ficcionais intensas. O catálogo inclui obras que exploram episódios complexos da história mundial, como programas científicos secretos pós-Segunda Guerra e deslocamentos em massa de populações, sempre com uma abordagem que privilegia documentos originais e entrevistas exclusivas. Por outro lado, há também histórias que mergulham no fantástico, com aventuras envolvendo criaturas míticas e universos imaginativos, além de thrillers policiais e romances que exploram relações humanas sob tensão. Essa diversidade sugere uma preferência por narrativas densas, que podem ser tanto informativas quanto imersivas, com ritmo que varia do didático ao suspense acelerado.
