{"product_id":"the-first-collection-of-criticism-by-a-living-female-rock-critic-revised-and-expanded-edition-paperback","title":"The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic: Revised and Expanded Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Hopper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSamantha Irby\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jessica Hopper's criticism is a trenchant and necessary counterpoint not just on music, but on our culture at large.\" --Annie Clark, St. Vincent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn acclaimed, career-spanning collection from a fiercely feminist and revered contemporary rock critic, reissued with new material\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout her career, spanning more than two decades, Jessica Hopper, a revered and pioneering music critic, has examined women recording and producing music, in all genres, through an intersectional feminist lens. \u003ci\u003eThe First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic\u003c\/i\u003e features oral histories of bands like Hole and Sleater Kinney, interviews with the women editors of 1970s-era \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and intimate conversations with iconic musicians such as Björk, Robyn, and Lido Pimienta. Hopper journeys through the truths of Riot Grrrl's empowering insurgence; decamps to Gary, Indiana, on the eve of Michael Jackson's death; explodes the grunge-era mythologies of Nirvana and Courtney Love; and examines the rise of emo. The collection also includes profiles and reviews of some of the most-loved, and most-loathed, women artists making music today: Fiona Apple, Kacey Musgraves, M.I.A., Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn order for the music industry to change, Hopper writes, we need \"the continual presence of radicalized women . . . being encouraged and given reasons to stay, rather than diminished by the music which glues our communities together.\" \u003ci\u003eThe First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic--\u003c\/i\u003epublished to acclaim in 2015, and reissued now with new material and an introduction by Samantha Irby--is a rallying cry for women-centered history and storytelling, and a groundbreaking, obsessive, razor-sharp panorama of music writing crafted by one of the most influential critics of her generation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Hopper\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the books \u003ci\u003eThe First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNight Moves.\u003c\/i\u003e Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Elle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBookforum\u003c\/i\u003e, among other outlets. A long time contributor to the \u003ci\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, she has been a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the music consultant for \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e, the editorial director for MTV News, and a senior editor at \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRookie\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays have appeared in several editions of \u003ci\u003eBest Music Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, and she currently serves as series editor of the American Music Series at the University of Texas Pre\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42686964465727,"sku":"9780374538996","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/772a45acf68e35ce420b040159d503f6.webp?v=1764976990","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-first-collection-of-criticism-by-a-living-female-rock-critic-revised-and-expanded-edition-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}