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Queens of noise, the real story of the Runaways, Evelyn McDonnell

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-318) and index

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Queens of noise

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Evelyn McDonnell

the real story of the Runaways

"In four years the teenage members of the Runaways did what no other group of female rock musicians before them could: they released four albums for a major label and toured the world. The Runaways busted down doors for every girl band that followed. Joan Jett, Sandy West, Cherrie Currie, lead guitarist Lita Ford, and bassists Jackie Fox and Vicky Blue were pre-punk bandits, fostering revolution girl style decades before that became a riot grrrl catchphrase. The story of the Runaways has never been told in its entirety. Drawing on interviews with most of this seminal rock band's former members as well as controversial manager Kim Fowley, Queens of Noise will look beyond the lurid voyeuristic appeal of a sex-drugs-rock 'n' roll saga to give the band its place in musical, feminist, and cultural history." --, Publisher

Girls + guitars -- California girls -- The roads to ruin -- Holly wood-- Legendary prick -- Yesterday's kids -- Secrets -- Blood and guts -- Cherry bomb -- The Fabulous Five -- Signed, sealed, and delivered -- Hot on your heels -- Rock 'n' roll pigs -- "The Magna Carta" -- American nights -- Trouble in California paradise -- England's dreaming -- Queens of noise -- Living the dream -- Big in Japan -- Another ones bites the dust -- Waitin' for the night -- Take it or leave it -- Gotta get out -- And now ... the end -- Girls on film -- Bad reputation -- Wild thing -- Midnight music

Real story of the Runaways