Books like Typical girls? by Zoë Howe

Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, shares her memoir of life as an artist, musician, mother and pioneer of alternative rock, charting her journey from California roots to the New York underground of the 1980s and 1990s.

A comprehensive look at Riot Grrrl, the 1990s radical feminist punk movement that challenged sexism and harassment, blending music history with feminist critique.

Viv Albertine's memoir traces her arc from the first sounds of punk to the Riot Grrl era, charting music, fashion, love, feminism, and the empowerment of a woman forging her own path.

Black Flag were the pioneers of American Hardcore, and this is their blood-spattered story. Formed in Hermosa Beach, California, in 1978, they made and played brilliant, ugly, no-holds-barred music for eight brutal years on a self-appointed touring circuit of America?s clubs, squats, and community halls. They fought with everybody?the police, the record industry, and even their own fans?and they toured overseas on pennies a day in beat-up trucks and vans. This history tells Black Flag?s story from the inside, drawing on exclusive interviews with the group?s members, their contemporaries, and the bands they inspired. It depicts the rise of Henry Rollins, the iconic front man, and Greg Ginn, who turned his electronics company into one of the world?s most influential independent record labels while leading Black Flag from punk?s three-chord frenzy into heavy metal and free jazz.

For Alex James, music had always been a door to a more exciting life: a way to travel, meet new people and, hopefully, pick up girls. But as bass player of Blur his journey was more exciting and extreme than he could ever have predicted.

A collection of Paul McCartney’s own reflections and interviews, offering intimate insights into his life, career, and the history of The Beatles from his unique perspective.

An intimate memoir of Alicia Armendariz—stage name Alice Bag—who fronted Los Angeles punk pioneers The Bags and appeared in Penelope Spheeris' film *The Decline of Western Civilization*.

A first‑person autobiography revealing the life and career of punk rock group NOFX.

The Runaways, a groundbreaking all‑female rock band of the 1970s, forged a path for future girl groups with four albums, world tours, and a fearless, pre‑punk attitude that prefigured the riot grrrl movement.

The autobiography of Chrissie Hynde, frontwoman of the Pretenders, charting her Ohio upbringing, London punk era, and rise to rock stardom with a blend of punk, new wave and pop.

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre.