Fallopian Rhapsody: The Story of the Lunachicks
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Ginny Fanthome
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Now THIS was a fun book to read！ Highly recommended， even if you aren't a super-fan of the band。 The book is structured as a series of hilarious and sometimes very sad stories in the words of each band member from when they started out as kids in NYC， to the present。。。 and it looks like these gals are still going strong！ I always wondered what happened to Becky Wreck and why she was replaced by Chip。 Hearing these gals talk about how they would stop a show if knuckleheads in the audience were do Now THIS was a fun book to read！ Highly recommended， even if you aren't a super-fan of the band。 The book is structured as a series of hilarious and sometimes very sad stories in the words of each band member from when they started out as kids in NYC， to the present。。。 and it looks like these gals are still going strong！ I always wondered what happened to Becky Wreck and why she was replaced by Chip。 Hearing these gals talk about how they would stop a show if knuckleheads in the audience were doing something stupid or violent reminded me of the time I went to one of their shows and I was being bounced around violently in the pit by a bunch of meat-headed Neanderthals。 Theo stopped the show mid-song， shouted at the assholes to behave and leave me alone， and then restarted the show。 And guess what？ The aggressiveness stopped。 You can't imagine how much that was appreciated， especially during the peak time of gigs where some guys would grab women's boobs and crotches in pits， which is why I started watching shows from the sidelines。 Anyway， I think that if I was in NYC with this gaggle of gals， I might just have been one of their friends - perhaps even their drummer！ Fun stuff - and great pix。 。。。more
Suzanne
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FANTASTIC！！
Amy
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A farts-and-all oral history/group autobiography （sometimes told by individual members， sometimes by the Royal We）。 I'm not a huge Lunachicks fan， so I occasionally had trouble telling the players apart just from their stories and revolving cast of drummers， but I love the songs that I know， and now I have even more respect for them and their solo and collective badassery。 A farts-and-all oral history/group autobiography （sometimes told by individual members， sometimes by the Royal We）。 I'm not a huge Lunachicks fan， so I occasionally had trouble telling the players apart just from their stories and revolving cast of drummers， but I love the songs that I know， and now I have even more respect for them and their solo and collective badassery。 。。。more
Jody
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Fantastic look at a real pioneering band。
Debbie Davis
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What a wild ride。 Very informative look into the lives of women in rock。I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway。
Nicole Ambrosino
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A must read for any Lunachicks fan。 Also even if you don’t know who they are it’s an incredible music biography filled with honesty， great stories， struggles， just really interesting。
D
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Lovvvveeed！ Now I need to find my VHS tape…。
Amy
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If you're a fan of the Lunachicks you'll enjoy this book。 It gives you a behind the scenes view of who they are， how they came to be， and a lot of the crazy that occurred along the way。 They don't shy away from the bad or ugly parts of being a touring musician and more specifically a female in a male dominated industry。 It's not just a story of music however， it's about friendship and being true to who you are。 The only negative I have about the book is the flow of the story telling。 At first th If you're a fan of the Lunachicks you'll enjoy this book。 It gives you a behind the scenes view of who they are， how they came to be， and a lot of the crazy that occurred along the way。 They don't shy away from the bad or ugly parts of being a touring musician and more specifically a female in a male dominated industry。 It's not just a story of music however， it's about friendship and being true to who you are。 The only negative I have about the book is the flow of the story telling。 At first the switching between narrative， and interviews is a bit jarring， but after a few chapters you'll get used to it。 **I received a copy of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。** 。。。more
Margit
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Gritty， realistic portrait of alt/punk rock life in the 90s from the perspective of women breaking barriers at every turn。 By turns hilarious and harrowing。
RyReads
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This reads exactly like you think it would—gritty and provoking—in the best way。 The one thing that brought my reading experience down is the interview formatting that was done throughout。3。5 stars
Clayton Cheever
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A great， quick group memoir about a group of indie-punk， comedic， feminist rockers。 Whether or not you know the band， if you like oral histories of strong people who go against the grain and make no apologies （because none are needed）， but are honest about their insecurities， drug addictions （and recreational enjoyment）， and sometimes name drop big name punk stars who they've toured with， check this one out。 I wouldn't be surprised if some friends of mine know some of the people in this book。。。。 A great， quick group memoir about a group of indie-punk， comedic， feminist rockers。 Whether or not you know the band， if you like oral histories of strong people who go against the grain and make no apologies （because none are needed）， but are honest about their insecurities， drug addictions （and recreational enjoyment）， and sometimes name drop big name punk stars who they've toured with， check this one out。 I wouldn't be surprised if some friends of mine know some of the people in this book。。。。 。。。more
Lyz
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Sometime in the early 90s， I picked up Lunachicks Drop Dead Live CD at the he record exchange， a whim purchase because of the band name。 I was hooked after that and had all their albums on rotation。 My first car， a little sporty red thing， was heralded by Lunachicks tunes at full blast。 If I'd been old enough for a credit card， I would've bought all the merch I found on Go Kart records website。 （I'm still mad I couldn't。） Reading this book was revisiting a resonant place。 Learning more about the Sometime in the early 90s， I picked up Lunachicks Drop Dead Live CD at the he record exchange， a whim purchase because of the band name。 I was hooked after that and had all their albums on rotation。 My first car， a little sporty red thing， was heralded by Lunachicks tunes at full blast。 If I'd been old enough for a credit card， I would've bought all the merch I found on Go Kart records website。 （I'm still mad I couldn't。） Reading this book was revisiting a resonant place。 Learning more about the band just enhanced my love of the music， still in rotation in my playlists。 Finding out a classmate from middle and high school did a stint as their drummer just made me even more fan-girly。 I've read a ton of music bios this year: Debbie Harry， Bad Religion， Beastie Boys， Bikini Kill 。。but this one is pushing top of my favourites list。 。。。more
Christina Cola
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I was way too young to appreciate this band while they were active but I found them at just the right time about a decade later when I was in high school。 One of my best friends had affectionately and ironically nicknamed me “jerk” and as fate would have it thats how I stumbled upon Jerk of All Trades。 Just googling girl bands and music。 I was instantly obsessed with the Lunachicks for so many reasons but the main one being was that they were from New York City！ Like me！ I could relate to a lot I was way too young to appreciate this band while they were active but I found them at just the right time about a decade later when I was in high school。 One of my best friends had affectionately and ironically nicknamed me “jerk” and as fate would have it thats how I stumbled upon Jerk of All Trades。 Just googling girl bands and music。 I was instantly obsessed with the Lunachicks for so many reasons but the main one being was that they were from New York City！ Like me！ I could relate to a lot of their stories about being young and running around Manhattan and I I’m so glad this book finally exists。 For all the punk gals out in NYC。 。。。more
Mandi Monster Hidalgo
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I discovered the Lunachicks during the summer in between junior high and high school。 I bought the album Pretty Ugly simply because the album title was super witty in combination with the cover art， the picture of the band on the back was amazing， the song titles sounded interesting， funny， and awesome， and the album as a whole just looked interesting。 I listened to it on my walkman on the way home and knew I loved them。 I immediately purchased anything and everything Lunachicks I could find。 I I discovered the Lunachicks during the summer in between junior high and high school。 I bought the album Pretty Ugly simply because the album title was super witty in combination with the cover art， the picture of the band on the back was amazing， the song titles sounded interesting， funny， and awesome， and the album as a whole just looked interesting。 I listened to it on my walkman on the way home and knew I loved them。 I immediately purchased anything and everything Lunachicks I could find。 I was obsessed。 I followed their career and loved everything they did。So you can imagine how excited I was when they announced not only a couple of reunion shows （which I will not be able to attend which breaks my heart） but a memoir。 I devoured this book and loved it all。 And as much I already adored every single one of them， this book made me love them all that much more。 This is definitely a book I'm going to revisit。 I just can't get enough of them。LUNACHICKS FAN UNTIL I GIVE UP THE GHOST！ 。。。more
Angela
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This was just a super fun read that I tore through。 I loved reconnecting with these ladies and their stories。 I wrote to Theo Kogan for awhile in my teens。 She always wrote me back！
M。
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It was a good read。
Dan
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My thanks to NetGalley and Hachette Books for an advanced copy of this musical biography。One of the first women punk bands， The Lunachicks share their warts and all story of fame， infamy， bad tours and tour mates， misogynistic radio play， bad deals and badassery in their biography Fallopian Rhapsody: The Story of the Lunachicks written by the band with Jeanne Fury。 From their days of being young punks at play in the fields of New York City， to CGBG and burgeoning success， Europe and Japan， the b My thanks to NetGalley and Hachette Books for an advanced copy of this musical biography。One of the first women punk bands， The Lunachicks share their warts and all story of fame， infamy， bad tours and tour mates， misogynistic radio play， bad deals and badassery in their biography Fallopian Rhapsody: The Story of the Lunachicks written by the band with Jeanne Fury。 From their days of being young punks at play in the fields of New York City， to CGBG and burgeoning success， Europe and Japan， the band shares all their stories with honesty， and not a person spared， be it the band or others who might be caught in the explosion the band was making， and falling into。Sometimes sad， alot angry for them and how women are treated in general， but mostly inspiring as they make it， begin to lose it， and just finally let it go。 The tropes of band history are here， bad relationships interpersonal and others， drugs， money， and finally a wanting for a life outside of a tour bus and a industry that treats the product shoddily， and women even worse。 There is a happy ending。 The Lunachicks rocked， lived， loved， learned and wrote the book to prove it。 Perfect read for anyone who likes to read about music， punk scenes in the 80's and 90's， or just inspiring women being women and doing what they loved。 。。。more
This Curly Arab
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The Lunachicks were the first band that made me realize I wanted to be in a punk band。 I’ve been a huge fan since I saw them at Warped Tour in 1998 as a baby punk。 Their story is inspiring， raw and filled with all the gritty punk rock nostalgia of the 90s。 I really liked reading all about their evolution and their friendship。
Heather
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A journey through the life and times of the legendary Lunachicks。 Be ready for a visit into a unique band and their memories。
The Kawaii Slartibartfast
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