The Music Shelf

Glory Guitars
Gogo Germaine
University of Hell Press
https://university-of-hell-press.myshopify.com
www.blackstoneaudio.com
9781938753459, $19.95, PB, 298pp

https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Guitars-Memoir-Teenage-Grrrl/dp/1938753453

Synopsis: A unique form of music ensconced in the black hole between childh= ood and adulthood, a glorious degenerate-grade freedom endures, a rebellion=
from respectability, an anathema to normalcy, Punk Rock is the type of def= iance that's hopeful -- hurt by the world but looking to reconcile it. Ente=
r Gogo Germaine and her girl gang of delinquents.

As manic teens in the '90s punk scene, they engage in a vivid spectrum of m= isbehavior -- from truancy to tattoos to trespassing. Here, in the underbel=
ly of adolescence, music is God and the rest is a rush of nihilism. "Glory = Guitars: Memoir of a '90s Teenage Punk Rock Grrrl" is the story of Gogo and=
her friends as they stumble through sound and fury into questionable first=
s at varying degrees of sobriety.

Many of us blunder through that black hole. It is a point of universal conv= ergence, manifested by divergent experiences. Gogo's rebellion may look dif= ferent from yours, but the soaring highs and visceral lows will be familiar=
..

Critique: Having a very special appeal to readers with an interest in Punk = Rock history and performers, "Glory Guitars: Memoir of a '90s Teenage Punk = Rock Grrrl" is highly recommended for personal, professional, community, an=
d academic library American Music History collections. It should be noted f=
or the legions of Punk Rock fans that "Glory Guitars: Memoir of a '90s Teen= age Punk Rock Grrrl" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9= ..99) and as a complete and unabridged audio book (Blackstone Audio, 9798212= 257572, $36.95, CD).

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