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Arab Entrepreneur Helps Engineer Israel’s Future – Atlanta Jewish Times

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“The earth has music for those who listen.” - George Santayana

TITLE: Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

AUTHOR: Carrie Brownstein

RATING: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

SUMMARY:  From a leader of feminist punk music at the dawn of the riot-grrrl era, a candid and deeply personal look at life in rock and roll. Before Carrie Brownstein codeveloped and starred in the wildly popular TV comedy Portlandia, she was already an icon to young women for her role as a musician in the feminist punk band Sleater-Kinney. The band was a key part of the early riot- grrrl and indie rock scenes in the Pacific Northwest, known for their prodigious guitar shredding and their leftist lyrics against war, traditionalism, and gender roles. Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl is the deeply personal and revealing narrative of Brownstein’s life in music, from ardent fan to pioneering female guitarist to comedic performer and luminary in the independent rock world. Though Brownstein struggled against the music industry’s sexist double standards, by 2006 she was the only woman to earn a spot on Rolling Stonereaders’ list of the “25 Most Underrated Guitarists of All-Time.” This book intimately captures what it feels like to be a young woman in a rock-and-roll band, from her days at the dawn of the underground feminist punk-rock movement that would define music and pop culture in the 1990s through today.

REVIEW: Many of you may know Carrie from the hit sketch comedy show “Portlandia”, but prior to starring in this major hit show she began her career in music.. Forming what would be one of the most successful feminist punk rock bands coming from the Northwest; Sleater-Kinney. 

What an AMAZING music memoir! Carrie shows her true writing potential, which is absolutely wonderful, so profound and emotional with every page turn. I had yet to realize how much of an impact Carrie has made. She is raw, and incredibly honest, she writes about her childhood, and what it was like for her to grow up in the 90s and the way music shaped her life. 

In her book, she captures the best and worst of being in a punk rock band. She speaks of the happiness and sadness that comes with touring. The stress, and the adrenaline. She speaks of the people and the memories formed. You don’t have to know about Carrie Brownstein or Sleater-Kinney, nor to have watched Portlandia to enjoy this book.. It’s a standalone story of a young girl who grew up with to be an icon.. ♥EG

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