Good memoir is revealing. Good memoir is insightful. Good memoir is reflective and goes beyond a simple retelling of the past. Good memoir is well written. Carrie Brownstein’s [Sleater-Kinney, Portlandia] memoir, Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl, ticks all of those boxes and then some. Brownstein faces her history with a steely candor and then…
Mary Timony: Fourth Time’s (Hopefully) The Charm
It’s rare for a musician to be in one great band, but Washington DC guitarist Mary Timony has managed to be in four, the latest of which, Ex Hex, could quite possibly be her best yet. Timony began her career in Dischord Records all-girl band Autoclave, who didn’t really fit into any musical category but…