Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Wonderful World, Beautiful People 2. Repressive Representations 3. The Personal is Political 4. Try, Just a Little Bit Harder 5. The Times, They are A'Changing 6. The Lonely Road 7. Daughters of Chaos 8. Challenging the Feminine 9. Madonna, Autoeroticism and Desire 10. k.d. lang, a Different Kind of Woman 11. Talkin' About a Revolution 12. Authenticity, Truthfulness and Community 13. Artifice and the Imperatives of Commercial Success

About the Author

Sheila Whiteley is Reader in Popular Music at the University of Salford. She is the author of The Space Between the Notes (Routledge 1992) and editor of Sexing the Groove (Routledge 1997).

Reviews

"From many perspectives, this is a judicious and enjoyable book that will attract students, academics, and nonspecialists. Whiteley's blend of musicology and feminism with a flair for social pragmatism provides a platform for debate that is of significance top popular music studies... it stands as a model for stimulating the ongoing challenge of reading music thorugh textual analysis."
-Stan Hawkins, University of Oslo, Notes, June 2002
"Whiteley's wholehearted enthusiasm shines trhorugh even the toughest critiques of her subjects, and she avoids the all-knowing cooler-than-thou tone that often makes rock criticism (still a predominantly male field) difficult to swallow.."
-"Ms, Kathleen Anderson, May 2001
"This celebration of female musicians will inspire you to give a listen to all of your faves again and may make you fall in love with some music that you've never even heard.."
-"Ms, Kathleen Anderson, May 2001