Petal Pusher A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story

Name: Petal Pusher A Rock and Roll Cinderella Story
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ISBN: 9780743292344

ISBN-10: 0743292340

ISBN-13: 9780743292344

Edition: N/A

Authors: Laurie Lindeen

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Set in the years between the meteoric launches of Madonna and Courtney Love,Petal Pushertakes readers on a stirring journey across rock and roll, from the big-haired 1980s to the grunge-filled 1990s, when Laurie Lindeen brought her all-girl band, Zuzu's Petals, to compete in the indie rock arena. Minneapolis in the eighties was a musical hotbed, the land of 10,000 lakes and 10,000 bands that gave birth to Prince, the Replacements, and Soul Asylum. For Laurie Lindeen it was the perfect place to launch her rock-and-roll dream. She moved to the city with her best friends Phyll ("Annie Oakley meets Patsy Cline") and Coleen ("former cheerleader gone off the arty deep end") to crash in decrepit…

Book details

List price: $20.99
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Publication date: 9/16/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

Laurie Lindeen holds an MFA in creative writing. Her work has appeared in Rolling Stone's anthology Altarockorama and the online magazine The Morning News. She lives with her husband, Paul Westerberg, and their son in Minnesota. Visit her online at www.laurielindeen.com .




The Urge for Going



Hitchin' a Ride



Magic Bus



Are You Lonesome Tonight?



I'm Sick Y'all



When I Was Twenty-five, It Was a Very Good Year



My Musical Rï¿½sumï¿½, or I Sang Alto in the Choir and Other Confessions



Wedding Belle Blues



Here Comes Your Man



The Dawning of a New Era



We're an American Band



Ay-Oh, Let's Go



Our Lady of the Highway, Pray for Us



London Calling



When No One's Looking



Ant Music



I do Want What I Haven't Got



Home Is Just Emotion Sticking in My Throat



She's Come Undone



Welcome to My Breakdown



Strangled in Seattle



The Beginning of a New Age


Epilogue


Acknowledgments