Women Rock Critics

[John A Swartz]

Saw this on the "Addicted to Noise" Web page, and thought it might be
of interest to some folks out there.  One of the contributors to this
book is none other than Deborah Frost - lead singer for the Brain
Surgeons.


Female Rock Critics (Finally) Get Their Due!

       ATN Editor Michael Goldberg writes: Name
of the book is Rock She Wrote, which pretty much nails it,
since the book is a collection of often brilliant writing by
women who also happen to be some of the best critics and
journalists in the business of writing about music (female
ormale). Patti Smith on Bob Dylan and his Planet Waves
album; Gerri Hirshey on James Brown; Sue Cummings on
rave; Leslie Berman on the blues; Deborah Frost on Motley
Crue; Kim Gordon on Sonic Youth. And then there is
Addicted To Noise's own "Music News of the World"
editor Jaan Uhelszki on performing with Kiss. That's
right. Back in the early days of rock (well, the '70s
anyway), a very young Uhelszki worked for Creem
magazine. Daring to go where no male rock writers had
gone, Uhelszki was made up to look like a member of
Kiss, and actually joined them on-stage. The entire saga,
originally printed in Creem, is reprinted in Rock She
Wrote. Edited by ATN sometime contributor Evelyn
McDonnell and Village Voice music editor Ann Powers,
this is an IMPORTANT book that proves once and for all that
female rock critics deserve to sit side by side with the likes
of such great male rock writers as Dave Marsh and Greil Marcus
(who both, I am sure, applaud the publication of this book).