Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot

As an industry insider and pioneering post—punk musician, Vivien Goldman’s perspective on music journalism is unusually well—rounded. In Revenge of the She—Punks, she probes four themes—identity, money, love, and protest—to explore what makes punk such a liberating art form for women.

With her visceral style, Goldman blends interviews, history, and her personal experience as one of Britain’s first female music writers in a book that reads like a vivid documentary of a genre defined by disman...