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Gillian

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About Me

Right now, I write for a living and sometimes I actually make money. I write about "popular culture," a nice catch-all phrase, don'tcha think?Here's some history:(book)She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock and Roll (Seal Press, 1992, 2nd edition Seal Press/Avalon, 2002); Green Day: Rebels With A Cause (Omnibus); Nirvana: In Utero (Continuum).(selected anthologies)Goldmine: Beatles Digest (two editions); The Nirvana Companion; Trouble Girls: The Rolling Stone Book on Women in Rock; The Best of the Beatles Book. Plus a couple of editions of the Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, and CD ROMs for Microsoft/Music Central and Encyclopedia Britannica.(liner notes)Nirvana, With the Lights Out (plus I was a historian/consultant for the project); Laurie Anderson, Talk Normal; Heart, Judy Collins, Pat Benatar, Paula Cole "Best Of" compilations.I've also written for many magazines over the years, especially Goldmine, CDnow.com, The Rocket. I've been very pleased to write for Mojo, Q, Record Collector, The Beatles Book, Rolling Stone, Harp, No Depression, Blurt, Option, and the Experience Music Project, to mention a few. And I was thrilled to help Krist Novoselic with his book, Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy.Oh, and it's a publicist at Sony Legacy who says I'm a "Titan among journalists." And in Best of The Beatles Book I was called a "Beatle Expert." So it's official!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Friendly, open-minded souls with a sense of humor. And a brain.

My Blog

Praise From Prato

Greg Prato (author of Grunge Is Dead) was kind enough to share this view of my upcoming The Rough Guide To Nirvana:"Cool Book!Received a copy of 'Rough Guide to Nirvana' today - very good job! A lot...
Posted by on Thu, 14 May 2009 17:31:00 GMT

Idea For You

Are you bored? Why not go to Amazon, and leave a comment about one of my books? I could really use some more comments on my books. She's A Rebel: the History of Women In Rock & Roll; Green Day: Rebels...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:24:00 GMT

Elvis Invitationals

News story, with link to review:New StoryDirect link to review:Elvis Invitationals Review
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:22:00 GMT

Many new pics

For those of you who don't have me on yr "updates," I've posted a bunch o' new pix. So check 'em out.
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:25:00 GMT

Mondo Linko!

Selected links from the past few monthsNirvana in Goldmine:Nirvana Early YearsGreen River in Blurt:Green RiverDanny Goldberg's book:GoldbergFabulous Stains:Fab Stains
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:58:00 GMT

Linkage

Goldmine:Liverpool Trip
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:24:00 GMT

Instant Movie Reviews

Mamma Mia Terrific fun. Though unbearable if you're not an Abba fan, I would imagine. Would've been even better had they hired people for their singing as well as their acting talents. And what was Me...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:21:00 GMT

Sub Pop 20th Anniversary Events

Attended and wrote up many of the SP 20 events. Here's a link with my "Lamestain" t-shirt, which has links to all my reports:SP 20
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:57:00 GMT

The Year To Date

Wow, how time flies&here's a recap of the year for you.2007&SIFF ended. I went to Seaside, Oregon, for July 4th, met up with my stepmother, half-brother, and their friends there. The seafront at Seasi...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:10:00 GMT

Mondo Linko!

Paul McCartney live review:Pauly in L'poolFlipper live review, lotsa great pix by yours truly:Flipper, live'r than you...My London Trip:Live From LondonAll Things Elvis:Scotty Moore Speaks The Truth!C...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:19:00 GMT