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22 Festive Special: Tracey Thorn on 'The Importance of Music to Girls' Songbook
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Iconic musician Tracey Thorn is this week's festive Songbook guest, joining Jude to talk about Lavinia Greenlaw's vivid and engaging 2017 memoir, The Importance of Music to Girls.
Their discussion also covers going to discos in the 70s, the greats of British music journalism, Tracey's teenage obsession with punk, and much, much more.
Tracey's latest book, My Rock 'n' Roll Friend, is 'a philosophical and furious memoir' that shines a light on her friendship with the Go-Betweens drummer Lindy Morrison, and is out now My Rock 'n' Roll Friend a book by Tracey Thorn. (bookshop.org)
Books mentioned in the podcast:
The Importance of Music to Girls by Lavinia Greenlaw The Importance of Music to Girls a book by Lavinia Greenlaw. (bookshop.org)
Bedsit Disco Queen by Tracey Thorn Bedsit Disco Queen: How I grew up and tried to be a pop star a book by Tracey Thorn. (bookshop.org)
Naked At The Albert Hall by Tracey Thorn Naked at the Albert Hall: The Inside Story of Singing a book by Tracey Thorn. (bookshop.org)
Another Planet by Tracey Thorn Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia a book by Tracey Thorn. (bookshop.org)
Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues a book by Billie Holiday. (bookshop.org)
England's Dreaming by Jon Savage England's Dreaming a book by Jon Savage. (bookshop.org)
A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance a book by Hanif Abdurraqib. (bookshop.org)
You can buy Jude's The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives here:
The Sound of Being Human by Jude Rogers - Audiobook - Audible.co.uk
Finally, White Rabbit's Spotify Playlist of 'booksongs' - songs inspired by books loved by our guests - is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7chuHOeTs9jpyKpmgXV6uo
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Iconic musician Tracey Thorn is this week's festive Songbook guest, joining Jude to talk about Lavinia Greenlaw's vivid and engaging 2017 memoir, The Importance of Music to Girls.
Their discussion also covers going to discos in the 70s, the greats of British music journalism, Tracey's teenage obsession with punk, and much, much more.
Tracey's latest book, My Rock 'n' Roll Friend, is 'a philosophical and furious memoir' that shines a light on her friendship with the Go-Betweens drummer Lindy Morrison, and is out now My Rock 'n' Roll Friend a book by Tracey Thorn. (bookshop.org)
Books mentioned in the podcast:
The Importance of Music to Girls by Lavinia Greenlaw The Importance of Music to Girls a book by Lavinia Greenlaw. (bookshop.org)
Bedsit Disco Queen by Tracey Thorn Bedsit Disco Queen: How I grew up and tried to be a pop star a book by Tracey Thorn. (bookshop.org)
Naked At The Albert Hall by Tracey Thorn Naked at the Albert Hall: The Inside Story of Singing a book by Tracey Thorn. (bookshop.org)
Another Planet by Tracey Thorn Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia a book by Tracey Thorn. (bookshop.org)
Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues a book by Billie Holiday. (bookshop.org)
England's Dreaming by Jon Savage England's Dreaming a book by Jon Savage. (bookshop.org)
A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance a book by Hanif Abdurraqib. (bookshop.org)
You can buy Jude's The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives here:
The Sound of Being Human by Jude Rogers - Audiobook - Audible.co.uk
Finally, White Rabbit's Spotify Playlist of 'booksongs' - songs inspired by books loved by our guests - is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7chuHOeTs9jpyKpmgXV6uo
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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