Kristin Hersh

Guardian Music — Club Academy, ManchesterRhode Island's Throwing Muses were one of the great US alt-rock bands of the 80s and 90s. Formed around the duelling vocals and angular guitars of Kristin Hersh and step-sister Tanya Donelly, much of their creativity was assoc... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kristin Hersh is presenting a live performance of Paradoxical Undresing at Bumbershoot in Seattle this September. According to Bumbershoot's site:This solo spoken word and musical performance draws from Hersh's acclaimed memoir of life as a teenager ... more info

Guardian Music — In the space of a year, Kristin Hersh landed a record deal, attempted suicide, was diagnosed as schizophrenic, and gave birth. The ex-Throwing Muses star talks about her memoirAt the age of 16 Kristin Hersh was knocked off her bike, sustained a doubl... more info

Guardian Music — Kristin Hersh talks to us about her memoir Paradoxical Undressing and the difference between performing at a book festival compared to a music festivalRichard SprengerXan Brooks more info

Guardian Music — 'A magazine once did a mock fashion spread on me, with things like, "A hat your grandmother wouldn't be seen dead in." It was hilarious'I don't look in the mirror. I grew up as a hippy kid; we lived on a commune, and I was naked unless I was cold. ... more info

ContactMusic — Veteran rocker Kristin Hersh has little sympathy for the ailing global record industry, insisting "Music should always have been free. "The music industry is suffering the biggest crisis in its history with profits plunging as a result of cheap downl... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — I generally don't read books by celebrities, but the past couple of years have seen outstanding memoirs by Patti Smith, Kristin Hersh, and Rosanne Cash, so I decided to take a chance Tina Fey's book Bossypants. I am a... more info

Bradley's Almanac — Here's a giveaway that's been very long in the posting... since Autumn, in fact, when Kristin Hersh's debut novel, "Rat Girl" was published in the U.S. and I started putting together this little contest to mark the occasion. Life got in the way, Kris... more info

Guardian Music — Having experienced depression, Viv Groskop feared that motherhood would make the condition worse. But, for her, family life has had the opposite effectBefore I had children, one question occupied me a lot: what is the connection between mental health... more info

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