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Tori Amos, Kristin Hersh, Anton Corbin and more recall their big career firsts

4698 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom Tori Amos's dad chaperoning her at her first paid gig, to Don Letts DJing with only one deck, a host of stars recall the formative moments that kicked off their careersThe first time I was paid to play live Tori AmosI'd been kicked out of the P... more info

Jay-Z did well to avoid the bad baby-song trap | Sarah Ditum

4700 days ago
Guardian MusicParenthood often brings out the worst in musicians. But Ivy Blue Carter's dad has come up with a sweet songGive a musician a baby, and chances they'll deliver a soggy ballad soon enough, like a melodic placenta. Jay-Z's tribute to his and Beyoncé's ... more info

Words about music (250): Kristin Hersh

4738 days ago
Here Comes The Floodphoto: Billy O'Connell Before you can make good music, you just have to shut up. Then the music can say what it has to say. Kristin Hersh more info

Throwing Muses – review

4764 days ago
Guardian MusicClub 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

Throwing Muses going on tour (dates)

4833 days ago
Brooklyn VeganKristin 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

Kristin Hersh: 'I hate music'

4841 days ago
Guardian MusicIn 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

Kristin Hersh: 'I've only written one book and I didn't know how to write that' - video

4843 days ago
Guardian MusicKristin 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

What I see in the mirror: Kristin Hersh

4851 days ago
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

Kristin Hersh Has No Sympathy For Ailing Record Labels

4867 days ago
ContactMusicVeteran 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

16 Down, 36 To Go - "Bossypants" (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

4954 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyI 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

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