Free What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life And Liberation In Heavy Metal Ebooks To Download
Laina Dawes is not always the only black woman at metal shows, and she's not always the only headbanger among her black female friends. In her first book, the Canadian critic and music fan questions herself, her headbanging heroes, and dozens of black punk, metal, and hard rock fans to answer the knee-jerk question she's heard a hundred times in the small clubs where her favorite bands play: "What are you doing here?"
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Bazillion Points; Original edition (January 8, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935950053
ISBN-13: 978-1935950059
Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 6 x 8.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #52,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #19 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Musical Genres > Heavy Metal #87 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > History & Criticism #90 in Books > Humor & Entertainment > Sheet Music & Scores > Forms & Genres > Popular
Laina Dawes is a heavy metal journalist and fan, who also happens to be a black woman. What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal is her personal account of dealing with being the only black woman in the concert hall. Dawes also covers the history of black women in rock music from the early days of pre-rock with Bessie Smith and Billie Holliday to Tina Turner and Skin of Skunk Anansie.For a black person, male or female, one often faces a crisis of identity when drawn to heavy metal music. Dawes and the many women she interviewed for What Are You Doing Here? all revealed that they had to hide their record albums and when they were found out, had to face accusations from friends and family that they were somehow betraying their black heritage by their musical taste. Dawes states:"As a black girl into metal, I had nobody with whom I could share my adoration for Rob Halford or my crush on the late Steve Clark from Def Leppard. While listening to music and perusing music magazines became a great form of escape, I always felt a bit of residual guilt. After all, black people--real black people--don't listen to metal."However she was drawn to metal for the same reasons it attracts many of its fans:"There was a lot of rage around me, and I knew it could be channeled into the positive energy that I found through metal."How do other black women metal fans reconcile their musical taste with the criticisms they hear because of it? Music journalist Keidra Chaney told Dawes:"'I didn't fit in,' she says, 'but I wasn't going to fit in anyway, so my loving metal was just another reason to be that weird chick.
Heavy Metal Lead Guitar: An Introduction to Heavy Metal Soloing for Guitar (Learn Heavy Metal Guitar) (Volume 2) Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar: The Essential Guide to Heavy Metal Rock Guitar (Learn Heavy Metal Guitar) (Volume 1) What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal Metal Bible NLT: Silver Cross (Heavy Metal Bible Series) Black Sabbath: Pioneers of Heavy Metal (Rebels of Rock (Paperback)) RSMeans Heavy Construction Cost Data 2012(Means Heavy Construction Cost Data) Mosh Potatoes: Recipes, Anecdotes, and Mayhem from the Heavyweights of Heavy Metal 5 Steps to Restoring Health Protocol: Helping those who haven't been helped with Lyme Disease, Thyroid Problems, Adrenal Fatigue, Heavy Metal Toxicity, Digestive Issues, and More! Once Upon a Rock Star: Backstage Passes in the Heavy Metal Eighties-Big Hair, Bad Boys (and One Bad Girl) Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Volume II Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota Shredding Paganini: Heavy Metal Guitar Meets 9 Masterpieces by Niccolo Paganini, Book & CD (Shredding Styles) Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir Heavy Metal: A Tank Company's Battle to Baghdad (Ausa Book) Van Halen: The Heavy Metal Band Heavy Metal Notebook Metal Detecting for Kids: An Easy Guide for Finding Buried Treasures With a Metal Detector Metal Roofing: Book 1 (Metal roofing instruction manuals) (Volume 1)
