Here She Comes Now

Jeff Gordinier has written about pop culture, politics, poetry, and food for more than 25 years. He is on staff for The New York Times and the author of X Saves the World. His work has appeared in a such places as Details, Outside, T, Esquire, GQ, Creative Nonfiction, Entertainment Weekly, SPIN, Elle, the Los Angeles Times, Fortune, The New York Times Book Review, and PoetryFoundation.org. He lives north of Manhattan, close to the Hudson River. Marc Weingarten is the author of Station to Station, The Gang That Wouldn't Write Straight, and Thirsty, as well as the co-editor of Yes Is The Answer. He is producer of the 2011 documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne and television's The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. He lives in Malibu.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Diamond in a Rhinestone World Allison Glock on Dolly Parton 2. Why Do Fools Fall in Love? Kim Morgan on Ronnie Spector 3. A Rock Star is a Teenager Aline Simone on Sinead O'Connor 4. Revenge of the Nerds Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Taylor Swift 5. Pressing On Jennifer Nix on June Carter Cash 6. Running Up That Hill Lisa Catherine Harper on Kate Bush 7. Strange Angel Isabella Alimonti on Laurie Anderson 8. The One Marisa Silver on Judee Sill 9. Nina, Goddam! Katell Keing on Nina Simone 10. Better Than Clearasil: How X-Ray Spex allowed me to see past a Germ Filled Adolescence Dan Waters on X-Ray Spex and Poly-Styrene 11. Beautiful Child Susan Choi on Stevie Nicks 12. Sister Elissa Schappell on Kim Gordon 13. Jesus Freaks, Woo Woo Girls, Faeries, and Bjork Margaret Wappler 14. Not Rid of Me Ian Daly on P. J. Harvey 15. In That Dark Room: Aretha, Loretta, and a Microphone Ada Limon on Aretha Franklin and Loretta Lynn 16. A Vision of a Daughter of Albion Rosie Schaap on Sandy Denny 17. Soul Survivor Kate Christensen on Tina Turner 18. Punk Nerd Grrrl Felicia Luna Lemus on Kathleen Hanna 19. All That I Can Say Charlotte Druckman on Mary J. Blige 20. Exile in Godville Bart Blasengame on Liz Phair 21. Wreckage Phyllis Grant on Madonna and Miley Cyrus 22. Don't Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Nigger Dael Orlandersmith on Patti Smith