{"product_id":"violence-girl-east-l-a-rage-to-hollywood-stage-a-chicana-punk-story-paperback","title":"Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Bag\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe proximity of the East L.A. barrio to Hollywood is as close as a short drive on the 101 freeway, but the cultural divide is enormous. Born to Mexican-born and American-naturalized parents, Alicia Armendariz migrated a few miles west to participate in the free-range birth of the 1970s punk movement. Alicia adopted the punk name Alice Bag, and became lead singer for The Bags, early punk visionaries who starred in Penelope Spheeris' documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Decline of Western Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere is a life of many crossed boundaries, from East L.A.'s \u003ci\u003emusica ranchera\u003c\/i\u003e to Hollywood's punk rock; from a violent male-dominated family to female-dominated transgressive rock bands. Alice's feminist sympathies can be understood by the name of her satiric all-girl early Goth band Castration Squad.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eViolence Girl\u003c\/i\u003e takes us from a violent upbringing to an aggressive punk sensibility; this time a difficult coming-of-age memoir culminates with a satisfying conclusion, complete with a happy marriage and children. Nearly a hundred excellent photographs energize the text in remarkable ways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Bag\u003c\/b\u003e's work and influence can be seen this year in the traveling Smithsonian exhibition American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Bag was there at the origins of L.A. punk, at the famed Masque and Whisky-a-Go-Go, hanging out with Darby Crash and the Go-Gos. But she started as Alicia Velasquez, and English was her second language. She knew Mariachis better than rock music. A certain violence was passed on to her from her Mexican-American father. Alice's feminist qualities were seen in the notorious Castration Squad band she formed in the late '70s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlice and her Bags band was featured in the notorious documentary, \u003ci\u003eThe Decline of Western Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e. She is currently married, has children, and lives in Phoenix, Arizona.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9.04 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769913114912,"sku":"9781936239122","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bacbe9a83a5dcb15b59ca24be3ec4766.webp?v=1780359642","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/violence-girl-east-l-a-rage-to-hollywood-stage-a-chicana-punk-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}