The confessions of a 1990s alt-rock heroine Carrie Brownstein
By any measure, Brownstein has an unusual background
Memoir; Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl; By Carrie Brownstein; Virago, €23
Not so long ago, it was difficult to locate more than a handful of music memoirs in bookshops that were written by women: for generations, the rock memoirs game, like rock music itself, was dominated by a fleet of axe-wielding men.
But in the past five years, a welcome sea-change has taken place, with absorbing offerings coming from Tracey Thorn (Everything ...