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What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal
Author(s): Laina Dawes (Author)
- Publisher: Bazillion Points
- Publication Date: January 8, 2013
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 206 pages
- ISBN-10: 1935950053
- ISBN-13: 9781935950059
Book Description
A Canadian music critic and heavy metal fan describes her experiences at rock shows, where she is often the only person of color in attendance and discusses her headbanging heroes with other black punk, metal and hard rock fans. Original.
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About the Author
Laina Dawes is a music and cultural critic and opinion writer from Toronto, Canada. She is an active public speaker and contributor to CBC Radio, current affairs columnist for Afrotoronto.com, and contributing Editor (for race, ethnicity and culture) for Blogher.org.
Skin formed Skunk Anansie in 1994, releasing the albums Paranoid and Sunburnt, Stoosh, Post Orgasmic Chill, Wonderlustre, and Black Traffic. She has provided vocals for albums by Sevendust, Tony Iommi, and a number of soundtracks. Skin is also a DJ, and she currently resides in London.
