What a fantastic way to honor and learn more about The Lunachicks. The combination of narrative storytelling and the interview transcripts work well to build the story of this band and the world in which they were performing, touring, and growing. Although I can't officially adopt this for a course, I will recommend that my creative nonfiction students read it and explore how true stories can be told. FALLOPIAN RHAPSODY is a great example of a true story told in a way that both reflects and honors the band. Highly recommend!

I had never heard of the Lunachicks, and I really enjoyed getting to go through this journey with them. It was well written and I enjoyed learning about the band.

I didn't know much about the Lunachicks when I started reading this book. By the third or fourth page, though, I became a huge fan. There is something about the way the members each speak in their own voice in this account of their history that gave me the feeling that they were a true band of sisters. Their accounts of growing up on the mean streets of NYC are fascinating. Just a bunch of friends pushing the limits, getting into trouble and having fun. It was a natural progression for their friendship to turn into a punk band. They go on to push against the male-dominated punk "establishment", experience heartbreak and drug addictions, the ever-imminent "musical differences", the break-up of the band, and 15 years later, a reunion. Through it all, they have each other's backs, and never lose the bonds of sisterhood that brought them together. This is really one of the best rock and roll autobiographies I have read in years!

If you're a fan of the Lunachicks you'll enjoy this book. It gives you a behind the scenes view of who they are, how they came to be, and a lot of the crazy that occurred along the way. They don't shy away from the bad or ugly parts of being a touring musician and more specifically a female in a male dominated industry. It's not just a story of music however, it's about friendship and being true to who you are. The only negative I have about the book is the flow of the story telling. At first the switching between narrative, and interviews is a bit jarring, but after a few chapters you'll get used to it.

A rock band bio, but with a twist: sex (but also stories of all the sexist crap women in bands have had to deal with since the BEGINNING OF TIME), but also lotsa booze & drugs & addiction & road stories (both on it, but also how hard it can be to navigate life off of it)
At its heart, though, Fallopian Rhapsody is a story of friendship; these ladies have known each other for most of their lives, and it’s so refreshing to read about their loyalty to each other, and the lengths they'll go to to keep their friendships (and the band) afloat. It kind of makes you realize that we hear way too much about women competing with each other and not taking our relationships with each other seriously. This book rocks.

My thanks to NetGalley and Hachette Books for an advanced copy of this musical biography.

One of the first women punk bands, The Lunachicks share their warts and all story of fame, infamy, bad tours and tour mates, misogynistic radio play, bad deals and badassery in their biography Fallopian Rhapsody: The Story of the Lunachicks written by the band with Jeanne Fury. From their days of being young punks at play in the fields of New York City, to CGBG and burgeoning success, Europe and Japan, the band shares all their stories with honesty, and not a person spared, be it the band or others who might be caught in the explosion the band was making, and falling into.

Sometimes sad, alot angry for them and how women are treated in general, but mostly inspiring as they make it, begin to lose it, and just finally let it go. The tropes of band history are here, bad relationships interpersonal and others, drugs, money, and finally a wanting for a life outside of a tour bus and a industry that treats the product shoddily, and women even worse.

There is a happy ending. The Lunachicks rocked, lived, loved, learned and wrote the book to prove it. Perfect read for anyone who likes to read about music, punk scenes in the 80's and 90's, or just inspiring women being women and doing what they loved.

The Lunachicks were the first band that made me realize I wanted to be in a punk band. I’ve been a huge fan since I saw them at Warped Tour in 1998 as a baby punk. Their story is inspiring, raw and filled with all the gritty punk rock nostalgia of the 90s. I really liked reading all about their evolution and their friendship.

A journey through the life and times of the legendary Lunachicks. Be ready for a visit into a unique band and their memories.

I received a copy of this book from Hachette Books and Netgalley.

I got in so much trouble in high school for listening to Binge and Purge and this autobiography made me feel the same way joy I felt listening to Lunachicks..

There aren't any huge shocks if you've listened to the band but I absolutely loved it!