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Violence Girl 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.
Alice Bag. Follow. Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story Paperback – Illustrated, Oct. 7 2011. by Alice Bag (Author) 4.7 150 ratings. See all formats and editions. The 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.
Alice's voice shines through -- a thoughtful, confrontational, sometimes confused but rarely cowed woman, Alice goes from being an awkward, overweight teenager with an Elton John obsession and crooked teeth to being the lead singer of the seminal proto-hardcore band, The Bags.
Entertaining, at times humbling, and contemporary in its voice, Violence Girl gives us a glimpse of growing up as a first generation Mexican-American woman amongst the background of a city littered with farces and fallen angels. Alice Bag speaks truths of her generation, whether we want to hear them or not.
Autobiography of Alicia Armendariz, who adopted the punk name Alice Bag, and became lead singer for The Bags, early punk visionaries who starred in Penelope Spheeris' documentary The Decline of Western Civilization. Access-restricted-item.
Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story. Alice Bag. Feral House, Sep 27, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 320 pages. The proximity of the East L.A. barrio...
Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, a Chicana Punk Story. by Alice Bag Author. T he coming-of-age memoir of Alicia Armendariz, aka Alice Bag, taking us on a journey through her violent, male-dominated upbringing all the way to her role as a punk visionary.
