Author and music journalist Erin Barnes, a.k.a. GoGo Germaine, shares the highs and lows of her girl gang days as a teen rebel. Her book Glory Guitars: Memoir of a ‘90s Teenage Punk Rock Grrrl chronicles Gogo’s questionable firsts at varying degrees of sobriety. There’s more than meets the eye to a woman who discovered she can see the true colors and healing power of music and words.   

In This Episode

* The story behind Erin’s nom de plume GoGo Germaine

* Defining a riot grrrl from her own experience

* Reliving hard memories like her jarring first kiss (trigger warning)

* The anger her girl gang carried and how it manifested

* Her super power: synesthesia, what it is and how it works for her

* Advice for women aspiring to become music journalists and authors

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Credits

Guest: Erin Barnes, a.k.a. GoGo Germaine

Host and Producer: Thea Wood

Photos: Glenn Ross

Book Cover: Carri Lawrence

Book Cover Art: Joel Amat Güell Art

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