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Seattle band, The Gits and their charismatic front person Mia Zapata were on the verge of international rock stardom but on July 7, 1993, days before their third US tour, Mia Zapata, The Gits 27-year-old singer-songwriter, was brutally assaulted and murdered by a stranger. Zapata''s death sent chilling ripples through progressive communities throughout the United States. She became a cause-celebre for women''s rights activists outraged by the brutal killing and lack of law enforcement support. This book reclaims Zapata''s story to focus on the art she and The Gits created and not her tragic end. Much has been written and said about her murder, yet Zapata''s life and work remain overshadowed by the circumstances of her death. Zapata''s friend and bandmate, Steve Moriarty, tells her story - and the story of their band, The Gits - from their first meeting in 1985 to their last goodbye. Moriarity and Zapata met in 1985 as first-year students at Antioch College, where they discovered the po

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There was a time - not so long ago when pomp and spandex dominated MTV and pop radio playlists. Nearly 20 years after the first edition, people can''t get enough hair metal! The new expanded edition of American Hair Metal visually celebrates this orgy of flamboyance, androgyny, and animal magnetism, of big-haired alpha males and the beautiful women who surrounded them. Interest in hair metal is currently exploding witness arena-level revival tours, reissue compilations, and documentaries and docudramas that revisit the excesses of the eighties and nineties. Hundreds of striking photographs are complimented by hedonistic ephemera from bands like Poison, Cinderella, Motley Crue, Skid Row, and Stryper. Wild quotes from major players such as David Lee Roth, Jon Bon Jovi, Sebastian Bach, Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, Bret Michaels, Don Dokken, and many unsung heroes. The expanded edition includes more photos, more quotes, and a new introduction by Chip Z''Nuff (Enuff Z''Nuff) and an interview with

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