First published in 1987, new york times bestseller, im with the band has been reprinted throughout the years, all over the world. I still have my cutoff jean shorts from high school that i. Ex white zombie bassist discusses im in the band book. Sean yseult played bass and wrote music for white zombie from its inception in 1985 through its breakup over a decade later.
Reynolds was a well known hemingway scholar, awarded the national book award and writing five definitive biographies on hemingway. A sean yseult was born on june 6, 1966 as shauna reynolds. Former white zombie bassist sean yseult releases new book. Buy im in the band by sean yseult from waterstones today. Her personal memorabilia offers fans a unique vantage on the life of a megaband during rocks last golden age. From 1985 to 1996, sean yseult was the sole woman not only in white zombie, but in the entire metal scene. Danzigs latest album danzig sings elvis available today. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. During the 80s and 90s, heavy metal was a mans world. This book is a great read for anyone who is either a white zombie fan or a fan of reading stories about rock and metal bands.
David nichols relates the gobetweens story with wit and verve, and for this edition he completely updated the book, adding chapters on the members subsequent solo careers in the 1990s, the subsequent reuniting of forster and mclennan under the gobetweens name, and the bands flourishing second life in the new millennium, tragically cut. Former white zombie bassist discusses upcoming book. Former white zombie bassist talks her new band playing housecore horror film festival, and other creative projects. With im in the band, yseult has created both a coffee table book and a striking visual memoir. Backstage notes from the chick in white zombie by sean yseult 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Weve often referred to ourselves as the wheres waldo of l. In this photo i am holding one of my gifts from him a red egg from tokyo that when wound up, out would pop a tiny waking godzilla type monster. Every element of the individual books, from the stories yseult wrote, to the photography, graphics, and book design itself, was conceived and crafted personally by the artist. Backstage notes from the chick in white zombie by sean yseult. Im in the band sounds fascinating, as it is designed in a scrapbook format, and contains all of seans.
Im in the band, titled as a play on pamela des barres 1987 groupie memoir im with the band, appears at first to centre on yseults apparent struggle to be accepted as a girl in a boys rock world, with promotion angling towards the fact that she was, when white zombie played castle donington in 1995, the only female other than warlocks. Backstage notes from the chick in white zombie by sean yseult sean yseult on. Her personal memorabilia offers fans a unique vantage on the. In december 2010 yseult released im in the band, a book containing tour diaries and photos as well as detailing her eleven years spent as a member of white zombie. New orleans resident and musician sean yseult is probably best known for her tenure in the industrial metal outfit white zombie, but theres a lot more to the artist than the band which made her famous. Now that mardi gras is over i might actually get some of this done. With i m in the band, yseult has created both a coffee table book and a striking visual memoir. Book i m in the band by sean yseult download i m in the band by sean yseult the great of i m in the band, you can find in our pdf. Backstage notes from the chick in white zombie is seven years of her punk and metal roots dumped on the page.
I am a woman in a metal band, and was inspired by sean yseults stories about being accepted by the mostly male metal community. Her personal memorabilia offers fans a unique vantage on the life of a. The artist, sean yseult, has handmade each individual book in these limited edition collections. Im in the band backstage notes from the chick in white zombie book. With im in the band, yseult combines eleven years of tour diaries, flyers, and personal photos and ephemeramany. Yseult says that aside from girlfriends and groupies, she was the only woman at the shows. Backstage notes from the chick in white zombie, a collection of tour diaries and. Perseus publishinga fascinating scrapbook documenting a time in the life of a female musician. Sean yseult im in the band charts white zombies rise from the gritty music scene of new yorks lower east side in the eighties to arena headliners during the nineties alternativeexplosion that followed in. Pdf i m in the band download full pdf book download.
Her personal memorabilia offers fans a unique vantage on the life of a mega band during rocks last golden age. I am a woman in a metal band, and was inspired by sean yseult s stories about being accepted by the mostly male metal community. Sean yseult from white zombie reads from im in the band 4. This is the stylish, exuberant and sweetly innocent tale of one of the most famous groupies of the 1960s and 70s.
She shreds magazine is dedicated to educating, inspiring, and encouraging future and current. Book im in the band by sean yseult download im in the band by sean yseult the great of im in the band, you can find in our pdf. Since the break up of white zombie, rob zombie has shown no interest in reforming the band. Ex white zombie bassist sean yseult felt like rob zombies. She divides her time between new orleans and new york city. Sean yseult of rock city morgue has released her memoir from her white zombie days, im in the band. Sean yseult is best known as the bassist of the multiplatinum and grammynominated act white zombie. It also shares the unlikely story of a female musician who won the respect and adoration of male metal musicians and fans. Bods mayhem hour welcomes sean yseult former bassist of white zombie and current bassist of star and dagger. In december of 2010 yseult released im in the band.
The singer and bassist, fernanda lira, quits nervosa. Former white zombie bassist sean yseult opens up about her days with the band and the release of a new compilation and coffee table book. Anchoring alternative thrash metal masters white zombie, bassist sean yseult labored the lower register pocket, fortifying the raucous riffage of the bands rotating cast of guitarists with furiously fast flurries of root based sixteenth note passages and derivatives thereof. Backstage notes from the chick in white zombie by sean yseult at indigo. This photo and more ramones stories is in my book im in the band.
As a child, sean was immersed in the arts thanks to her parents. Prior to white zombies fame, she studied at the north carolina school of the arts in high school and continued her education at parsons school of design nyc, receiving a. There were also a number of groupies who tried to meet sean thinking she was male. Sean yseult is best known as the bass player of the multiplatinum rock band white zombie.
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