Heavy Music Mothers explores women and heavy music and how women have historically engaged with musicking as mothers. With a focus on original interviews with contemporary rock and metal mothers, this is the first scholarly study that contextualizes the challenges and contributions of mothers in rock and metal music.

By Julie Turley and Joan Jocson-Singh

Contents

Chapter 1: Mother Framing: Methodologies

Chapter 2: The Stories We Tell: Qualitative Interviews (Vignettes)

Chapter 3: The Rock Mom Memoir

Chapter 4: Vigilante Motherhood: The Embrace of Anger

Chapter 5: Daughters on Rock Moms: Life, Performance, Musicking, and Bonding

Chapter 6: Mother Tracks: Rock and Metal Moms Write Motherhood