'90s rock era the stage for Canadian musician Melissa Auf der Maur's story

'90s rock era the stage for Canadian musician Melissa Auf der Maur's story

The former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist's memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry, recounts turbulent times and how she navigated them.

Melissa Auf Der Maur takes us back to the “last analogue decade” in her memoir

As a long-time fan of Hole, I had been looking forward to reading Melissa Auf Der Maur’s memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry, since it was first announced late last year. For those not familiar, Melissa occupied a unique position within the 90’s alternative scene, that all starts with a beer bottle being thrown at the head of Billy Corgan. From there, she opened for the Smashing Pumpkins with her first band, Tinker, before playing bass in Hole …