About the Author

Zoe Howe is a music writer whose books include Typical Girls? The Story of The Slits, How's Your Dad? Living In The Shadow Of A Rock Star Parent (both Omnibus Press) and Looking Back At Me - the autobiography of ex Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson. Zoe is the editor of the website Iceland Music Export, and her work has also appeared on BBC Music, BBC 6Music, Planet Rock, Absolute Radio, E4, The Quietus, Channel4Music, NME and in Company and Contemporary Magazine. She has also made and presented music radio series for stations including Resonance FM. When she isn't writing feverishly or talking incessantly about music, Zoe plays drums and percussion and has worked with Viv Albertine, Anne Pigalle, Steve Beresford, Mick Jones and others.