Alanis: Thirty Years of Jagged Little Pill

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Celebrate three decades of the ground-breaking albumJagged Little Pill with this stunning volume featuring photos, interviews, insightful analysis, and celebrity quotes.

On June 13, 1995, 21-year-old Alanis Morissette released Jagged Little Pill, an existential awakening of sexuality, a rail against sexism, and a confessional catch-all of topics related to anxiety, depression, angst, eating disorders, religious dogma, and beauty standards. In an era coming off the high of the '80s and '90s pop machine, Alanis was a total about-face, peeling off the sheen of what female music leads could be. She was the voice sitting quietly within women in the post-grunge era who finally felt the freedom to let it all out.

Alanis: Thirty Years of Jagged Little Pill tracks it all with:

Interviews from female music journalists and figureheads, as well as quotes from some of today's biggest names-including Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift-on how important Alanis and Jagged Little Pill was and continues to beChapters named after the album's iconic tracks, charting the creation of the album from setup to release and beyondPhotos tracing the rise of Alanis Morisette's career and the development of this iconic albumAn exploration of Jagged Little Pill's lasting legacy in music and pop culture
Alanis Morisette has become a godmother of confessional singer-songwriter styles, beloved by the new crop of talents, thanks largely to the success of Jagged Little Pill. Celebrate this unstoppable piece of music history that you oughta know!

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Selena Fragassi is a 15-year music journalist who is currently a featured contributor for the Chicago Sun-Times as well as SPIN and Loudwire. Her bylines have also appeared in The A.V. Club, Paste, Nylon, Popmatters, Blurt, Under the Radar, and Chicago Magazine, where she was previously on staff as Pop/Rock Critic. Artists she's interviewed include Rise Against, Gene Simmons, Jennifer Hudson, Andra Day, Chrissie Hynde, Demi Lovato, Debbie Harry, Slash, Deftones, Evanescence, Alice Cooper, Jack White, The Black Keys, Charlie Puth, Bon Jovi, and Bonnie Raitt, among many others. Selena's work has been anthologized in That Devil Music: Best Music Writingand she has appeared on televised panels regarding music matters for WTTW's Chicago Tonight program. She is the author of the books New Kids on the Block 40th Anniversary Celebration and NSYNC 30th Anniversary Celebration, with more to come. Selena is also a voting member of The Recording Academy.Liza Lentini is a writer and editor who has devoted her career to telling underdog stories, with a special focus on women. She is currently the Executive Editor at SPIN where she oversees the website. Read more about Liza, including her published work, at lizalentini.com.