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| − | '''Lisa Crystal Carver''' (also known as Lisa Suckdog) | + | '''Lisa Crystal Carver''' (also known as Lisa Suckdog) is a zine editor born in New Hampshire. During the 1990s she began publishing the zine [[Rollerderby]]. She also produced the [[one-shot]] [[Generation L]], which documented her consciously retro philosophy of life. |
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| + | In the 1990s Lisa had a relationship with the French performance artist Costes. She was then married to the writer and musician Boyd Rice, with whom she had a son named Wolfgang. They have since divorced. During this time she performed with the extreme performance art troupe Suckdog, made videos, and began publishing her zine ''Rollerderby''. Some of the contributors to ''Rollerderby'' also performed with Suckdog and the zine focused on interviews and collaborations with her heroes and friends, including artists such as GG Allin, Costes, [[Vaginal Davis]], [[Queen Itchie]] and others. In the 2000s, Lisa Carver began to include commentary on pop culture in the pages of ''Rollerderby''. After ''Rollerderby'' became a crossover success, Carver was profiled in ''Utne Reader'' and later pursued a professional writing career. | ||
''Rollerderby: The Book'' compiles articles from the zine. ''Dancing Queen: a Lusty Look at the American Dream'' is a collection of autobiographical essays; the recent ''Drugs Are Nice'' documents the fallout from Carver's hedonistic lifestyle. | ''Rollerderby: The Book'' compiles articles from the zine. ''Dancing Queen: a Lusty Look at the American Dream'' is a collection of autobiographical essays; the recent ''Drugs Are Nice'' documents the fallout from Carver's hedonistic lifestyle. | ||
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Carver has contributed to ''Nerve'' and numerous other mainstream publications. Recently, she toured alternative bookstores in support of ''Drugs Are Nice''. | Carver has contributed to ''Nerve'' and numerous other mainstream publications. Recently, she toured alternative bookstores in support of ''Drugs Are Nice''. | ||
Revision as of 21:31, 5 August 2010
Lisa Crystal Carver (also known as Lisa Suckdog) is a zine editor born in New Hampshire. During the 1990s she began publishing the zine Rollerderby. She also produced the one-shot Generation L, which documented her consciously retro philosophy of life.
In the 1990s Lisa had a relationship with the French performance artist Costes. She was then married to the writer and musician Boyd Rice, with whom she had a son named Wolfgang. They have since divorced. During this time she performed with the extreme performance art troupe Suckdog, made videos, and began publishing her zine Rollerderby. Some of the contributors to Rollerderby also performed with Suckdog and the zine focused on interviews and collaborations with her heroes and friends, including artists such as GG Allin, Costes, Vaginal Davis, Queen Itchie and others. In the 2000s, Lisa Carver began to include commentary on pop culture in the pages of Rollerderby. After Rollerderby became a crossover success, Carver was profiled in Utne Reader and later pursued a professional writing career.
Rollerderby: The Book compiles articles from the zine. Dancing Queen: a Lusty Look at the American Dream is a collection of autobiographical essays; the recent Drugs Are Nice documents the fallout from Carver's hedonistic lifestyle.
Carver has contributed to Nerve and numerous other mainstream publications. Recently, she toured alternative bookstores in support of Drugs Are Nice.
Zines
Contributions
Publications
- Rollerderby: The Book, Feral House, 1996
- Dancing Queen: The Lusty Adventures of Lisa Crystal Carver, Henry Holt and Company, 1996
- The Lisa Diaries: Four Years in the Sex Life of Lisa Carver and Company, Black Books, 2002
- Drugs Are Nice: A Post-punk Memoir, Soft Skull Press, 2005
DVDs
- Drugs Are Nice: A Suckumentary 1988-2005, Nut Music, 2005
