Audrey Golden

Audrey Golden (born 1984) is an American writer, journalist, lecturer, and radio presenter. She is a contributing editor at Louder Than War, and her writing has been featured in Maggot Brain (Third Man), The Quietus, The Guardian, DIVA magazine, American Book Review, Antipodes, and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. She is station manager of Louder Than War Radio, where she also presents a weekly show "Breaking Glass" that highlights the work of women in the music industry.

Early life and education
Golden was raised up and down the Eastern Seaboard from Connecticut to Florida, and she received a BA in film studies from Wesleyan University, JD from Wake Forest University School of Law, and PhD in literary studies from the University of Virginia.

Work
Golden's work focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.

I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women At Factory Records, her first book, was an oral history that centers the voices of women in the story of the legendary Factory Records. It was published in the UK by White Rabbit in May 2023 and released in the US in February 2024.

Golden's appearances include SXSW. She recently discussed the book with Evan "Funk" Davies on WFMU, and Craig Charles on BBC Radio 6 Music. Reviewing the book for Vice, Kelly Bishop wrote, "Some stories are almost Tarantino-worthy . . . If anything, this book doesn't shit on the legendary Factory myth – it enlivens it, filling in the gaps with true stories that have been sat on for too long." The New Statesman described the oral history as "an overdue corrective," Uncut rated 8/10, and Kiran Dass, writing for The Wire, commented, "Golden has compiled her interviews and finessed them into a narrative that allows distinctive personalities and voices to shine through, adding a multifaceted richness and authenticity." I Thought I Heard You Speak was named a Rough Trade Book of the Year 2023 and was longlisted for the 2024 Penderyn Prize.

Golden is currently writing a book on feminist punk band The Raincoats, scheduled for publication in 2025, and Queercore for the 33 1/3 Genre series.

As a cultural studies scholar, Golden has lectured on a range of topics from contemporary cinema to public writing. She has given seminars at the Coolidge Corner Theatre and taught at several universities. Her work as an archivist and rare book collector has been honored by the Library of Congress.

Books

 * I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women At Factory Records. White Rabbit, 2023. ISBN 978-1399606189.