Had it not been for the 1970s British punk bands the Raincoats and the Slits, the 1990s Riot Grrrl movement in America might have not been possible. Under-appreciated at the time, the Raincoats and ...
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys. The Slits sound as described by singer/songwriter and former guitarist for The Slits, Viv Albertine. Formed in the mid 70′s, 1976/77.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1979, a fearless punk song challenging gender expectations arrived with a voice unlike anything listeners had heard before.
The Slits earned a place in rock history the hard way, enduring sexist taunts and even the occasional stabbing as an opening act on The Clash's "White Riot" tour. But after only two albums, including ...
Ari Up, leader of the pioneering post-punk band The Slits, would have turned 49 on Jan. 17. She died of cancer last October (read All Songs Considered contributor Carrie Brownstein's remembrance here) ...
Nearly three decades after its release, Cut, the 1979 record from pioneering female punk band the Slits, is finally available on CD in the States. The reissue just may usher in a revival, as new ...
Do you ever just feel like you're tired of people dying? Your friends die and your heroes die and it's just a sh** reminder that one day we're all going to die. Last night we learned that Arianna ...
Quietus: What do you think it was about the recording environment that turned Cut into such a great record? Ari Up: The Slits developed the Slits sound. To this day, no one sounds like us, no one.
The Slits guitarist Viv Albertine has appealed to the record label Rough Trade for financial help. Albertine claims that their former record label Island, has never paid them any royalties for their ...
In 1979, a fearless punk song challenging gender expectations arrived with a voice unlike anything listeners had heard before. "Typical Girls" by The Slits was later ranked by Rolling Stone among the ...
Ari Up, lead singer for first-generation punk band the Slits, looked absolutely thrilled to be playing the Troubadour on Friday night, a broad grin practically pasted to her face. She had good reason ...