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 ...
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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys. The Slits sound as described by singer/songwriter and former ...
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 ...
Arianna Forster, who gained acclaim in the late 1970s as Ari Up, the singer of the exuberant and influential all-female punk-rock band the Slits, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 48. Her ...
The Slits frontwoman Ari-Up died yesterday at the age of just 48 after suffering from a serious illness. Born Arianna Forster, she was best known for her work with the all-girl punk band, who reformed ...
The guitarist's memoir revels in the chaos and danger of punk, but the revelations of her post-band life are the most harrowing It seems fairly unlikely that any autobiography this year is going to ...
In the annals of rock'n'roll, the Clash and the Slits are portrayed in vastly different ways. The Clash are musical geniuses who authored a unique hybrid of punk and reggae. The Slits - who did much ...
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 ...