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 ...
I do not read as many books as I’d like (or should) but I did manage to finish a couple of post-punk related memoirs over the holidays, both of which I highly recommend. The first was Viv Albertine‘s ...
American Songbook: Singer Outsiders is a new series at Lincoln Center that “uplifts women and nonbinary musicians who have shaped the modern landscape of music and continue to drive conversations on ...
Nora Forster, the wife of Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. (PiL) frontman John Lydon and mother to the late The Slits vocalist Ari Up, has passed away after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Attention, New Yorkers who like feminist punk: Lincoln Center's latest American Songbook series commences this week. This year's theme is "Singer Outsiders," spotlighting trailblazing female and ...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, in for Terry Gross. One of the first women bands to play punk, defying the preconceptions about how women should look and sound, was the British band The Slits.
The Slits threw a punky reggae party at the Black Cat on Sunday; too bad so few people showed up to enjoy it. The original lineup of the Slits formed in London in 1976, jumping into the punk fray with ...
Punk guitarist has published two books, 2014's Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys and 2018's To Throw Away Unopened “I’m so happy that Rachael, Elizabeth and Stephen are ...
The U.K.-based, mostly all-female band (a male member has occasionally been in the line-up) known for their unique blend of reggae and rock are back. The band broke up in 1982, but was reformed in ...
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