Typical Girls? The Story Of The Slits OUT NOW!'s Interests
Music
Punky reggae, dub, free jazz, experimental, space music
Books
Why, this one, of course...
Heroes
The heroes within the book are...:
The Slits: Ari Up, Palmolive, Viv Albertine, Tessa Pollitt, Kate Corris, Keith Levene, Don Letts, The Clash, Dennis Bovell, Adrian Sherwood, The Raincoats, Vivien Goldman, Steve Beresford, Budgie, Bruce Smith, Don Cherry, Neneh Cherry, The Pop Group and many more...
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London
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Scorpio
Typical Girls? The Story Of The Slits OUT NOW! TONIGHT! SLITS documentary on ResonanceFM: me, Tessa Pollitt & Viv Albertine, 8-9pm. http://lnk.ms/03W9Y. After the brilliant Other Woman show with Ruth Barnes! Posted at 1:05 PM Nov 25 view more
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Typical Girls? The Story Of The Slits OUT NOW!'s Blurbs
About me: 'A perfect tribute, absolutely spot on in true Kamikaze Slits fashion,' ***** Kris Needs, Record Collector.
'Zoe Street Howe redresses the balance with this warm and partisan page-turner. There are heroes, villains and some shocks too.' *** Mark Paytress, MOJO
'An ardent and vivid tale told with sheer verve', Janine Bullman, Loud & Quiet
NB: THIS IS THE BOOK PAGE - NOT THE BAND PAGE! I am not The Slits, but the author of the book. Just to clear up any confusion. THANKS!
AND PLEASE only add this page if you are actually interested in the Slits and this book, not if you are just advertising your own services - sorry if that sounds harsh but on this particular page we are not collecting friends for the sake of it, or looking to check out new bands...this page exists purely to promote the book, and we are working really hard on that (so we unfortunately don't have time to come down and check out your gigs etc. Especially if they're in the US- we're in London, you see!). Hope you understand...
Celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Cut AND the 50-year anniversary of Island Records with this appreciation of the career and legacy of The Slits written by London music writer Zoë Street Howe...
'Wild, defiant and startlingly inventive, The Slits were ahead of their time. Although they created some unique hybrids - dub reggae and pop-punk, African rhythms, funk and free jazz - they were dismissed as being unable to play. Their lyrics were witty and perceptive while their influential first album 'Cut' challenged perceptions of punk and of girl bands - but they were still misunderstood. And that infamous debut album cover, with the band appearing topless and mud-daubed, prompted further misreadings of the first ladies of punk. Author Zoë Street Howe speaks to The Slits themselves, to former manager Don Letts, mentor and PIL guitarist Keith Levene and many other friends and colleagues to discover exactly how The Slits phenomenon came about and to celebrate the legacy of a seminal band long overdue its rightful acclaim. Too long seen as a note in the margin of the history of rock, The Slits at last get a fair hearing.'
(text courtesy of Omnibus Press)
Pre-order your copy now for £10.47 from Amazon.co.uk and save some £££s! (normally £14.95)
Copy and paste this link or click on the cover picture below it
And the link for US Slits fans is this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Typical-Girls-Zoe-Street-Howe/dp/1847727808/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238801663&sr=8-1
Published by Omnibus Press July 9th 2009. And the very fine group Wetdog's brill drummer Sarah edited the pictures. Which makes it EVEN MORE cool, I'm sure you'll agree.
Viv Albertine, August 2008: "The book, thank God, it's about time the Slits got the respect they deserve!"
Keith Levene: "It's important this is coming out around the anniversary (of Cut). Read about it, write about it, look at the fucking pictures. The Slits must have done something right, as far as I'm concerned."
What???...a book??? I thought I,s talking to the Slits...damn I thought I was in there then too...hahaha...just joking mate...yeah I realised it was a book (looks like a bloody good read too)...I,s just too lazy to write out your pages full name so I just through a shout out to the Slits in general...lol.
Hope all is well up there in "Anarchy in the UK" land matey
Cheers & Respect from New Zealand//Aotearoa Rocker77 The Rats Nest
Hi, thank you for your friendship here on MySpace! It means such a lot and any support you can give is gratefully received. There are 8 songs on my profile, all different and I would be honoured if you could give them a listen sometime and maybe write a comment and add some of my music to your profile......maybe watch the You Tube vids......maybe check the official website out......maybe become a fan.....maybe get the album from itunes/amazon or somewhere...........mmmmmm.....just a comment would be awesome. Thanks. Peace x Click here for the official Tony King website
!!! Am Samstag, den 28.11. ist es im Cuba Nova wieder soweit !!!
SUPERTRÄSH ... das wird heldenhaft!
Öl schon Mal gehörig Deine Stimmbänder, denn bei dieser Party kannst du dich eh nicht davor retten lauthals mitzugröhlen! Und zwar genau bei den Gassenhauern, die Dir sonst immer peinlich sind. Denn wenn alle andern auf ihr Schamgefühl sche#*en, fällt es Dir auf einmal auch ganz leicht die heimlich von MTV abgeguckten Tanzschritte nach 15 Jahren endlich Mal live zu performen. Und all das geht heute Abend gleich auf zwei Floors!! Auf der Euroträsh-Fläche kannst du gepflegt zu den Backstreet Boys kreischen, zu Culture Beat abgehen, dancen zu Whigfield, nicht rot anlaufen zu David Hasselhoff und dich auf die Spice Girls, Snap, Take That & 2Unlimited freuen! Die härtere Fraktion spielt ihre Luftgitarre übrigens auf dem Rock’n’Gröll-Floor und hebt die Hände zu Nirvana, Greenday, NoFX, Such A Surge, Soundgarden, Clawfinger, Weezer und Metallica. Und Probleme mit dem Warm-Gröhlen gibt’s auch nicht, dafür sorgt schon Boris Gott. Der ist als trashiger Gast geladen und singt harte Schlager aus dem dunklen Herzen des Ruhrgebiets. Amusement garantiert! Das Kultigste was es so gegeben hat im schrecklich schrillen Mix zum hemmungslosen Abfeiern.
Hello i'm from France and i got the test pressing of Cut bought in london in 1981 and still have the bootleg live in Cincinatti Hope everything is fine for you.Best Regards
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