Typical Girls?: The Story of the Slits

Typical Girls?: The Story of the Slits - Paperback

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Typical Girls?: The Story of the Slits - Paperback

Typical Girls?: The Story of the Slits - Paperback

by Zoe Street Howe
$28.03
$28.03

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by Zoe Street Howe (Author)

(Omnibus Press). 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 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 Zoe 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 in this revealing biography.

Number of Pages: 266
Dimensions: 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 01, 2009
ISBN9781847727800
Author Zoe Street Howe
PublisherOmnibus Press
GenreBiography
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2009
LanguageENG- English
Pages266
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Zoe Howe is a music writer whose books include"Typical Girls? The Story of The Slits," "How s Your Dad? Living In The Shadow Of A Rock Star Parent"(both Omnibus Press) and"Looking Back At Me"- the autobiography of ex Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson.""Zoe is the editor of the website Iceland Music Export, and her work has also appeared on BBC Music, BBC 6Music, Planet Rock, Absolute Radio, E4, The Quietus, Channel4Music, NME and in"Company"and"Contemporary Magazine."She has also made and presented music radio series for stations including Resonance FM. When she isn't writing feverishly or talking incessantly about music, Zoe plays drums and percussion and has worked with Viv Albertine, Anne Pigalle, Steve Beresford, Mick Jones and others. "

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