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The Slits
Many bands emerged from the British punk rock explosion of 1976 and 1977
determined to shock and outrage, but few of them had such a lasting impact as
the hardcore all-girl band The Slits. They were an amalgam of two other bands,
Flowers Of Romance and The Castrators. The uncompromising attitude, forthright
style and odd voice and accent of singer Ari Up - flanked in the most popular
line-up by Palmolive, Viv Albertine and Tessa Pollitt - chimed a chord with the
times and became a symbol of female empowerment. They came to wider attention
supporting The Clash on their 1977 White ...
