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The Slits

Five albums that prove 1979 was the greatest year for punk music

Five albums that prove 1979 was the greatest year for punk music

Five essential albums…

Ben Forrest
Feb 14, 2026
The Slits - Cut - 1979

How The Slits out-punked the punks and became icons

Trailblazers.

Reuben Cross
Jan 27, 2026
The five best covers of Motown classics

From Detroit to Birmingham: The five best covers of Motown classics

A different take on the Motown sound.

Ben Forrest
Jul 19, 2025
Five easy masterpieces- An introduction to Motown Records

‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’: the universal sound of Motown’s ultimate masterpiece

A truly iconic track.

Ben Forrest
May 29, 2025
The Slits - Cut - 1979

‘Typical Girls’: the song that made The Slits punk’s fiercest pioneers

A genuinely progressive act of punching up.

Will Howard
Apr 12, 2025
Ladies and Gentlemen…The Fabulous Stains - 1982 - Lou Adler

‘Ladies and Gentlemen…The Fabulous Stains’: The feminist punk movie that inspired Bikini Kill

Riot grrrl icons.

Aimee Ferrier
Jan 21, 2025
The Slits - Cut - 1979

The 10 best songs by The Slits

Some great tracks.

Dale Maplethorpe
Oct 26, 2024
Kathleen Hanna - Bikini Kill - Le Tigre - Far Out Magazine

“The most bugged-out shit I’ve ever heard”: Kathleen Hanna’s favourite song by The Slits

“Really theoretically smart and sonically full…”

Ben Forrest
Jul 14, 2024
The Slits - Ari Up - 2008

Ari Up: the story of a punk pioneer

A legend.

Aimee Ferrier
Jun 30, 2024
Viv Albertine - The Slits - 1970s

‘La Bâtarde’: the book that inspired Viv Albertine’s artistry

A great book.

Aimee Ferrier
May 12, 2024
Viv Albertine - The Slits - 1970s

‘Flesh’: Revisiting the solo work of The Slits’ Viv Albertine

A triumphant return.

Ben Forrest
May 3, 2024
The Slits - Ari Up - 2008

The Slits’ Ari Up laments the loss of “female rebellion” in music: “I didn’t know it would come to this”

“Everything is like a factory.”

Aimee Ferrier
Apr 15, 2024

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