New Age Steppers were a dub collective formed by producer Adrian Sherwood and The Slits‘ singer Ari Up that also included, over the years, contributions from members of The Pop Group, The Raincoats, ...
On October 20, Ari Up, who co-founded the pioneering English all-girl punk band the Slits in 1976 when she was just 14, died from an undisclosed illness. She was 48. In honor of her musical legacy, we ...
Ari Up, frontwoman of The Slits from the age of 14, died yesterday aged 48 after a long illness, it was announced by her stepfather, John Lydon of the Sex Pistols. The brilliant and confrontational ...
Ari Up, lead singer for first-generation punk band the Slits, looked absolutely thrilled to be playing the Troubadour on Friday night, a broad grin practically pasted to her face. She had good reason ...
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.
Ari Up, the dreadlocked lead singer of the Slits, the first all-girl U.K. punk band, died Oct. 20 in England. She was 48. A posting on the website of Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten ...
Ari Up, leader of the pioneering post-punk band The Slits, would have turned 49 on Jan. 17. WNPR's Anthony Fantano pays tribute to the singer with... Ari Up, leader of the pioneering post-punk band ...
Jan. 16: Although they emerged from the same British punk-rock scene that gave rise to the Sex Pistols and the Clash, the Slits’ music made that of their peers sound staid. The band was led by the ...
The BBC is reporting that John Lydon has delayed sessions to record new material with Public Image Limited in the wake of the death of his step-daughter, Slits vocalist Ari Up. Up, who's real name was ...
Three-day weekend ahead for most of us, which is another reason to file over to Sunday night’s spectacularly loaded tribute to too-soon departed Ari Up at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Even without ...