Organisation: The Slits

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This much I know: Viv Albertine, writer and musician, former guitarist with The Slits

I cleaved onto music as an escape. It was my way out of an unpleasant childhood, says Viv Albertine.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2017

Forty years of punk and why it still rocks

It’s 40 years since angry young bands like The Sex Pistols outraged society, but their influence is everywhere, says Suzanne Harrington.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016

How Viv Albertine went from awkward teen to princess of punk rock

Viv Albertine was a guitarist with anarchic all-girl band the Slits in 1970s London. From hanging with a ‘shy’ Sid Vicious to fearing for her life as a female punk, Emer Sexton meets a woman who tore up the rulebook. 

Wed, 18 Feb, 2015

Why women stay in abusive relationships

We shouldn’t be so quick to judge women who stay in abusive relationships, as the cycle of violence can leave them powerless, says Suzanne Harrington

Tue, 07 Oct, 2014