Typical Girls?: The Story of the Slits

by Zoë Street Howe

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847727808
• ISBN13: 9781847727800
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"