Ari Up, co-founder and lead singer of the post-punk band The Slits, died yesterday. She was 48. She was also one of the coolest people to ever grace this planet—much too cool for us, apparently.
I never saw the Slits live, but here’s a remembrance by someone who did (in 1977!). The Guardian has also posted pictures (it’s where I stole the above photo from). And here’s Pitchfork Media’s obituary.
Below, Slits videos, about all we have now to hold onto.
…and there are a ton more at YouTube, mainly of more recent performances.
Godspeed, Ari Up. Everything that I know about dancing, I learned from you. You’ll be greatly missed.
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