New York Magazine on the state of modern punk
New York Magazine has put togther an article and some statistics about what they describe as the modern state of punk rock, at least based on a survey of self-identified punks. Some notable - and probably not surprising - statistics tell that…
April 29, 2013

Spain to name square after Joe Strummer
A petition to have a square in Spain named after the late Clash frontman, Joe Strummer, has been approved…
January 18, 2013

John Lydon puts Public Image Ltd sessions on hold to mourn Ari Up
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…
November 23, 2010

In Memoriam: Ari Up of The Slits (1962-2010)
Ariane "Ari Up" Forster of The Slits has passed away at 48. Ari Up formed The Slits when she was 14, in 1976. After The Slits split in 1981, she moved with her husband and twin children to jungle regions of Indonesia and Belize, living among indigenous people in those areas. Later, they moved to Jamaica, eventually settling in Kingston. She continued to make music, first with the New Age Steppers, then solo…
October 21, 2010

In Memoriam: Jon Savage to release companion book to England's Dreaming
This September the University of Minnesota Press will be releasing The England's Dreaming Tapes by Jon Savage, a companion book to the author's 1991 book England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond . In researching the earlier book Savage conducted hundreds of hours of interviews…
August 07, 2010

In Memoriam: The Slits stop by Dirty Laundry
Laundromat-centric web series Dirty Laundry has posted a new episode, this one featuring London's The Slits. The band talks about punk in the 70s, the infamous album cover to 1979's…
January 06, 2010

Tours: The Slits (US)
Ari Up, Tessa Pollitt and company will be taking The Slits out on the road in the US this March. Like so many other bands their plans will centre on the SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas, so if you're on the road to or…
February 10, 2008

Tours: Lee "Scratch" Perry collaborating with Andrew W.K. on new record
Influential reggae artist Lee "Scratch" Perry will have a new full length available in 2008 titled Repentance. The record will follow up the prior Panic In Babylon and will be released via Narnack Records. 71 year old Perry has been collaborating on the record with party rocker Andrew W.K., who is serving as co-producer and collaborator on the project. Pitchfork Media recently reported that the record will be a…
October 28, 2007

Tours: Ari Up and the True Warriors (UK)
Ari-Up & The True Warriors have European tour dates (well, the UK primarily plus Amsterdam) set to commence later this week. They'll perform along acts like King Django and appear at the Rebellion Festival on August 11th. Their show at Rebellion will feature the Cockney Rejects, Conflict, Leftover Crack, Neville Staple, the Beat and Mouthwash among others. The band of course features Ari-Up of the…
August 08, 2007

Tours: The Slits (North America)
The Slits have announced a Fall tour set to kick off in late October. The `77 era punk act featuring Ari Up, Viv Albertine, and Tessa Pollitt regrouped for a pair of shows in May. The groups shows wiere mixed live by producer Adrian Sherwood of UK dub label On-U Sound Records. He is also slated to produce a new Slits record, the first since 1981's Return of the Giant Slits (the never released…
July 23, 2006