In Typical Girls? The Story of The Slits, author Zoë Howe tells the story of this remarkable band through interviews with band members, their friends, and their collaborators, including Don Letts, Dennis Bovell, the Raincoats, Budgie, PiL guitarist Keith Levene, the Pop Group’s Gareth Sager, and many more.

Wild, defiant and creative, The Slits were ahead of their time. Despite their innovative fusion of genres – from dub reggae to punk, funk and free jazz – they were often dismissed as unserious and ‘unable to play’. However, their influential album Cut would galvanise generations of women to challenge the status quo.

The book’s original publication in 2009 was noted for catalysing a reunion between Viv Albertine and the original bandmembers before Ari Up’s death. This warm, thorough document of the Slits phenomenon celebrates the legacy, spirit and creativity of this seminal band. This expanded and updated Remastered edition features new interview material and a foreword by punk singer-songwriter and academic, Helen McCookerybook.

Available from Omnibus Press

Zoë Howe is the author of acclaimed music biographies including Typical Girls? The Story Of The Slits, Barbed Wire Kisses: The Jesus & Mary Chain Story, Wilko Johnson: Looking Back At Me, Lee Brilleaux: Rock ’n’ Roll Gentleman and Stevie Nicks: Visions, Dreams & Rumours, and her debut novel Shine On, Marquee Moon was shortlisted for the Virginia Prize for Fiction in 2016. Zoë also worked with Celeste Bell and director Paul Sng on the documentary Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché. She is the author of Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story, alongside Celeste Bell.

About the Author

Bryen Dunn is a freelance journalist based in Toronto with a focus on tourism, lifestyle, entertainment and community issues. He has written several travel articles and has an extensive portfolio of celebrity interviews with musicians, actors and other public personalities. He’s willing to take on any assignments of interest, attend parties with free booze, listen to rants, and travel the world in search of the great unknown. He’s eager to discover the new, remember the past, and look into the future.