Typical Girls: Women in Punk/Post-Punk/Underground Music (Circa 1975-1980s)

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> So, odds of seeing her play w/ the slits here in the states is looking slim 
> to none...

I wouldn't place too much money on that tho.  While what Viv says is somewhat 
true it's basically because Ari has been carrying the whole thing
along for the last nine years and it's unlikely Viv could get up to speed in 
two shows.. - but there is ALWAYS room to create around Ari, and I bet 
both Viv and Ari are thinking now.. after all they both did their best work 
with each other. I think, for sure, Viv has to make a bit of room on her own
to begin with, but it's one giant step for woman forward from being a 
housewife with no interest!

joly


HunnyPi007 AT aol.com wrote:

>Viv has a Myspace page (<http://www.myspace.com/albertine>MySpace.com - viv 
>albertine - UK - Alternative - www.myspace.com/albertine) and blogged on 
>Saturday about playing with The Slits again: 
>
>"This month I played with The Slits in Barcelona and Manchester (the London 
>show is cancelled due to a mix-up). I learnt the old songs and 4 new ones. 
>We got along really well and I loved Adele, Holly and Anna. I was surprised 
>how interesting my old guitar parts were, I really liked playing them. The 
>thing is that The Slits have morphed into Ari's backing band, there's not 
>much room for creativity or individuality. Plus she and I have gone in very 
>different directions musically. Ari is a fantastic front woman, very funny 
>and sexy, a great dancer, loads of charisma but I felt uncomfortable in the 
>role of almost session musician. So I'm not going to join the band, although 
>I may do some guest appearances occasionally. Now I'm concentrating on my 
>own music and my sculpture."
>
>None of her music is on the page, though, but it seems that she's playing 
>with Keith Levine now, so I guess things are coming full circle for her 
>anyway (i.e., Flowers of Romance). The page also indicates that she's on a 
>major label. There's a picture of her playing at a "Raincoats anniversary 
>party" from last month that I'm sure all of us wish we were at. She looks 
>pretty much the same (save for shorter hair and no hats) and still has her 
>unique flair for fashion and style.
>
>So, odds of seeing her play w/ the slits here in the states is looking slim 
>to none...
>= 

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