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

[Smurf <ziggysmurfdust AT pandora.be>]

:((

From the NME-site:

*Poly Styrene*, former singer with X-Ray Spex 
<http://www.nme.com/artists/x-ray-spex>, has died of cancer aged 53.

The singer's death was confirmed this morning (April 26) to /NME/ by her 
UK spokesperson.

The punk icon, real name *Marian Joan Elliott-Said*, revealed that she 
was suffering from the illness in February this year.

X-Ray Spex <http://www.nme.com/artists/x-ray-spex> formed in 1976 in 
*London* and released one studio album, 1978's *'Germ Free 
Adolescents'*. *Poly* went on to have a solo career and her latest solo 
album, *'Generation Indigo'*, was released on March 28 this year.

Boy George <http://www.nme.com/artists/boy-george> has paid tribute to 
her, tweeting from Twitter.com/boygeorge 
<http://twitter.com/#%21/boygeorge>: "I was a fan of *Poly* before I got 
to know her, she was a *Krishna* follower too, oh bless you *Poly* you 
will be missed! Legend!"

She is survived by her one daughter, *Celeste Bell-Dos Santos*.

http://www.nme.com/news/x-ray-spex/56316