Scratch that the loss is all of musics, regardless of genre.
The fearless music on Slits albums like 1979sCuthas continued inspiring artists for decades now.
Ari Up was influential in other ways, too.
The punk scene in 1970s London was still largely dominated by men when the Slits began making noise.
Up remains a feminist heroine to many today.
The Slits were a life-changing band that made life-changing music,Brownstein wrote.
What does life-changing mean?
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