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Ari Up of The Slits Dies at 48

Leave Behind New Video

Oct 21, 2010

Ari Up, vocalist for The Slits, died yesterday at age 48 after a long battle with illness. More

The Slits Reunite, Retool For Trapped Animal

Narnack Releases The New Album October 6th

Jun 11, 2009

For 30 years, The Slits proved to be a curious, tangled enigma of London’s punk and dub roots, largely due to their truncated discography. Cut (1979) is still a classic of the genre and set the stage for riot grrl acts to come. After Cut, the band released one more album, 1981’s Return of the Giant Slits, and then disappeared. Well, not exactly. On October 6th, The Slits will finally end that silence with their third full-length, Trapped Animal. Narnack is releasing the group’s first album in 25 years! That’s hardly anything to sniff at folks. More