R.I.P. Ari Up

I was reading twitter this morning because I wanted to check my phone and not look like a lonelyAr young person with a hoodie on. I was kind of bummed out that I checked because after some mobile internet browsing later, I found out that the awesome Slits singer Ari Up passed away a day ago. I was about to cry, but again, I was in public and I didn't want to cry and look emo (to common folk someone crying in a hoddie is an emo). So I have decided that I will have a Ari Up/Slits tribute Friday Five in addition to the regular Friday Five that I always so on Friday.

I'm kind of upset right now so I don't want to write a long winded essay on the history of the Slits and the Punk scene in England. So I'll just let the good folks at Wikipedia do it for me (Come on guys, it was that or Pitchfork. You know I hate Pitchfork).


The Slits
Ari Up

The Sunday Edition of Friday Five

I know you guys were waiting for the Friday Five on Friday, but I had to push it back to Saturday because I had a gig to review. So then the "Saturday edition of the Friday Five" Came about. Yes, I know, I'm taking a while to finish my gig review, but it is going to be worth it! Here is some ear candy to hold you over until the gig review comes.

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Passenger. Great cover. It's one of my favorites. This is different from the other video though.



The Slits - A Boring Life - Pretty cool demo


Merrill Nisker - Sky Bag. Yes, this is Peaches. Yes, the same one who sang this song (Not the real video, but still entertaining). I'm not kidding. She did play in this folk thing, but this that is for a later Friday.


DOA - New Wave Sucks


The Breeders - Safari. I want to go on a Safari...


Extra! Here are 2 extra vidoes for my over due days.

Melvins - eye flys (demo)


No Age- Eraser. Listen to the story.