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Ari Up of The Slits passes away at 48

posted by davidt on Saturday October 23 2010, @11:00AM
Kewpie sends the link to the post in the forums by Sim Tappertit (via Morrissey reddit):

Ari Up from The Slits dies

Slightly off topic but Morrissey is a fan and they did play his Meltdown. Ari Up RIP.

Ari Up Dies, Aged 48 - ThirdAge
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  • This is sad news.
    Anonymous -- Saturday October 23 2010, @01:25PM (#358279)

  • Shame shame shame (Score:1, Insightful)

    This is shocking news.

    Ari gave us great music. Music with a good beat. It was clever, funny, indefinable. She was obviously a true original. I missed the slits just earlier this year. What a shame.

    I'll hold on more tightly to my signed CD and my photo with Ari.
    Anonymous -- Saturday October 23 2010, @02:20PM (#358285)
  • Ari Up died of cancer in LA.
    In July 2009, Ari Up performed with Perry and Austrian dub band 'Dubblestandart' in Brooklyn, New York just prior to the Central Park SummerStage festival.
    Anonymous -- Saturday October 23 2010, @02:39PM (#358289)
  • Ari Up died of cancer in LA. Malcolm McLaren died of cancer in New York. Frank Sidebottom and Tony Wilson also died of cancer.
    Anonymous -- Saturday October 23 2010, @07:11PM (#358300)
    • Re:Cancer by Anonymous (Score:0) Sunday October 24 2010, @05:36AM
    • Re:Cancer by Anonymous (Score:0) Tuesday October 26 2010, @07:37AM
  • A true Punk Goddess she will be greatly missed, the Slits were a Iconic band with a Dub step
    RIP AriUp
    COLLNUIN -- Monday October 25 2010, @06:54AM (#358370)
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