Here To Be Heard: The Story of the Slits With Live Q&A
May 05, 2018 10:00PM - 1:00AM at House of Wax
Director William Badgley and The Slits founder Palmolive in person for Q&A!
HERE TO BE HEARD: THE STORY OF THE SLITS tells the story of the young women pioneers of the mid-70’s Punk era from a female point of view. Contemporaries of The Clash and Sex Pistols and the pioneering godmothers of the musical movement known as "Punky Reggae", it runs from the bands’ inception in 1976 to its’ end in 2010, coinciding with the death of lead vocalist, Ari Up.
Including interviews with Don Letts (former Slits manager / Punk documentarian), Viv Albertine (Slits guitarist), Ari Up (Slits vocalist), Palmolive (Slits founder / first drummer), Tessa Pollitt (Slits bass player), Vivien Goldman (NYU's Punk professor), Dennis Bovell (producer of The Slits album CUT), Paul Cook (Sex Pistols drummer), Gina Birch (Raincoats bass player), and many more, it is also your chance to see previously unseen footage and recordings of the band.