Poly Styrene died
 

Damn, that sucks. Poly Styrene died the other day. 53 of breast cancer.
She was the lead singer of X Ray Specs. Only released one album in the late 70's but it was historic.
A true artist.

Henry Rollins is playing the entire album right now. What a great band.

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Punk icon (X-ray Spex frontwoman) Poly Styrene passes away

Marianne Elliot Said
July 3rd 1957- April 25th 2011

Poly Styrene was a punk amongst punks. A groundbreaking presence that left an unrepeatable mark on the musical landscape, she made history the moment she uttered, "Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard but I think oh bondage up yours!" The influence of Poly and X-ray Spex has been felt far and wide ever since. Their landmark album Germ Free Adolescents is a landmark work and a primary influence on Britpop and Riot Grrrl. At the centre of it was PolyStyrene, a bi-racial feminist punk with the perfect voice to soundtrack rebellion. Poly never sacrificed the intelligence or the fun in her music and style. Her trademark braces and dayglo clothes were a playful rejection of the status quo and of conformity and complacency. She dissected gender politics, consumer culture, and the obsessions of modern life in a way that made us all want sing along with her.

At the core of Poly's work from Germ Free Adolescents through Generation Indigo, is a revolutionary with a genuine love for this world and the people and things in it. Her indomitable heart is all over the new material from her championing of cruelty free products ("I Luv Ur Sneakers") to giving voice to marginalized poor people worldwide ("No Rockefeller") to tackling racism ("Colour Blind"). Poly Styrene never stopped exciting us with her incisive world-view, amazing wit, and her adventurous sound. It is impossible to imagine what modern music would be like without her incalculable contributions but it's probably not worth imagining a world that never had Poly Styrene in it.

the world turned Day-Glo



Poly Styrene

R.I.P.

Great name Kraftwerk.

Nothing like understatement to make a point.

Very sad news. X-ray Specs were one of the great original female led punk bands, and many have followed.


Don't you have some Whitney Houston records you could be listening to?

...snipes the aging polyester suit with white Belt and painfully tight conservative shoes, annoyed with himself for allowing himself to be diverted from his Saturday night recordings of Lawrence Welk to even reply to these punks.

damn just a few months after Ari Up of the Slits who died of cancer at 48.

I read in one of her obits that she'd said often she'd like to be remembered for more than just one song, but damn, it's always been one of my all time favourites.

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