Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.: A Memoir | 
1. Ready Player One
2. @CaitlinCasillas not only recommended The Prisoner in the Third Cell, she also sent me a copy! 🥰
3. Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys — I love punk rock and musician memoirs, and can‘t wait to read this someday. 😁👩🏼🎤🎸
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pickFinally finished this after months of only reading it at bedtime. I was falling asleep because I was tired, not bored! If you‘re a fan of music and pop culture, The Slits, women making their way in a male-dominated field, or London in the 60‘s and ‘70s, you will enjoy this book. The writing is light and fun, and the storytelling is solid. I also watched the documentary on The Slits, which is available on Hulu and Amazon Prime.
pickThis book was such a treasure. I was initially scared to read it because, without fail, memoirs I'd read by admired musicians had shown so much thoroughly unrepentant awfulness--past and present--in the author that they'd permanently soured me on the author's music. But on top of her book and her music, I now know that Viv Albertine herself is a treasure. I hope her life brings her nothing else but joy.
"I ask myself the same question I always ask when I‘m lost. What do I find most interesting right now?"
"Resentment hisses out of their pores like steam off a cowpat."
"I want boys to come and see us play and think *I want to be part of that.* Not *They‘re pretty* or *I want to fuck them* but *I want to be in that gang, in that band.* I want boys to want to be us, not have the usual response like that one at the party in Islington the other night, he told me he played guitar.
‘I play guitar too,‘ I said.
‘Great! We could do with some crumpet in our band.‘"
"‘For a laugh,‘ he says. Everything is ‘for a laugh‘. It‘s the only reasonable justification for doing anything. Any other reason is pretentious."
Viv Albertine, kinderwhore pioneer.
The male-authored reviews of Albertine's book are as dismissive and backhanded as the male-authored reviews of her band's music were. It pisses me off. For my money, musicians writing in a simple style is great, and if they don't like it, they can just jack off to The Death of Bunny Munro again.
1. Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein & Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys by Viv Albertine
2. David Bowie ❤☇, Girl in a Coma, Fiona Apple, The Dresden Dolls, Amanda Fucking Palmer, Kate Bush, The Distillers, The Rolling Stones, Alabama Shakes, Nina Simone, TV on the Radio
3. Mac Sabbath (McDonald's themed Black Sabbath cover band. Hilarious)
4. Currently can't stop listening to Come Down by Anderson .Paak
If you like music memoirs, this is an excellent one about Viv Albertine, who achieved #fame as the guitarist for the female punk band The Slits. Well written and full of the juicy tidbits you want from a memoir like this (crossing paths with Sid Vicious and Vivienne Westwood) but also full of a lot of honesty and heart. And a really unexpected and weird appearance by director Vincent Gallo.
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pickIf I had my time over, I'd be a rock star. Well, I'd TRY to be a rock star. The fact that I haven't really got the 'Rock Star Voice' wouldn't have held me back, I'm sure (yeah, right!!). This is such an honest autobiography. She tells it all, warts and all. And she really lived (and is still doing it!). Loved it!!
My pick for #musicaltitles in #maybookflowers I think this is one of the most honest musical memoirs I've read and this quote from the introduction shows a bit of what I mean by that.
pickThe author was a member of the Punk band, the Slits and very much lived the late 70's punk lifestyle. I found this book mesmerizing and the punk scene so fascinating and frankly a bit intimidating. The second half of the book is more relatable to my life as it details her life post-punk. Marriage, infertility, motherhood and trying to go back to herself amongst all that. Really recommend if you like reading about the music scene.
so-soBook of 2 halves. Great history of the Sluts & punk era in general. Some amazing anecdotes re: Sid Vicious, Mick Jones. Fab photos. A lot of name dropping - it WAS an incestuous scene but it got a bit cheesy/tiresome/braggy. 2nd half - tedious & self pitying (cancer/IVF section the exception). In general very readable but the retrospective feminism was doubtful & not really sure I liked Viv. She was inspiring as a musician but ...
Bit of a punk rock breakfast!
pickLoved this book and I wish I'd read it sooner. It's up there with my favorite punk rock memoirs for sure.
Can't think of much to complain about this morning. Punk rock memoirs and pibble snuggles! #dogsofLitsy
New books for meeeeeeeee
"The music I was exposed to growing up was revolutionary and because I grew up with music that was trying to change the world, that's what I still expect from it. - Viv Albertine
New year, new book. This has been on my to read list for way too long.
pickLoved the descriptions of her early years, racketing around London and getting into scrapes. The book takes quite a turn with her married life, but I loved reading about her time with the Slits. Listen to their album Cut, or better yet get your hands on their Peel Sessions.
pickI read this two years ago (maybe more) & it still sticks with me. After a weekend of thinking about what I believe in & how I show that, I find myself thinking of Viv - a woman who knows exactly what she believes in and fights for it, not matter what it costs her. I wish I could be more like her.
pickA full portrait of a woman‘s life, not afraid to show the vulnerability and strength that it takes to make it through the highs and lows. Recommended to music lovers, and for those looking for an honest and intriguing memoir.
