Video: Viv Albertine - Confessions of a MILF

Viv Albertine, one-time Slit, is currently doing solo appearances as part of a triumphant return to music. Oh, yes. Definitely triumphant - here's her playing the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn on October 16th. The track is Confessions of a MILF: [Via Monitor Mix ]

On Friday, I saw Viv Albertine of The Slits , Softpower (featuring Mary Timony ) and The Raincoats play at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. How do I feel? Lucky. As I wrote about last week on this blog , The Raincoats influenced nearly every single musician that sprang forth from Olympia and from countless other similar towns and scenes across the US. Needless to say -- or perhaps I do need to say it -- so did The Slits. So, at the [...]

The Raincoats, Soft Power, Viv Albertine Knitting Factory Friday, October 16 The Raincoats can't play their instruments any more professionally than they could 30 years ago, which is a relief. ... Continue reading "Live: The Raincoats Keep It Like a Secret at the Knitting Factory" >

by Martin Longley Friday's gig 's sold out, although in the new Knitting Factory this still means that we're not feeling claustrophobic. Still room to move. It's like a mini-history of London punk, with former Slits singer/guitarist Viv Albertine playing a completely solo opening set that feels like it's half monologue as she recalls the days of platonically sharing a bed with Sid Vicious and getting her one-time heroin fix from Johnny Thunders. Mother sits you on her knee, to tell you tales of the old days, but few [...]