Ian Thomson

The punk who inspired a generation of British woman to pick up a guitar

A review of <em>Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys</em>, by Viv Albertine. A funny, rude, tender, and superbly written memoir

Viv Albertine (left) on stage with The Slits Photo: Redferns

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