Guardian Music — She was a pioneer of the punk movement… and a legend in Boy George's lunchtimeFor the punk generation, Poly Styrene, the late punk songstress and poet, was a true legend, her style ironic and iconic. Polly was the prototype for Ugly Betty with brac... more info

Popdose — The Slits’ cover of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” should have been that one song from the weird, still-breaking genre of punk that got some radio play and introduced the mainstream to something new, and encouraged the more adventurous to s... more info

Guardian Music — (Weird World/Domino)First released in the US last spring, 936 is the UK debut by Peaking Lights – a romantic and musical partnership in which tattoos and long hair feature prominently. None of this really prepares you for their sheer uncategorisabi... more info

Guardian Music — For their live show, these Japanese electro girls shoot milk from rubber mammaries while pretending to be half-human, half-cow. Think that sounds weird? You should hear their music …Hometown: Tokyo.The lineup: Yuka Nippple (vocals, performance), Qr... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe Women's Institute is not known as a fount of radical art, yet in 1969 it commissioned Malcolm Williamson and Ursula Vaughan Williams to compose, from a female perspective, a cantata documenting history from the middle age... more info

Totally Fuzzy — A look into the history of Siouxsie and the Banshees, as well as various other bands spawned from the punk movement such as Public Image Ltd, Adam and the Ants and The Slits. Read more » more info

Guardian Music — This Leeds band play the sort of indie you'd expect from a group named after a Beat Happening song. But don't call them twee…Hometown: Leeds.The lineup: Richard (lead vocals), Tom (bass), Laura (drums), Dan (lead guitar), Pete (rhythm guitar, backi... more info

Impose Magazine — Psychic Dancehall are a duo from San Diego comprised of Chuck Rowell of Crocodiles and Hollie Cook from The Slits. On "A Love That Kills", the duo syphon a smooth and unadulterated stream of Jesus and Mary Chain'ed bummer-dome, quite strongly sc... more info

Guardian Music — These four Norwegian girls make a joyous, reggae-influenced racket that recalls ska-pop pioneers the SpecialsHometown: Bergen, Norway.The lineup: Marie Amdam, Maria Råkil, Marie Moe and Embla Karidotter Dahleng.The background: How refreshing. An all... more info

Guardian Music — September 1979: Number 20 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicBy the time the Slits (above), a rare all-woman band, recorded their debut, they had outgrown the bulldozing clatter of their earlier Peel sessions for somethin... more info