Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.

Reviews

Dorian Gray

I love this book, I enjoy reading books about music and fashion. I cannot praise this book enough but I’ll have a go. frank fearless femtastic ! .

Ida Barker Dot Com

so go read ! entertaining and educational its about Punk Clothes, Punk Music and Punk Boys . ! I’ve found myself listening again with a far more intelligent ear to their seminal tracks such as Newtown and FM - appreciating that they were an exceptional band way back in 1977 and still their sound stands up even to this day, probably more so than a lot of their contemporaries such as The Clash.

Lord JimBJames

Put it this way: it’s that compelling I’m reading it in my lunch breaks rather than catching up with the goss. Viv comes across as a truely genuine human being - it’s very much a warts and all account of her young life but coupled with the extraordinary period in which she retells incredible events this is an absolute belter of a read.

Lauren

The media could not be loaded. but its not made-up and its kinda life-affirming ! It is absolutely fascinating-the detail in which Viv goes into when recounting such events as the White Riot tour and how Subway Sect performed (great band, way ahead of their time) and the creation of their much anticipated debut album, Cut.

Patti Cake

I may have seen The Slits, I saw so many of the 1st and 2nd wave punk bands, I can’t recall them all but this book certainly did re ignite my interest in this awe inspiring group of wonderfully strong individuals. It also has short chapters which is good if you've got a short attention span like me X With short chapters (some just two pages in length), I read with pleasure and passion, Viv's taut recollections. comedy, despair, desperation, darkness and danger .

) but a bit stricken and struggling . the various characters seem alive (which of course they are or were !

This does not fade fast. in places this reads a bit like Martin Amis . It blooms!