Mein Name Ariane, ich glaub' an keine Fahne, I am a Reggae Gypsy, can make you feel so tipsy

Sad news today! Ari up, front woman of THE SLITS has died at age 48 yesterday!!

She was born in Munich, raised in London and founded THE SLITS in 1976 being only 14 years old, one of the first all girl bands in the male dominated punk rock scene or music scene in general at that point of time...becoming a pioneer in the riot grrrl movement, being a rolemodel to The Sonic Youth, Bikini Kill, Le Tigre or Chicks on Speed. As Sex Pistols' John Lydon's stepdaughter and learning her guitar skills from The Clash's Joe Strummer as a child she was predetermined to grow up to be a creative libertine and inventor of their distinctive punk reggae sound and be touring with The Clash, The Buzzcocks and Subway Sect before she has even turned 18!!
The Slits already split (play on words, HA) up again in 1981, but Ari carried on making music in different other bands and as a solo artist and to enchant the scene with her Germaican English, beautiful!!
Her death is definitely a big loss for the music scene but I'm sure everyone will keep her in loveing memory as a beautiful mind, wonderful artist and a real riot grrrl!!!