The Women of London’s 1970’s Punk Scene

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KEXP celebrates the female-fronted bands of the time, who were truly making a revolution in the male-dominated late-‘70s London punk scene.

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L-R: THE SLITS // PHOTO BY RAY STEVENSON; POLY STRENE // PHOTO BY ANORAK LONDON; THE RAINCOATS // PHOTO BY ANDY FREEBURG

Earlier this month, KEXP celebrated International Clash Day but KEXP’s Janice Headley wanted to celebrate the female-fronted bands of the time, who were truly making a revolution in the male-dominated late-‘70s London punk scene.

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