Poly Styrene, whose clarion call, "Oh bondage, up yours!" became the rallying cry of punk feminists everywhere and foretold the Riot Grrrl movement, died Monday at the age of 53 after a long battle with cancer.
As a member of X-Ray Spex, Styrene, born Marianne Joan Elliott-Said in Kent, England, became a symbol: The sight of a teenage girl with braces, chubby cheeks, and quirky nonsequitur outfits screaming "Thrash me crash me/Beat me till I fall!/I wanna be a victim/For you all!/Oh bondage up yours!" was transformative in early British punk rock...
She had just released a highly anticipated new full-length "Generation Indigo" in mid-March. ...
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