Vivien Goldman
| Vivien Goldman | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
25 August 1954 London, England |
| Genres | Pop, punk rock, new wave, rock, experimental rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Associated acts | The Flying Lizards |
Vivien Goldman (born 25 August 1954) is a British journalist, writer and musician.
She was born in London, the child of two German-Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. She studied English and American literature at the University of Warwick.
She began her career as a PR officer for Island Records.
Goldman lived in Paris for a year and a half, where she was a member of new wave duo Chantage, which gained modest fame in France. She released the "Dirty Washing EP" in 1981, with tracks produced by John Lydon and Adrian Sherwood. The EP appeared first on Ed Bahlman's iconic 99 Records imprint on 3 June 1981.
In August 1981, two of the tracks from the EP, "Launderette" and "Private Armies," were issued as a 7" single in the UK. Later the song "Launderette" was included on Gomma Records' "Anti NY" compilation and the Chicks On Speed-produced Girl Monster collection. In that year she also contributed vocals (on the track "Private Armies," which is actually "Private Armies Dub," or "P.A. Dub," from the EP) to the New Age Steppers' self-titled debut.
Goldman wrote for the music magazines NME, Sounds and Melody Maker about reggae, punk and post-punk. She was a member of The Flying Lizards, shared a flat with fellow NME journalist and The Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde.
Goldman is listed in writing credits along with the band Massive Attack on the song "Sly". Goldman was Bob Marley's first UK publicist, and Kid Creole's biographer.
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