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1.  Postpunk  as  empty  conceptual  category  2.  Postpunk  as  experimental  3.  Postpunk  as  poli8cal  4.  Postpunk  as  independent     2  

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No  clear  era  

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“postpunk  is  a  period  that  has  been  severely  neglected  by  historians  …  it’s  oBen  implied  that  nothing  of  real  consequence  happened  between  punk  rock  and  grunge,  between  Never  Mind  the  Bollocks  and  Nevermind”  -­‐  Simon  Reynolds,  2006:  p27-­‐8    

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Regardless  of  the  fact  that  No  Wave  is  nominally  categorized  as  "post-­‐punk"  music  (meaning,  in  this  case,  only  that  it  could  not  have  occurred  before  punk),  its  story  begins  in  the  earliest  days  of  the  New  York  New  Wave  scene  before  it  was  designated  as  anything  more  (or  less)  than  just  plain  old  "underground"  music    

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No  clear  defini8on  

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Bobby  Gillespie,  Primal  Scream  (1982-­‐  present)   8  

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Talking  Heads  –  ‘Psycho  Killer’  (1979)  

The  Buggles  –  ‘Video  Killed  the  Radio  Star’    (1979)  

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No  wave    

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Dance-­‐punk    

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Oi!    

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 two-­‐tone  glam  rock  synthpop  goth  rock  dark  wave  shoegaze  

C86  indie    

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Pre-­‐post-­‐punk  (aka  punk)  

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The  Situa8onists  John-­‐Paul  Sartre  –  Being  and  Nothingness  Guy  Debord  -­‐  Society  and  the  Spectacle  Raoul  Vaneigem  –  The  Revolu<on  of  Everyday  Life     16  

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Punk’s  hegemonic  incorpora8on       17  

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Punk’s  poli8cal  dimensions     18  

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Punk’s  legacy  =  cultural   19  

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Howard  Devoto  Magazine  –  ‘The  Light  Pours  Out  of  Me’  (1978)   21  

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Appeared  on  Top  Of  The  Pops    Missed  out  on  the  Top  40  by  one  spot  (#41)     22  

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Punk  as  ‘Year  Zero’  Post  Punk  as  ‘Year  Zero’?   23  

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Sex  Pistols  Manchester’s  Lesser  Free  Trade  Hall  (June  1976)     24  

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Manchester’s  Lesser  Free  Trade  Hall  in  June  1976    

In  aoendance:  Morrissey  –  later  formed  The  Smiths  Howard  Devoto  (Buzzcocks/Magazine)  Pete  Shelley  (Buzzcocks)  Peter  Hook  (Joy  Division/New  Order)  Bernard  Summner  (Joy  Division/New  Order)  Mark  E  Smith  (The  Fall)  Tony  Wilson  (Factory  Records)  

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Feminist  bands  

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The  Stranglers,  Baoersea  Park  (1978)  28  

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‘I  was  very  conscious  of  the  brace.  I  wasn’t  one  of  the  preoy  punkeoes.  I  was  rebelling.’  

‘Although  I  could  actually  sing,  I  didn’t  want  to  sing—I  wanted  to  be  an  an8-­‐singer’  

-­‐  Poly  Styrene  in  Sabin,  2002:  195.  

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Poly  Styrene  of  X-­‐Ray  Spex  (1979)   30  

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The    Slits  –  ‘Typical  Girls’  (1979)  

Don't  create  Don't  rebel  Have  intui8on  Can't  decide    Typical  girls  get  upset  to  quickly  Typical  girls  can't  control  themselves  Typical  girls  are  so  confusing  Typical  girls  -­‐  you  can  always  tell  Typical  girls  don't  think  too  clearly  Typical  girls  are  all  predictable    Typical  girls  try  to  be  Typical  girls  very  well    Typical  girls  are  looking  for  something  Typical  girls  fall  under  spells  Typical  girls  buy  magazines  Typical  girls  feel  like  hell    Typical  girls  worry  about  spots,  fat,  and  natural  smells  S8nky  fake  smells  […]  

Can't  decide  what  clothes  to  wear  Typical  girls  are  sensi8ve  Typical  girls  are  emo8onal  Typical  girls  are  cruel  and  bewitching  But  she's  a  femme  fatal  […]  Who  invented  the  typical  girl?  Who's  bringing  out  the  new  improved  model?  And  there's  another  marke8ng  ploy  Typical  girl  gets  the  typical  boy   31  

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One  of  the  aorac8ons  of  punk  was  having  an  outlet  for  that  poli8cal  outrage,  that  disaffec8on  with  the  status  quo  which  was  cemented  by  the  early  years  of  a  Conserva8ve  Government  hos8le  to  dissent,  and  a  leader,  Margaret  Thatcher,  who  took  great  pride  in  disassocia8ng  herself  from  ‘shrill  feminism’.  For  women  this  revolt  was  present  not  just  in  words,  but  music  that  deliberately  veered  away  from  standard  rock  ’n’  roll  8me.  -­‐  Lucy  O’Brien  in  Sabin,  2002:  196  

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Opening  with  the  tongue  in  cheek  "We're  So  Cool,"  the  Au  Pairs'  debut  record  is  a  stunner,  from  Lesley  Woods'  scratchy  guitar  and  declamatory  vocals  to  lead  guitarist  Paul  Foad's  briole  soloing.  This  is  an  uncompromising,  defiant  record  that  asks  no  quarter;  gender  roles  are  turned  upside  down,  hetero-­‐  and  homosexual  rela8onships  put  under  a  microscope,  and  theories  about  sex  and  sexuality  turned  inside  out.  Similarly,  the  tense  poli8cal  situa8on  in  Northern  Ireland  is  harrowingly  addressed  in  "Armagh,"  which  details  Tory-­‐sanc8oned  torture  and  sexual  abuse  of  wrongly  imprisoned  Irish  women.  An  unflinching  look  at  the  world,  Playing  with  a  Different  Sex  is  one  of  the  great,  and  perhaps  forgooen,  post-­‐punk  records.    -­‐  Dougan,  Allmusic.com    2014  

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The  Au  Pairs  –  ‘We’re  So  Cool’  (1981)  Playing  With    A  Different  Sex  

I  don't  mind  if  you  want  to  sleep  on  your  own  I  don't  mind  if  you  want  to  bring  somebody  home  to  spend  the  night  I  don't  mind  your  casual  affairs  your  one-­‐night  stands  because  I  know  I'm  the  main  man  in  your  life    And  you  know  I  don't  mind  if  you  leave  me  behind  When  you  go  away  for  a  couple  of  days  but  you  know  that  I  could  come  too  and  I  wouldn't  intrude,  wouldn't  make  any  fuss  'cos  things  are  so  cool  between  us    Your  affec8on  is  ul8mately  mine  remember  from  the  start  I  won't  take  up  all  of  your  8me  I  am  in  your  heart  Your  body  But  you  must  admit  I'm  prepared  to  share  at  off-­‐peak  8mes  

when  you  think  about  it  because  we  know  that  others  have  and  do  share  mine  that  you're  mine  

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Eurovision  Contest  (1981)  Bucks  Fizz  –  ‘Making  Your  Mind  Up’   35  

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Forma8on  of  hundreds  of  small  record  labels  Outside  of  south-­‐east  Democra8sa8on  of  popular  music    Punk  labels  suspicious  of  majors  Parallel  and  opposi8onal  distribu8on  network     36  

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The  rise  of  the  specialist  record  shop   37  

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1978:  there  were  1,750  specialist  record  shops  in  Britain  32  %  of  the  5,500  music  outlets.  

1981:  there  were  2,370    

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50:50  deals  

Factory  Records  

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New  Order  ‘Blue  Monday’    

(1983)  

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Thaterism  and  capitalist  desires   43  

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New  Roman8cism  à  Synthpop  à  Pop   44  

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Orange  Juice  –  ‘Rip  It  Up’  (1983)   45  

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Summary  

•  ‘Messy’  conceptual  terrain  •  Innova8on  and  experimenta8on  in  musical  form  and  expression  

•  Diverse  range  of  genres  •  Birth  of  ‘indie’  

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Images  •  Duncan  Hull  (2006)  ...  I  Love  Joy  Division!  •  Mark  Hillary  (2013)  Sex  Pistols  at  Crystal  Palace  •  Eko  (2011)  no  future  •  Bixentro  (2007)  Year  Zero,  Berwick  Street  •  Paul  Hudson  (2013)  Rough  Trade  West  •  Paul  Hudson  (2013)  32/365  -­‐  Rough  Trade  West  •  Carl  Guderian  (2010)  1979  October  29  -­‐  unknown  photographer,  Epoque,  

London  -­‐  Poly  Styrene  of  X-­‐Ray  Spex  one  of  four  Women  of  the  Year  

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