4. “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
4
6. 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
6
16. The
Situa8onists
John-‐Paul
Sartre
–
Being
and
Nothingness
Guy
Debord
-‐
Society
and
the
Spectacle
Raoul
Vaneigem
–
The
Revolu<on
of
Everyday
Life
16
25. 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)
Manchester’s
Lesser
Free
Trade
Hall
in
June
1976
25
29. ‘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.
31. 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
32. 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
32
33. 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
33
34. 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
34
36. 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
46. Summary
• ‘Messy’
conceptual
terrain
• Innova8on
and
experimenta8on
in
musical
form
and
expression
• Diverse
range
of
genres
• Birth
of
‘indie’
46
47. 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
47
