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Field Guide to Post-Punk & New Wave

Field Guide to Post-Punk & New Wave

by Steve Wide

Published by Smith Street Books

8.6"x7", 96p, 50 color illustrations

$14.95

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As per the publisher: Australian DJ Steve Wide explains the social and music industry climates of the 70s and 80s, unpacking the influence of the punk genre on NYC-based groups like the Velvet Underground and New York Dolls. There’s also a timeline on the usage of the term New Wave -- for a long chunk of the 70s it was used almost interchangeably with punk. There are breakdowns on the key record labels, DJs, producers, engineers and magazines -- all of which stitched their own layer on the New Wave patchwork. There are deep dives into controversies, rivalries, and messy band breakups. And lastly, there’s a dissection of how ripples of New Wave are still felt today, in recorded music and across wider pop culture.

 

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