Post-Punk Music
Jason C. Reeher
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Interpol: Joy Division-lite or Post Punk Superstars?
They sound more like Yo La Tengo or Luna than Joy Division. So why does everyone keep comparing Interpol to Ian Curtis? We've got the evidence at hand...
The 20 Greatest Post-Punk Artists of the 1980s
A list of 20 of the greats post-punk artists of the 1980s.
Many young bands, from Deftones to Interpol, claim to be influenced by the great artists of post-punk. But what do you really know about the groups of the late 1970s and early 1980s? We've got you covered here, with this post-punk IQ test.
Danceable Doom: Sisters Of Mercy
Sisters of Mercy took the dark mood of goth and added rich layers of keyboards, creating a new kind of "danceable doom." See how Andrew Eldritch, a bunch of session musicians and a drum machine became one of the greatest and most innovative of post-punk bands.
By the fall of 1982, the post-punk movement was in full swing. As gothic bands delivered new wave records from England to the United States, Bauhaus were trying to break out of the very genre they had created. To do so would involve a groaning creative shift within the band.
Bauhaus are a towering legend in post punk rock and roll. But the band that invented goth also did far more, much to the chagrin of Peter Murphy's critics...and to the delight of Bauhaus' legion of fans.
Known Pleasures: Joy Division's Substance at the end of an era
As a companion to the New Order album of the same name from the previous year, the posthumous Joy Division record "Substance" collected singles and rarities from the band’s brief career, including several tracks from their early days, when they were known as Warsaw.
“Jonathan, Jonathan? We wanna know something.”
Jonathan Richman was one of the leading lights of the proto-punk movement. As the leader of the Modern Lovers, Richman hung with the Velvet Underground and Andy Warhol, and made barn-burning Lps with unforgettable, unhinged rockabilly-influenced songs like “Roadrunner” and “She Cracks.”
You’re probably wondering what second-wave grunge band Days of the New are doing in a series featuring post punk. Well, wonder no longer; I’ll explain it all, and how this unlikely band from Louisville, Kentucky invented a whole new genre.
Probably one of the most acclaimed albums of the post punk era, New Order’s 1985 LP, Lowlife, is also one of the best electronic rock albums of all time. As the band became more accessible - even chart-friendly - New Order’s sound and stark image continued to evolve, setting a template ...