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Post-punk is a diverse genre that emerged from the cultural milieu of punk rock in the late 1970s. Originally called "new musick", the terms were first used by various writers in the late 1970s to describe groups moving beyond punk's garage rock template and into disparate areas.
Oct 6, 2016 · The Post-Punk era was a time when a new generation of bands informed by punk actually lived up to the potential for creativity and artistic intimacy “promised” by punk.
- Tim Sommer
Jun 7, 2021 · Many rock bands in the 1980s and 1990s got their start in punk rock. As these musicians became more adventurous, they helped create a broad genre known as post-punk.
Jan 1, 2024 · Post-punk is one of the most divisive and arguably diverse sub-genres in rock music. It's often lumped in with alternative and indie rock, but it has undeniable punk roots. So how...
Feb 6, 2024 · Post-punk has traditionally been described as a genre to rise out of the first wave of the punk rock movement in the late 1970s. The genre is stylistically diverse; This diversity is due to musicians reexamining and challenging the formal strictures of the punk orthodoxy.
- Aaron Grey
Oct 10, 2014 · A Brief History of Post-Punk. Unlike many genres of music susceptible to the prefix ‘post-’, post-punk stems from largely traceable foundations. Just as the first wave of punk rock formed via so-called ‘protopunk’ pioneers in Velvet Underground, The Stooges and MC5, post-punk represented the inevitable manifestation of punk rock’s ...
May 1, 2023 · Post-punk is one of the most fascinating genres of music. For while some of the most beloved and well-known bands in the history of guitar music have adopted the tag, pinning down exactly what post-punk is is quite a task and one which continues to divide opinion/spark heated debates.
