Adam Ant vs Malcolm McLaren: The betrayal that launched the ‘New Romantic’ movement of the 1980s
Never steal another man’s ants.
Post punk
Introducing Güner Künier: Berlin’s synthpunk pugilist doing things her way
“My everyday fight that I have to fight…”
The Story Behind The Song: The supermarket origins of ‘Damaged Goods’ by Gang of Four
The debut single from which post-punk was born.
How Leeds’ darkest hour gave rise to Gang of Four’s masterpiece
Powered by a “modest ambition to change the world”…
London Clay: post-punk electronics explore the capital’s dreams and malaise
“…bristles with stale, discoloured essentiality”.
Introducing Rhizome and The Flavonoids, taking synthpunk to strange new places: “We explore alien soundscapes”
“…tap into modern absurdity and disorder to hatch a new mutation…”
