Description: Is post-punk a genre? Where did it come from? And what does it mean?
Review Quotes:
Building on extensive media research and paying specific attention to the distinctions between labels such as punk, new wave and avant-garde, Haddon carefully reconstructs the beginnings of post-punk and questions its generic boundaries. . . . Five comprehensive chapters explore the rich identity politics, genre transgressions and boundaries, stylistic nuances and aesthetics of various musical groupings that are nowadays frequently positioned within the post-punk realm.
-- "Popular Music"