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Articles on Punk
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Punk is a spirit as much as it is a sound.
Wales has a rich musical heritage, and the next generation is ready to take centre stage.
The collage artist fought many causes with his work and his style became synonymous with the struggle against tyranny and the mainstream.
I was 17 and just starting to get into songwriting when I first heard Sinéad O'Connor. Her music cut through everything else.
Spirited, defiant and always at the mercy of her mental health issues, the Irish singer will be forever remembered for her pure, clear voice and willingness to speak out on injustice.
Engineer and producer Tony Cohen made an astonishing contribution to Australian recorded music in the 70s and 80s – working with acts like The Saints, Nick Cave’s various bands, and the Go-Betweens.
A rebellious spirit who sought to break the rules of fashion, but what will the House of Westwood be like without its eponymous designer?
From Madame de Pompadour to punks and pussy protest hats, pink has always been the colour of choice for those who dare to make a statement.
After Anita Lane died, former collaborator Nick Cave said she “despised the concept of the muse but was everybody’s”. Meera Atkinson highlights her achievements – with help from those who knew her.
From songs on the Spanish revolution to others on American Imperialism, Strummer’s lyrics inspired a generation of music-lovers to action.
The sounds and attitude of punk were all about not conforming to the norm and rebelling against all that came before it.
In popular media, Beethoven is imagined as a punk rocker. But what do these claims reflect about our relationship to classical music?
Perth band The Triffids were indie pioneers, and their charismatic vocalist David McComb, who died at 36, wrote lyrics imbued with the Western Australian landscape. A new film charts his story.
The music alone, despite its unquestionable majesty, cannot entirely explain the enduring appeal of a band that existed for barely two years before its lead singer took his own life.
The US president as avant-garde provocateur.
More than just a musical accolade, UNESCO has recognised the social and political importance of Jamaican music.
The Scottish rocker showed he has clearly lost none of the fire in his belly.
The emergence of the Islamic movement in the Indonesian underground music scene has drawn a lot of people’s attention. What factors are driving the underground youths, especially punks, to religion?
“The Magnificent Seven” was a slice of daily life, a class struggle song framed by the sound of funk and the emergent hip-hop in New York.
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Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences, University of New England
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Associate professor, University of Bradford
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Academic tutor, school of design, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate in Politics, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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University of Sydney
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Associate professor Music and Media, University of Gloucestershire
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Emerson College
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Lecturer in Popular Music Studies, University of Leeds
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Professor of Media Theory and History, Lancaster University
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Affiliate Research Associate, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Glasgow
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Principal Investigator, Black Music Research Unit, University of Westminster
