Typical Girls: Women in Punk/Post-Punk/Underground Music (Circa 1975-1980s)

[WWWhatsup <joly AT dti.net>]

I got to film Simon presenting the essence of his book to NYU students
as part of Viv Goldman's 'punk & beyond' course earlier in the year. He was
quite eloquently lyrical at times, especially on the Go4. He certainly seems
to see things in terms of drugs as influences, going on at some length on
about Scritti Politti and speed, and remarking that The Fall's use of the same
was enhanced by their consumption of mushrooms, apparently plentiful in
the rain soaked parks of Manchester.

I shall attempt to get round to making some it it available on punkcast.

joly
 




>Another new book just out is Simon Reynolds' 'Rip It Up And Start Again: 
>Post-Punk 1978-1984'. Really well-written (thankfully - never liked 
>Reynolds' writing much) and well-argued (ditto - 'The Sex Revolts' was a 
>horribly sloppy book), though it inevitably misses loads out (no mention of 
>Kleenex/Liliput AT ALL even in passing!). Fascinating stuff.

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