Encyclopedia of Punk Rock and New Wave

David Luhrssen cofounded the punk fanzine that grew into the Shepherd Express, Milwaukee's alternative news magazine. He serves as managing editor of the Express. Luhrssen taught at Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, USA, and is author or co-author of numerous books on music and film history, including Elvis Presley: Reluctant Rebel (Praeger, 2011) and the Encyclopedia of Classic Rock (Greenwood, 2017). Michael Larson is an author, musician, songwriter, and attorney. He holds a law degree from Case Western Reserve University. He is co-author of the Encyclopedia of Classic Rock (Greenwood, 2017) and has written about music for Milwaukee's Shepherd Express alternative newspaper.

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Acknowledgments

A
ABC, see New Romantics
Adam and the Ants
Adverts
Alarm
Ambient Music
Angelic Upstarts, see Oi!
Avengers
Aztec Camera

B
B-52s
Bad Brains
Bad Religion
Bangles
Barracudas
Bauhaus
Berlin
Big Audio Dynamite
Big Country
Birthday Party, see Cave, Nick
Black Flag
Blasters
Blondie
Bomp!
Bono, see U2
Boomtown Rats
Bow Wow Wow
Bragg, Billy
Brave Combo
Bush Tetras
Buzzcocks
Byrne, David

C
Cabaret Voltaire
Camper Van Beethoven
Carroll, Jim
Cars
Cave, Nick
CBGB
Chameleons
Chance, James
Church
Clash
Cocteau Twins
Cole, Lloyd
College Radio
Concrete Blonde
Cope, Julian
Costello, Elvis
Cowpunk
Cramps
Crenshaw, Marshall
Cult
Culture Club
Cure
Cyberpunk

D
dB’s
Dali’s Car
Damned
Dead Boys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Milkmen
Delinquents
Depeche Mode
Devo
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Dictators
Die Kreuzen
DNA, see No Wave
Doe, John, see X
Dolby, Thomas
Dream Syndicate
Dury, Ian

E
Echo and the Bunnymen
Eddie and the Hot Rods
Edmunds, Dave
Elfman, Danny, see Oingo Boingo
English Beat
Eurythmics

F
Fall
Fear
Feelies
Fishbone
Fleshtones
Flock of Seagulls, see New Romantics
Forbert, Steve

G
Game Theory
Gang of Four
Generation X, see Idol, Billy
Gene Loves Jezebel
Germs
Gordon, Robert
Go-Go’s
Goths
Green on Red
Guadalcanal Diary
Gun Club

H
Hardcore Punk
Harrison, Jerry
Heartbreakers, see Thunders, Johnny
Heavy Metal
Hell, Richard
Hip-Hop/Rap
Hitchcock, Robin
Hoodoo Gurus
Human League
Human Sexual Response
Hüsker Dü

I
Icicle Works
Idol, Billy
Industrial Rock
INXS

J
Jackson, Jackson
Jam
Jazz Butcher
Jesus and Mary Chain
Johannsen, David
Joy Division

K
Killing Joke
Knack
Knitters, see X

L
Let’s Active
Lloyd, Richard, see Television
Lone Justice
Loney, Roy
Long Ryders
Los Lobos
Los Microwaves
Love and Rockets
Lovich, Lene
Lowe, Nick
Lurkers
Lydon, John, see Public Image Ltd, Sex Pistols
Lyres

M
Madness
Magazine
Mars, see No Wave
Martha and the Muffins
Meat Puppets
Mekons
Members
Men at Work
McLaren, Malcolm, see Bow Wow Wow, Sex Pistols
Mink DeVille
Minutemen
Ministry
Minor Threat
Misfits
Missing Persons
Mission of Burma
Mod Revival
Modern English
Modern Lovers, see Richman, Jonathan
Monochrome Set
The Motels
Mould, Bob, see Hüsker Dü
Morrissey, see Smiths
MTV
Murphy, Peter, see Bauhaus
Music videos, see MTV

N
New Model Army
New Order
New Romantics
Nightingales
No Wave
Numan, Gary

O
Oi!
Oil Tasters
Oingo Boingo
Only Ones
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

P
Paisley Underground, see Psychedelic Revival
Pandoras
Parker, Graham
Pere Ubu
Pierce, Jeffrey Lee, see Gun Club
Plasticland
Plimsouls
Pogues
Pointed Sticks
Police
Power Polka
Power Pop
Pretenders
The Professionals
Psychedelic Furs
Psychedelic Revival
Pub Rock
Public Image Ltd
Pylon

R
Radio Birdman
Rain Parade
Ralph Records, see Residents
Ramones
Records
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Real Kids
Records
R.E.M
The Replacements
The Residents
Rezillos
Rhodes, Bernie, see Stiff Records
Rich Kids
Richman, Jonathan
Robinson, Tom
Rockabilly Revival
Rockpile
Romantics
Romeo Void
Rubinoos
Rumour

S
Saints
Sex Pistols
Sham 69
Shaw, Greg, see Bomp! Records
Shoes
Simple Minds
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Sire Records, see Stein, Seymour
Sisters of Mercy
Ska Revival
Skids
Slits
Smith, Patti
Smiths
Snakefinger
Social Distortion
Soft Boys
Soft Cell
Sonic Youth
Spandau Ballet, see New Romantics
Specials
Split Enz
Squeeze
Stein, Seymour
Stiff Records
Stiff Little Fingers
Sting
Stranglers
Stray Cats
Style Council
Suburbs
Suicide
Swell Maps
Sylvain, Sylvain
Synth Pop, see techno pop

T
10,000 Maniacs
Talking Heads
Teardrop Explodes
Techno Pop
Television
Tin Huey
Three O’ Clock
Throbbing Gristle
Thunders, Johnny
Tom Tom Club
True West
Tuxedomoon

U
U2
U.K. Subs
Ultravox
Undertones
Urban Verbs

V
Vapors
Verlaine, Tom, see Television
Vibrators
Violent Femmes

W
Waitresses
Wang Chung
Wall of Voodoo
Waterboys
Weller, Paul, see Jam, Style Council
Wire
Women in Punk
Wreckless Eric

X
X
X-Ray Spex
XTC

Y-Z
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yipes, see Power Pop


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