“Stop Making Sense” and the Transformative Power of Collaboration

Re:“Stop Making Sense” and the Transformative Power of Colla... by alrs on Friday September 22, 2023 @03:55AM (#37609189)

Yes, punk was called new-wave in the late '70s. It was a reference to French cinema of the 1950s. "New Wave" didn't mean skinny ties and pink Trapper Keepers until the '80s. What you think of as New Wave was probably from the movement called "New Romantic." Think Duran-Duran.

Here's a radio ad for the Sex Pistols playing Dallas in January 1978. "The Sex Pistols bring the new wave to the Metroplex this Tuesday night at the Longhorn Ballroom."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBg-eKOO2E8

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Re:“Stop Making Sense” and the Transformative Power of Colla... by jeffwass on Friday September 22, 2023 @05:50AM (#37609991)

Thanks for this.

“New Wave” as a genre has never really felt well-defined for me, similar to the “Indie Rock” genre back in the 90’s.

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