num_pages: 164
description: Though music provided the central focus for the punk movement, other aspects of culture came to be associated with punk, including dress and behavior. Henry pays special attention to the development of the punk-rock aesthetic, offering insight into the deliberately amateurish quality of the music and literature, outrageous performance style, nonconformist personal adornment, and the antisocial and rebellious philosophy of the punkers. Like the historical avant-garde, the punk movement was a revolt against established artistic and social conventions. The movement took on overt political meaning as well, especially in Great Britain...Henry examines the influence of such artists and groups as Andy Warhol, Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, the New York Dolls, David Bowie, Patti Smith, the Ramones, and the Sex Pistols, among others. She investigates the critical role art and music impresario Malcolm McLaren played in the development of punk, and she analyses views of insiders published in fanzines.
language: English
title: Break All Rules! Punk Rock And The Making Of A Style
publisher: UMI Research Press