Complex sentence: Thus when New wave acts started getting notice in America punk meant little to the mainstream audience Cateforis p.46-47 and it was common for rock clubs and discos in between live sets by American guitar acts to play British dance mixes and videos.
Split into simpler sentences: Thus when New wave acts started getting notice in America, Punk meant little to the mainstream audience. It was common for rock clubs and discos in between live sets by American guitar acts to play British dance mixes and videos.