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Post-punk (originally called new musick) [2] is a broad genre of music that emerged in 1977 in the wake of punk rock.Post-punk musicians departed from punk's fundamental elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a broader, more experimental approach that encompassed a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and non-rock influences.
Women have participated in the punk scene as lead singers, instrumentalists, as all-female bands, zine contributors and fashion designers. [4] Rock historian Helen Reddington wrote that the popular image of young punk women musicians as focused on the fashion aspects of the scene (Fishnet stockings, spiky hair, etc.) was stereotypical.
Punk Girls written by Liz Ham is a photo-book featuring 100 portraits of Australian women in the punk subculture, and it was published in 2017 by Manuscript Daily. [95] [96] [97] Discrimination against punk subculture is explored with her photographs in the book; these girls who are not mainstream, but "beautiful and talented". [98]
The following is a list of post-punk bands. Post-punk is a musical movement that began at the end of the 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock movement. [ 1 ] The essential period that is most commonly cited as post-punk falls between 1978 and 1984.
According to NPR, twee pop "was fervently informed by punk: snappy riffs, fast-track tempos, propulsive drums." [5] Artists such as Heavenly, Talulah Gosh, and Marine Girls were primarily women who wrote about love, relationships, and personal empowerment. While the music sounded lighthearted and naive, the subject matter was often gritty and dark.
In 1997, punk musician Tamar-kali Brown created Sista Grrrl by and for Black women and girls, in response to the marginalization of women of color in riot grrrl. [115] Sista Grrrls was the name for Tamar-kali's New York punk group with three other Black women: Simi Stone , Honeychild Coleman, and Maya Sokora. [ 114 ]
At 67, the Raincoats bassist has released her debut solo album, I Play My Bass Loud, a groove-heavy storm of rage, play, and profound self-acceptance.
Some hardcore punk women reacted to the earlier 1970s movement's coquettish vibe by adopting an androgynous style. Hardcore punk fans adopted a dressed-down style of T-shirts, jeans, combat boots or sneakers and crewcut-style haircuts. Women in the hardcore scene typically wore army pants, band T-shirts, and hooded sweatshirts. [35] [36]