Reeling off some of his favourite political albums, former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins singled out one UK record as punk's bleakest.

But within about a year of The Style Council’s rise to fame, the UK was awash with pale-complexioned ... who came out of post-punk bands Frantic Elevators and Durutti Column to create panoramic ...

Defiantly anti-establishment, punk’s DIY stance shocked the music industry in the 70s ... vinyl releases on the cusp of the 80s that the UK’s first weekly independent chart was published ...

History seems to have taught the punk flagbearers of Wales that you'll never sell records acting like that. To Welly's mind it adds up to a lot of nothing. "80s bands were led by DIY ethics ...

In the UK, bands like The Buzzcocks and Joy Division were considered pioneers of the post-punk movement ... New wave became a keystone sound of the 80s, spawning bands such as Human League ...

Eagle-eyed gig-goers have called out a legendary punk rocker - who found fame in the ... will bring Idol Live! to the UK this year. Yet he will only play a single date - in June - the month ...

"80s music signifies a temporary demise in creativity and the triumph of mainstream culture." Madeline Harding shares her opinions, positive and negative, on 80s music as a whole.

The real beauty of punk rock ... He mentions names from the early 80s like anarcho punkers Icons Of Filth, the recently-reformed No Choice, and "bands like The Living Legends, who released ...