Released at the height of British summertime - June 1979 - the album caught the eye as well as the ear: the cover, designed by Factory's...

Joy Division began life as Warsaw - to most contemporary ears, a fairly undistinguished, punk-inflected hard-rock band. "Digital",...

The band moved to Los Angeles, capital of the entertainment business, and with 1980's Freedom of Choice made a record even more calcul...

An icky squeamishness contaminated Devo's sex songs, from their earliest efforts like "Buttered Beauties" (in which Mothersba...

As expressed in the anthem "Be Stiff", Devo's proudly neurotic, uptight attitude was a revolt against the take-it-easy baby bo...

With outside interest in the Ohio scene reaching its peak, Blank Records released Ubu's debut album, The Modern Dance , in March 1978, w...

The band's rampaging, balls-out rock side got captured on Solid Gold , which was released in early 1981. Sporadically exciting, the alb...

While the Mekons struggled to promote Quality of Mercy , Gang of Four released their debut major-label single, "At Home He Feels Like a...

The Mekons' second single for Fast Product, the indie smash "Where Were You?" was released toward the end of 1978 and quickly ...

Released by Radar Records in March 1979, the Pop Group's debut single, "She Is Beyond Good and Evil" was an exhilarating splur...

Lydon and his colleagues overhauled their image, purging anything redolent of punk clichés and instead wearing tailored suits. This anti-ro...