No Wave, New York: The Sound of Societal Collapse
By Bridget Holt Music Journalist No Wave was a short-lived punk movement that originated exclusively in the lower-east side of New York in the late 1970’s– except, it wasn’t considered much of a movement until decades later. Artists pioneering the genre were in as much disarray as the music itself, screaming into the void of empty downtown clubs during a time of severe economic and political collapse, decay, and depression. […]
