Reddit reviews Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984

A really good read on the subject.

Edit: Someone else already linked to this book.

This book is well worth a read: http://www.amazon.com/Rip-Up-Start-Again-1978-1984/dp/0143036726/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1451938909&sr=1-1&keywords=rip+it+up+and+start+again

hmmm. i think the post-punk label, retroactively applied, did tend to be used for punk rock bands. but at the time a lot of the post-punk/new musick bands did not derive musically from punk rock. see for example the new york no wave scene and continental europe's coldwave. of course, as post-punk became established in the late 70s it took direct influence from punk rock, but not in 76-77.

they were all still part of the punk movement, but a lot of them didn't play conventional punk rock

edit: if you haven't read it yet i highly recommend reading simon reynolds' post-punk book

I think you are confusing postpunk and posthardcore (which I've never heard of) Husker-du were definitely a hardcore band. Postpunk were people like Public Image ltd and Joy Division, who definately had VU influences. For a good bio on postpunk, check out "Rip it up and start again " https://www.amazon.com/Rip-Up-Start-Again-1978-1984/dp/0143036726

https://www.amazon.com/Rip-Up-Start-Again-1978-1984/dp/0143036726/ref=sr_1_66?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1500167500&sr=1-66&refinements=p_27%3ASimon

I tend to avoid mindless rock god memoirs. I'd highly recommend these...

• England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock and Beyond
  
  
• Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day
  
  
• Rip it Up and Start Again: Post-Punk 1978-1984
  
  
• Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
  
  
• Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
  
  
• The History of Jazz
  
  
• Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

Simon Reynolds has done extensive research into the subject.

I would suggest reading "Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984", but make sure you get the UK version. The US version is missing most of the chapter on goth.