
No Future, and Plenty of Past
Fifty years ago, British punk made its first breakthrough. From it grew a DIY culture that rejected traditional political labels but expressed a powerful discontent with Britain’s postwar social model.
Brenda Fedi is a historian and researcher specializing in the history of music, social movements, and creative labor during the second half of the twentieth century.

Fifty years ago, British punk made its first breakthrough. From it grew a DIY culture that rejected traditional political labels but expressed a powerful discontent with Britain’s postwar social model.