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Transmission

U.S. post-punk, new wave and power pop

by Jake Rudh

July 08, 2022

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The Go-Go's backstage at The Rolling Stones gig in Rockford, Illinois, on October 1, 1981 (L-R): Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin, Gina Schock, Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle.
The Go-Go's backstage at The Rolling Stones gig in Rockford, Illinois, on October 1, 1981 (L-R): Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin, Gina Schock, Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle.Paul Natkin

This week's Transmission focuses on U.S. post-punk, new wave and power pop artists.

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