“They’ve Got a Bomb”: Sounding Anti-nuclearism in the Anarcho-punk Movement in Britain, 1978–84

@article{McKay2019TheyveGA,
  title={“They’ve Got a Bomb”: Sounding Anti-nuclearism in the Anarcho-punk Movement in Britain, 1978–84},
  author={George McKay},
  journal={Rock Music Studies},
  year={2019},
  volume={6},
  pages={217 - 236}
}
  • G. McKay
  • Published 2 September 2019
  • Art
  • Rock Music Studies
ABSTRACT This article explores the links and tensions in Britain between a musical subculture at its height of creative energy – anarcho-punk – and the anti-nuclear movement, including the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. It identifies and interrogates the anti-nuclear elements of anarcho-punk, looking at its leading band, Crass. At the center is an exploration of the sounds of Crass’ music and singing voices – termed Crassonics – in the context of anti-nuclearism: if the bomb changed music… 
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