#punk40

#MyBradford - Johna’s Punk History of Bradford.

As part of the year-long celebration of all things punk in London, the British Library has delved into its archive to tell the story of the genre and its influence on music, fashion, print and graphic styles.

The Punk 1976-78 exhibition features recordings, fanzines, flyers, posters, and records from the Library’s archive (which has been supplemented with content from other private collections including John Savage’s England’s Dreaming archive, and items from the John Moores University in Liverpool).

We took the chance to visit the free exhibition and include some snaps for you  below.

As well as the substantial exhibition (which takes up most of the upper-foyer), the Library has opened a punk pop-up shop which will also appeal to music fans, although those still living by the original values of punk rock, might feel slightly uncomfortable at the thought of buying remasters of the original punk records or reproduction posters and fanzines for substantially more than their original price. Given its location, it was great to see an extensive selection of punk related books on sale, though.

Punk at the British Library (and the pop-up punk store!) is open until Sunday 2nd October 2016. More details can be found here.

For more on the year-long Punk London series of events which celebrates 40 years since its birth in London, please see our entry on our what’s on guide.

YOUR STORIES: Punk turns 40.

The #MyBradford project is working with Johna Johnson to make a video about Bradford’s vibrant punk scene.........Watch this space!

Here Johna (left) is sharing a laugh during filming with Aki Nawaz (right).