Was there life, sunshine and joy before The Go Go’s? If you ask any pop-appreciating punk worth her salt, probably not. Before the quirky quintette rose to fame in the early ’80s, the world must have been a terribly bleak, dark, and empty place—basically, a bit of a bummer. Born of the eclectic LA punk scene and swiftly elevated to the title of first all-female band to write their own material to top the Billboard Album Chart, the Go Go’s didn’t invent melodic, fun-infused rock ’n’ roll, but they sure did it with more style, sass, and straight-up personality than anyone since the Ramones (or, depending on who you ask, the Beach Boys). Some four decades after making chart-topping history in 1981 (a feat still unequalled to this today), the band is preparing for its r...