The Punk Rock Museum Announces “Black Punk Now – After Afro-Punk, Beyond Bad Brains” Exhibition

The Punk Rock Museum have announced they will be presenting a new exhibition, Black Punk Now – After Afro-Punk, Beyond Bad Brains, from the 20th October until March 2024. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of James Spooner’s seminal documentary, Afro-Punk, and the release of his new anthology of black punk authors, entitled Black Punk Now. The collection is co-edited by Chris L Terry and will be published on October 31st 2023 via Soft Skull Press. James Spooner. Photo credit: Lisa Nola Upon its release in 2003, viewers and critics alike were quick to honor the documentary Afro-Punk with cult status; no one could predict the film’s ripple effect. What started as a personal exploration into the experience of being a black punk became the ...

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