There is a common belief that the Rock and Roll Hall has a predisposition towards Punk Rock bands. There may be some validity to that but what of Post Punk? With this thought, we explore Magazine, a band that some critics have stated really defined the Post Punk movement.

If there is a Mecca in the British music industry it would have to be Manchester. It is there where we have our next entrant; The Buzzcocks. Although they did not have the same impact as the Sex Pistols, a band they opened for, their influence in the Punk world may be almost as important.