Simon Reynolds interview

US-based writer Roy Christopher & Alex Burns (disinfo.com) recently interviewed British music author Simon Reynolds whose work on post-punk/new wave (1978-84), alternative rock & rave subcultures (late 1980s-early ’00s) deal with questions relevant to Toynbee’s “creative minorities” and Eisler’s “Partnership” culture—not explicitly  raised by Reynolds but definately there.

The following interview has a question on lifecycles — “Macrohistory & Macrohistorians”: http://roychristopher.com/simon-reynolds-erase-and-start-it-again

Burns promises to do a follow-up piece making even more explicit connections on Reynolds’  work as a barometer of social/subcultural innovation.

Recommend for holiday reading is “Generation Ecstasy” and “Rip It Up & Start Again” if you’re music/subculture-inclined.