<p>In this, the first book to take a big-picture view of the entire post punk period, acclaimed author and music journalist Simon Reynolds recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music. <br><br>Full of anecdote and insight, and featuring the likes of Joy Division, The Fall, Pere Ubu, PiL and Talking Heads, <b>Rip It Up And Start Again</b> stands as one of the most inspired and inspiring books on popular music ever written.</p>