EST. 2021 – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
To The Museum of Post Punk and Industrial Music
Being so fucking old and a member of such iconic bands at their arguable height, founding Invisible Records with over 300 releases and my band Pigface, with over 500 members, feels like an unfair advantage in setting up this museum. So many pieces, items, ephemera, set lists, lyrics, passes, receipts, songs, videos, shirts, posters, pics, art, fashion, demos, ideas, scenery, contracts and the seemingly insignificant other pieces that glue all of this together. It seemed that NOT manifesting the museum would be the craziest thing.
– Martin Atkins
Founder, The Museum of Post Punk and Industrial Music
The Museum of Post Punk & Industrial Music is offering limited edition private VIP tours of the museum with Martin Atkins.
Founded in 2021, The Museum of Post Punk & Industrial Music is located in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, IL.
Currently Open on select days and for special events. Calendar here.
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UPDATES FROM PATREON: Sometimes our posts are special and meaningful and very museum-like, and sometimes it’s interesting back stories full of details you wouldn’t imagine! This week it was Steve Albini’s cat! If you haven’t joined the Patreon yet, you should! If you needed further convincing, here’s a taste for you featuring this week’s post: I think we were way ahead of the internet cat trend. Our first Invisible newsletters (that were printed, folded and sent in the mail) had a page created by Pam Konkol who worked publicity at Invisible Records back then – at first intended as a […]
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