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 by appointment only.
Become a founder for complete access, guided tours and special events!
Museum Monday: Newcastle Brown Ale, Punk, Drums, Mellotrons and Amphetamine Sulphate
Newcastle United just won their first soccer trophy in over 50 years. I’d forgotten they’d won anything, but the excitement over the game yesterday against Liverpool made me remember my time growing up there (around the time of the last trophy), and its influence on me now. In many ways, Newcastle is kind of the Chicago of the UK: working class, hard people used to struggle and cold and a kind of roll-up-your-sleeves, let’s get it done unpretentiousness. I started playing drums in Durham, just 18 miles from Newcastle. My dad helped me buy my first new drum kit from […]
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