British post-punk entered the 1980s with support from members of the critical community—American critic Greil Marcus characterised "Britain's postpunk pop avant-garde" in a 1980 Rolling Stone article as "sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music"—as well as media figures such as BBC DJ John Peel, while several groups, such as PiL and Joy Division, achieved some success in the popular charts. The network of supportive record labels that included Industrial, Fast, E.G., Mute, Axis/4AD and Glass continued to facilitate a large output of music, by artists such as the Raincoats, Essential Logic, Killing Joke, the Teardrop Explodes, and the Psychedelic Furs. COUNT 10
QSN1 How did critics respond to British post-punk groups in the 1980s? ANS1 support QSN2 What nationality was the critic who positively characterized Britain's postpunk scene in an 1980 Rolling Stone article? ANS2 American QSN3 What about the sense of paradox in postpunk different in relation to the pop music of the day? ANS3 unique QSN4 What corporation was John Peel a DJ for? ANS4 BBC QSN5 What were Fast, Mute, and Glass in the context of post-punk music? ANS5 record labels QSN6 When did British post-punk emerge? ANS6 1980s QSN7 Who said that British post-punk was "sparked by a tension, humour and sense of paradox plainly unique in present day pop music"? ANS7 Greil Marcus QSN8 What British post-punk bands had success in the popular charts? ANS8 PiL and Joy Division QSN9 Which record labels really supported the British post-punk movement? ANS9 Industrial, Fast, E.G., Mute, Axis/4AD and Glass QSN10 What popular DJ supported the emergence of British post-punk? ANS10 BBC DJ John Peel