In this episode, I give my definition of post punk and offer my pick for the first post-punk album released.  I share what this podcast is about, explain the post-punk state of mind and talk a little about where this podcast is headed. Don't forget to be the FIRST PERSON to reach out through Facebook messenger OR email and let me know what your favorite post-punk band is and I'll send you something very special!   Contact info below. PLEASE come say Hi and follow Post-punk Heartstrings on the Facebook page at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/PostpunkHeartstrings OR search for @PostpunkHeartstrings on Facebook OR email at [email protected] Please like the Post-punk Heartstrings Facebook page and share! --->   https://www.facebook.com/PostpunkHeartstrings In this episode we hear music from the following: Television - Venus from the album Marquee Moon - February 1977 The Stranglers - Goodbye Toulouse from the album Rattus Norvegicus - April 1977 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer from the album Talking Heads - September 1977 Ultravox - Artificial Life from the album Ha! Ha! Ha! - October 1977 XTC - Radios in Motion from the album White Music - January 1978 Magazine - Definitive Gaze from the album Real Life - June 1978 Wire - Marooned from the album Chairs Missing - September 1978 Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Staircase from the album The Scream - November 1978 Public Image Ltd. - Public Image from the album First Issue - December 1978 PLEASE CHECK OUT AND OR PURCHASE THE MUSIC OF ALL OF THESE BANDS ON SPOTIFY, ITUNES OR WHEREVER YOU STREAM OR FIND YOUR MUSIC.  SUPPORT THESE ARTISTS! Intro song is "Locked" by Pazz Kluger https://soundcloud.com/pazzk   Under Creative Commons License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Used only as an intro Transitional sounds  Zapsplat.com Outro music: ShoegazerDream Pop Backing Track in A major by Typhoon Jam Tracks  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWZT4jeMXkE  Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed):   https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2797468