The New Wave of New Wave (NWONW) was a term coined by music journalists to describe a sub-genre of the British alternative rock scene in the early 90s. NWONW bands typically consisted of young, white, working class males playing guitar-based rock music. The movement was short lived and several of the bands involved were later linked with the more popular and commercially successful Britpop. Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... An NME Originals issue covering the Madchester movement. ... Mod (or, to use its full name, Modernism or sometimes Modism) was a youth lifestyle based around fashion and music that developed in London, England in the late 1950s and reached its peak in the early to mid 1960s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... See also 1990s, the band Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Classical and Bass Guitar The guitar is a musical instrument, used in a wide variety of musical styles, and is also widely known as a solo classical instrument. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ... Template:Englishmusic England has a long musical history. ... Scotland is a Celtic-Germanic country, located to the north of England on the island of Great Britain. ... Wales is a part of the United Kingdom, but is a culturally and politically separate Celtic country. ... This is a timeline of alternative rock, from its beginnings in the 1970s to the present. ... Music journalism is a specialized branch of entertainment journalism--especially criticism and reportage about music, usually rock, but also hip hop, classical, and electronica, among other forms. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... See also 1990s, the band Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Rock is a form of popular music from the mid 20th century which typically features a vocal melody (often with vocal harmony) that is supported by accompaniment of electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums, often with a strong back beat. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock genre and movement that was at its most popular in Great Britain in the mid 1990s. ...

The term "New Wave of New Wave" referred to the apparent parallels between the music scene emerging in the early 90s and that of the New Wave or punk scenes of the 1970s and 80s. NWONW bands were often politically outspoken and critical of the then British prime minister, John Major, but lacked any specific political ideology. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Sir John Major, KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is an English politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. ... An ideology is an organized collection of ideas. ...

The NWONW movement was linked with use of the drug "speed" which led to the band members being characterized as skinny and pale. Recreational drug use is the use of psychoactive drugs for recreational purposes rather than for work, medical or spiritual purposes, although the distinction is not always clear. ... Amphetamine is a synthetic drug originally developed (and still used) as an appetite suppressant. ...

Record label Fierce Panda's first release, Shagging in the Streets, was a tribute to the scene, featuring S*M*A*S*H, Blessed Ethel, Mantaray, Done Lying Down, These Animal Men and Action Painting!. Other bands associated with genre have included Elastica, Sleeper, Echobelly, Spitfire and Compulsion. Fierce Panda Records is a London, England based independent record label. ... S*M*A*S*H were a punk band who were briefly popular in the early 1990s in the UK. S*M*A*S*H were formed by Ed Borrie (vocals, guitar), Salvatorre Alessi (cretited as Salv) (bass), and Rob Hague (drums) in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England. ... Done Lying Downs reputation for intense, energetic live performances won the group major acclaim in the British music press and a number of devoted fans. ... These Animal Men were a UK band achieving minor fame in the 1990s as part of the New Wave of New Wave and splitting, after 2 albums, in 1998. ... Elastica were a Britpop band who were popular in the 1990s, formed by Justine Frischmann after leaving Suede in 1991. ... Sleeper was a United Kingdom Indie band in the 1990s which was fronted by Louise Wener and had several UK hits. ... Echobelly are a British/Swedish indie band. ... Spitfire are a band from Crawley, West Sussex, England whose ever-changing line up revolved around brothers Nick & Jeff Pitcher. ... Compulsion was an Irish punk band. ...