To promote the release of the USA edition of his book ‘Rip It Up & Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984’ author Simon Reynolds held a panel discussion at Mo Pitkin’s on NYC’s Lower East Side. Panelists were Connie ‘China’ Burg (Mars), Steven Daly (Orange Juice), Vivien Goldman, and James Chance (James White & The Blacks). The discussion focused on the zeitgeist of the late 70’s NYC scene, its contribution to the genre, and its relation to its UK counterpart.