Following on from acclaimed histories of the British punk upheaval of the late 1970s (Jon Savage's England's Dreaming ) and the post-punk ferment of the early 80s (Simon Reynolds's Rip It Up and Start Again ); Neil Taylor's new book takes the story forward to cover the next wave of groundbreaking musicians, dubbed the "C86 bands" after a now-legendary cassette compilation released by music weekly NME, whose work paved the way for the commercial breakthrough...