Mike Dines is programme leader for BA (Hons) music at Middlesex University in London, United Kingdom. As a musician, writer, scholar and DIY punk publisher, Mike has written extensively in the field of subcultures and punk and is currently chair of the Punk Scholars Network.

Contact: Middlesex University, The Burroughs, Hendon, London NW4 4BT, UK.

Paula Guerra is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the Universidade do Porto, and a researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the same university (IS-UP). She is also associate professor of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Australia.

Contact: Via Panorâmica, s/n, Porto 4150-564, Portugal.

Russ Bestley is reader in graphic design and subcultures at the London College of Communication, editor of the journal Punk & Post-Punk and co-editor of the Global Punk book series published by Intellect Books and the Punk Scholars Network. His research archive can be accessed at www.hitsvilleuk.com.

Contact: London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6SB, UK.