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.

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.