“Underrated, overlooked, suppressed, discarded: canonical discourse and 1980s rock music from Australia and New Zealand”

In canonical narratives of rock music emanating from the global North, Australia and New Zealand continues to be overlooked. This article considers international critical reception a range 1980s bands Zealand, both at time subsequently. The analysis shows how Antipodes largely has been rendered historically irrelevant in terms, highlighting general importance subverting conventional by giving voice marginalized cultures foregrounding alternative arguments.