We'll set the scene for our discussion of New Wave and Punk by surveying early precursors of both styles, e.g., the Velvet Underground, David Bowie, and the Ramones, Graham Parker, and Elvis Costello. We'll also take a look at some of the more popular New Wave groups (in terms of record sales), e.g., the Police, the Cars and the more experimental Talking Heads. For our representatives of the Punk movement, we'll focus on two classic British examples--the Sex Pistols and the Clash.