incredibly long and detailed and interesting-looking analysis of the works of Martha & the Muffins by Musical Urbanism  - "a place that is lost: the geographical visions of Marthan & the Muffins"

just one of a number of blog posts by academic Leonard Navarez on New Wave

http://musicalurbanism.blogspot.com/2012/06/place-that-is-lost-geographical-visions.html

http://musicalurbanism.blogspot.com/2011/11/between-champagne-eviction-more-new.html

http://musicalurbanism.blogspot.com/2011/06/totally-pv-totally-go-gos-ambitions-of.html