Punk biography

The death of former Clash frontman Joe Strummer has reminded us how original and influential the first punk rockers were.

The original punk music scene ran like the careers of many of its stars - burning brightly for a short time before crashing to the ground in flames.

But its importance can be judged by the echoes heard in music ever since, as well as the legends and cliches that have grown up around it.

One cliché is that punk was less a musical genre than a state of mind - but that was true in the days before it became fashionable to become a punk fashion victim.

The Clash: Inspired by Sex Pistols and Ramones

Although its origins can be traced back as far as you like, with every generation having its own youth sub-culture that shocks the established order (some say Elvis was a punk), punk as we know it began in the early 1970s.

Bands like The Fugs, the MC5 and The Stooges all sowed the seeds, but the first group to take on the recognisable attitude and styl

CM Punk Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements

Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mids.

Punk | Definition, History, Music, & Facts | Britannica

Please Kill Me. Really great account of the whole early scene written solely with interviews of those that were there.

Cultura punk – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

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Punk – Vikipeedia

Punk, aggressive form of rock music that coalesced into an international (though predominantly Anglo-American) movement in – Often politicized and full of energy beneath a sarcastic, hostile facade, punk spread as an ideology and an aesthetic approach, becoming an archetype of teen rebellion and alienation.

Spider-Punk - Wikipedia

The history of the punk subculture involves the history of punk rock, the history of various punk ideologies, punk fashion, punk visual art, punk literature, dance, and punk film.

Punk subculture - Wikipedia

The punk subculture includes a diverse and widely known array of music, ideologies, fashion, and other forms of expression, visual art, dance, literature, and film.

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